Dipterists Digest

Current editing arrangements and author guidelines

Editor for volume 33 part 2 only:

• Ian F.G. McLean, 26 Cranfield Way, Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4QZ; email: ianfgmclean@gmail.com

Peter Chandler, the long-standing Editor of Dipterists Digest, died unexpectedly on 23 April 2026 having almost completed editing the first issue of 2026, volume 33 part 1.  We have not been able to access his email account and hence it is possible that some papers submitted to him are not available for consideration for volume 33 part 2.  If you have not received an acknowledgement after sending a paper to Peter Chandler, then please send this again to Ian McLean at the email address above: thank you!

Dipterists Digest is the journal of the Dipterists Forum. It is intended for amateur, semi-professional and professional field dipterists with interests in British and European flies. All notes and papers submitted to Dipterists Digest are refereed. Articles and notes for publication should be sent to the Editor at the above address, and should be submitted with a current postal and/or email address, which the author agrees will be published with their paper. Articles must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere and should be written in clear and concise English. Contributions should be supplied either as email attachments in Microsoft Word or compatible formats.

The scope of Dipterists Digest is:

• the behaviour, ecology and natural history of flies
• new and improved techniques (e.g. collecting, rearing etc.)
• the conservation of flies
• records and assessments of rare or scarce species and those new to regions, countries etc.
• local faunal accounts and field meeting results, especially if accompanied by ecological or natural history interpretation
• descriptions of species new to science
• notes on identification and deletions or amendments to standard key works and checklists

Articles should be in A5 page format with text in 9-point and Times New Roman font, title 12 point and author’s name 10.5 point, with 1.27cm (narrow) side margins. Short notes have the same font sizes as articles, with author names at the end and references placed in the text.  Figures should be drawn in clear black ink, about 1.5 times their printed size and lettered clearly. Colour photographs will be welcomed. Figures and photographs should be supplied separately as hard copy or as jpegs at 300dpi. A Word template, including basic guidance for submissions, is available for download.

Style and format should follow articles published in recent issues. A short Summary (in the form of an Abstract) should be included at the beginning of each article. References to journals should give the title of the journal in full. Scientific names should be italicised. Authors of scientific names should be given in full and nomenclature should follow the most recent checklist, unless reflecting subsequent changes. Descriptions of new species should include a statement of the museum or institution where type material is being deposited. Authors will be provided with a pdf of their contribution and, if requested, up to 5 separate copies of papers of two or more pages in length. Unless stated otherwise, photographs and other illustrations are copyright of the author, whose permission is necessary to use them elsewhere.