Preparing a submission for The Southwestern Naturalist
The Southwestern Naturalist sets its own submission rules: length and word limits, the required citation and reference style, figure and table formatting, and editorial policies. Scraiber tracks 5 requirements for The Southwestern Naturalist and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select The Southwestern Naturalist, and let it rewrite your text to match: the exact word limits, reference style and structure, so your paper is submission-ready.
If the paper was rejected elsewhere, most of the work in retargeting The Southwestern Naturalist is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow The Southwestern Naturalist's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
What The Southwestern Naturalist specifies
These are the areas The Southwestern Naturalist writes rules for. Scraiber holds the exact value behind each one and applies it to your draft.
- Citations & references 1 rule: citation style.
- Formatting & submission 4 rules: display item limit, in text citation format, line numbering, line spacing.
What Scraiber changes in your manuscript
Scraiber rewrites the parts of your draft that The Southwestern Naturalist constrains: it brings sections within the required lengths, converts in-text citations and the bibliography to the required style, adjusts headings and structure, and flags the declarations The Southwestern Naturalist expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours — only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for The Southwestern Naturalist?
- The Southwestern Naturalist has 5 documented author requirements covering length limits, citation style, figures, tables and submission policies. Sign in to Scraiber to see each exact value and rewrite your manuscript to match.
- Which citation style does The Southwestern Naturalist use?
- Scraiber tracks The Southwestern Naturalist's required reference style and reformats your citations to it automatically. Open the journal in Scraiber to apply it to your document.
- Can I automatically format my paper for The Southwestern Naturalist?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick The Southwestern Naturalist, and it rewrites your text to meet the journal's requirements: length, references, structure and more.
- How do I reformat a paper rejected by another journal for The Southwestern Naturalist?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select The Southwestern Naturalist, and Scraiber rewrites it against The Southwestern Naturalist's requirements: reference style, length limits, structure and declarations. You never start from a blank page.
- How long does it take to prepare a manuscript for The Southwestern Naturalist?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Do I have to redo my references for The Southwestern Naturalist?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style The Southwestern Naturalist requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: swn.scholasticahq.com