Hystrix the Italian Journal of Mammalogy accepts papers on original research in basic and applied mammalogy on fossil and living mammals. The Journal is published both in paper and electronic "online first" format. Manuscripts can be published as full papers or short notes, as well as reviews on methods or theoretical issues related to mammals. Commentaries can also be occasionally accepted, under the approval by the Editor in Chief. Investigations of local or regional interest, new data about species distribution and range extensions or confirmatory research can be considered only when they have significant implications. Such studies should preferably be submitted as short notes. Manuscripts bearing only a local interest will not be accepted.Full papers have no limits in length as well as in figure and table number and are abstracted in English. Authors are encouraged to add supplemental material in form of colour figures, original datasets and/or computer program source code.Supplemental material and colour figures will appear only on the electronic edition.Short notes must be about 16000 characters long (including title, author names and affiliations, abstract and references), and do not include supplemental material. They are abstracted in English.Proceedings of symposia, meetings and/or workshops, and technical reports can be published as special supplements to regular issues, under the approval by the Editor in Chief and the Associate Editors.There are no page charges.

意大利哺乳動物雜志接受關于原始研究的論文，在基礎和應用哺乳動物的化石和活著的哺乳動物。該期刊以紙質和電子兩種“在線第一”的形式出版。手稿可以是全文或短文，也可以是對與哺乳動物有關的方法或理論問題的評論。在總編的批準下，評論有時也可以被接受。對當地或區域利益的調查、關于物種分布和范圍擴大的新數據或證實性研究只有在具有重大意義時才可予以考慮。這種研究最好以簡短說明的形式提交。只與本地利益有關的稿件將不獲接納。全文篇幅不限，圖、表均為英文摘要。建議作者以彩色圖形、原始數據集和/或計算機程序源代碼的形式添加補充材料。補充材料和彩色數字將只出現在電子版本。簡短的注釋必須大約16000個字符長(包括標題、作者姓名和從屬關系、摘要和參考文獻)，不包括補充材料。它們是英文摘要。專題討論會、會議和/或講習班的會議記錄和技術報告，經主編和副主編批準，可作為定期問題的特別補編出版。不收版面費。