Editor-in-Charge
Victor A. Ilyukha, DSc, Assistant Prof., The Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of the RAS

Deputy Editor-in-Charge
Nina N. Nemova, DSc, Prof., RAS Academician, Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS

Executive Secretary
Ludmila V. Topchieva, PhD, Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS

Editorial Board
Alla M. Andreeva, DSc, Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of RAS;
Andrey S. Goryunov, PhD, Assistant Prof., Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS;
Natalia M. Kalinkina, DSc, Northern Water Problems Institute, KarRC RAS;
Olga N. Lebedeva, PhD, Assistant Prof., Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS;
Elizaveta M. Matveeva, PhD, Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS;
Aleksandr Yu. Meigal, DSc, Prof., Petrozavodsk State University;
Lyudmila L. Novitskaya, DSc, Forest Research Institute, KarRC RAS;
Evgenia K. Oleynik, DSc, Assistant Prof., Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS;
Natal'ya P. Sharova, DSc, Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of RAS;
Lev P. Smirnov, DSc, Institute of Biology, KarRC RAS;
Tat'yana O. Volkova, DSc, Assistant Prof., Petrozavodsk State University

The "Experimental Biology" series of the Transactions of KarRC of RAS publishes papers reporting the results of basic and applied research into the living mechanisms of plants and animals. Descriptions of original methods and instruments opening new possibilities for acquisition and analysis of experimental results are also of relevance.

The manuscript must satisfy the Instructions for Authors of the Transactions of KarRC RAS. Having received the manuscript, the editors assign a reference number to it (given that the basic manuscript guidelines are fulfilled), and forward it for peer review. Reviews are based on standard questionnaires, and may additionally contain extended comments. The reviewer may also add remarks and corrections to the text itself. The authors would receive an electronic version of the questionnaire and the reviewer's comments. The authors are to return the revised copy together with the initial copy and answers to all the reviewer's questions within a month after receiving the review. In the case the editorship does not receive the revised manuscript within 4 months, the registration is cancelled, and the paper is archived. Issues in the series will be compiled as papers are submitted. Publication of the papers will be in the order of submission. Out-of-turn publication is possible only if decided by the editor-in-charge. In the case of dispute, the manuscript shall be discussed at the meeting of the editorial board of the series. Before the issue is send to the press, the authors shall receive a print-out of the paper for proof-reading, to be then signed and returned to the editorial office.

The address for submission of manuscripts for the "Experimental Biology" series of the Transactions of KarRC RAS is:
Transactions of KarRC RAS Editorial Office
11 Pushkinskaya St.,
185910 Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia

E-mail: trudy@krc.karelia.ru