Ichnos-an International Journal for Plant and Animal Traces

期刊简介：The foremost aim of Ichnos is to promote excellence in ichnologic research. Primary emphases center upon the ethologic and ecologic significance of tracemaking organisms; organism-substrate interrelationships; and the role of biogenic processes in environmental reconstruction, sediment dynamics, sequence or event stratigraphy, biogeochemistry, and sedimentary diagenesis. Each contribution rests upon a firm taxonomic foundation, although papers dealing solely with systematics and nomenclature may have less priority than those dealing with conceptual and interpretive aspects of ichnology. Contributions from biologists and geologists are equally welcome.The format for Ichnos is designed to accommodate several types of manuscripts, including Research Articles (comprehensive articles dealing with original, fundamental research in ichnology), and Short Communications (short, succinct papers treating certain aspects of the history of ichnology, book reviews, news and notes, or invited comments dealing with current or contentious issues). The large page size and two-column format lend flexibility to the design of tables and illustrations. Thorough but timely reviews and rapid publication of manuscripts are integral parts of the process.

【译文】Ichnos的主要目标是促进古生物学研究的卓越。主要重点集中在造迹生物的生态和生态学意义；生物与基底之间的相互关系；以及生物过程在环境重建、沉积动力学、层序或事件地层学、生物地球化学和沉积成岩作用中的作用。每一篇贡献都建立在坚实的分类学基础上，尽管仅涉及系统学和命名学的论文可能不如涉及古生物学概念和解释方面的论文优先。