PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Submissions are only electronic (editor@aiep.pl). Preferable format is "doc" (optionally accompanied by a "pdf" file). The manuscripts submitted electronically should be arranged in a way facilitating their transfer to reviewers and the evaluation process itself (single file, with figures and tables pasted into the text). The overall size of such manuscript should permit its subsequent distribution to reviewers. Revised, accepted MSs, should be prepared in the same way, but in addition they should be accompanied by all illustrations saved as separate files (please note that Tables are not illustrations). Oversized files (over 20 MB) should be sent via a suitable Internet service such as Yousendit or Free. Any necessary paper correspondence should be sent to the following address:

The text. The manuscript should be arranged according to the following pattern: title (please use capital letters only when needed), names of authors (with first names spelled out, middle names as initial, and last name CAPITALIZED), affiliations of all authors, up to 8 key words, detailed mailing address of the corresponding author with the phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, running title, structured summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, tables, figures (at the stage of a revised manuscript source files are needed for graphs), figure captions (including full legend describing the figure and explaining all the symbols used) must be pasted below respective figures (do not repeat them). An excess of headings and subheadings should be avoided. Only generic and specific names should be set in italics. Any issue not covered by the present instruction should be resolved based on “The scientific style and format”. The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. Sixth Edition 1994, Cambridge University Press. All fish names must be consistent with the FishBase (except for taxonomic papers, which are free to challenge FishBase concepts)
The summary should be divided into small chapters: Background (Why the study was initiated? Why this type of study is needed? and What is the aim of the present paper?),
Material and Methods, Results, principal Conclusion (with a closing remarks—What is the importance of the present findings? and What directions it sets for future research?) Please note that the Conclusion is not a summary of the results, but a more general statement. While writing the summary please keep in mind that it may be also reprinted separately by abstracting/indexing journals or databases. In research notes a short conventional abstract should be written instead of a structured summary
Tables must be self-explanatory, and contain synthesized (not primary) data and not exceed A4 size.
Figures. Only well reproducible figures can be published. Excessive illustrative material should be avoided. Colour figures will be printed on author’s expense and therefore any colour pictures should be arranged in plates fitting into the page size of AI&P. Submitted manuscripts should have illustrations saved in a format taking up little space, while the accepted manuscripts must include plates saved in "tif" format; resolution 300 dpi (colour) or 600 dpi (line art) at print size. Please note that line art pictures (maps etc.) must be done electronically (not scanned!). You can find an example of a good map at: 
References in the text should be quoted by the authors name and date (in parentheses). When the author’s name is cited in parentheses please do not separate the name and year with coma. If there are more then two authors, only first one should be named, followed by “et al.” The reference list at the end of paper should follow the examples shown below:
JOURNAL ARTICLE:

Piasecki W., Ohtsuka S., Yoshizaki R. 2008. A new species of Thysanote Krøyer, 1863 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae), a fish parasite from Thailand. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 38: 29–35. DOI: 10.3750/AIP2008.38.1.04

Wierzbicka J. 1964. Występowanie Asymphylodora imitans (Mühling, 1898) w Wiśle. [Occurrence of Asymphylodora imitans (Mühling, 1898) in the Vistula River.] Wiadomości Parazytologiczne 10: 525–526. [In Polish.]

Boâdžiev A. [Boyadjiev A.] 1983. P˝rvi rezultati ot otgleždaneto na bufalo v našata strana. [First results from Buffalo fish propagation in our country.] Izvestiâ na instituta po sladkovodno ribov˝dstvo, Plovdiv 17: 45–54. [In Bulgarian.]

BOOK:

Kabata Z. 1979. Parasitic Copepoda of British fishes. The Ray Society, London.

BOOK CHAPTER:

Berland B. 1993. Salmon lice on wild salmon (Salmo salar L.) in western Norway. Pp. 179–187. In: Boxshall G.A., Defaye D. (eds.) Pathogens of wild and farmed fish, sea lice. Ellis Horwood, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT:

Ergene S. 1998. Goksu Irmagi’nda yaşayan Barbus capito pectoralis’in Heckel, 1843 büyüme özellikleri. [Growth properties of Barbus capito pectoralis Heckel, 1843 living in Goksu River.] Pp. 503–513. In: Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi III. Su Ürünleri Sempozyumu, 10–12 June 1998, Erzurum, Turkey. [In Turkish.]