Notice to Veliger Contributors

At its 2002 meeting, the Board of Directors of the California Malacozoological Society, Inc. voted to raise authors' contributions to page costs. This measure is necessitated by economic considerations. The standard author's contribution for manuscripts received in submission after July 31, 2002, will be US $50.00 per printed page. Professional biologists and others for whom publication in peer-reviewed journals such as The Veliger is normal in the course of their work are expected to contribute at this rate. Students and others whose usual professional budget does not include page costs are encouraged to seek special sources of funding. When these are not forthcoming, contribution at the rate of US $20.00 per printed page is requested and expected. In exceptional cases where even this reduced rate constitutes a hardship, authors may request a waiver of page cost contributions. CMS, Inc. will provide a questionnaire form for this purpose. CMS, Inc. will consider these applications and grant waivers within limits of availability for each volume and issue. An institutional requirement that an author not publish in a journal that assesses page cost contributions will not be considered a valid "hardship."