*While preliminary acceptances may have been sent for some abstracts, it is the editor's decision on whether to use the chapter for the publication.

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1 1/03/12 Correo de Universidad Aut6noma de Baja California Sur- Editor Proposal Editor Proposal Para: 21 de marzo de :31 Dear Dr. Riosmena, We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as the sole editor for the upcoming Nova publication "Invertebrates: Classification, Evolution and Biodiversity''. As the editor you would be responsible for the following tasks: To accept/reject chapters if not already accepted/rejected by Nova*; To review incoming chapters and relay suggestions for modifications and any additional correspondence, if any, directly to contributors**; To invite and gather additional contributions if the total amount of chapters is less than 1 0; To prepare Preface and include it in the final manuscript (can relate to chapters or the field); To bring all chapters to the level of English that is acceptable to the educated Englishspeaking community. If assistance is needed, Nova can provide English editing for a fee. To deliver the final manuscript and Copyright Transfer Forms signed by the first author of each chapter to the Publisher by the date stipulated in our agreement. *While preliminary acceptances may have been sent for some abstracts, it is the editor's decision on whether to use the chapter for the publication. **It is very important to keep timely correspondence with the contributors. If in the coming months you will be unavailable and unable to communicate with authors for a long period of time we do not recommend taking this position. If you agree with the above please inform me and an agreement with further details will be sent to you for review. All abstracts, chapters and other materials received by Nova with regard to this publication will be sent to you once we receive the signed agreement. Please note that we may also be in discussions with other possible editors for this collection so please reply at your earliest convenience. You will be informed if the position has been taken. The proposal extends for a period of 10 days. Questions are welcome at any time. Thank you. Sincerely, Carra Feagaiga Department of Acquisitions Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600 Hauppauge, NY ttps://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=19118d6fe1 &view=pt&search=inbox&th=13636b 7 aedb3a264 1/

2 24/01/13 Correo de Uni~oersidad Aut6noma de Baja California Sur- Manuscript Confirmation ~ruidos de intei'j'iet Manuscript Confirmation Bahar Kaya Para: 24 de enero de :09 Dear Dr. Riosmena-Rodriguez, Thank you for your manuscript "lmertebrates: Classification, Emlution and Biodh.ersity" and congratulations on its completion. Please note that this is the final wrsion of your manuscript and no additional materials, such as new chapters, introductions, conclusions, etc. will be accepted for this edition of your work. To help us promote and market your book effectiwly, please complete the attached questionnaire and return it to Lisa Gambino at Nova Science publications are announced on our web site < /> in approximately three weeks after the confirmation. You can check the updated publication status which is located at the bottom of the book citation at any time. The main stages of production are: database entry, announcing, formatting, page proofs, editorial production, cowr production, printing and binding and online book production. While your manuscript is working its way through the production process leaflets are sent to libraries, wholesale customers, booksellers, distributors, authors, etc. Re'v1ew copies and our catalog will be sent automatically. Online booksellers which include Amazon.com and < are notified of the availability of the book. The ISBN, text and cowr will be uploaded upon their availability. It is expected that you will receiw the final page proofs in approximately 3-4 months. Please be ad'v1sed this timeline is an estimate only. Page proofs. may take longer if English editing is required or there is a delay associated with the production process such as fuzzy figures or missing material(s). Should you haw urgent questions or problems any time prior to recei'v1ng the page proofs please contact Mrs. Donna Dennis, <mailto:donria.dennis@novapublishers.com>donna.dennis@novapublishers.com. For specific marketing requests, please contact Ms. Lisa Gambino, <mailto:marketing@novapublishe rs.com>marketing@novapublishers.com. Should you haw cowr preferences with regard to color, and/or images please contact Ms. Morgan Pokorney, <mailto:joyce@novapublishers.com/>morgan@novapublishers.com. We look forward to publishing your work and thank you for your cooperation.. Sincerely, Bahar Kaya (Ms.) Department of Acquisitions Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Awnue, Suite 1600 Hauppauge, NY Tel: Fax: /2

3 1/0:1' 1Z Tel: Fax: Web: Correo de Universidad Aut6noma de Baja California Sur- Editor Proposal CONFIDENTIALITY: This and any attachments is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to ooich it is addressed. Individuals ooo have received this information in error or are not authorized to receive it must promptly return or dispose of the information and notify the sender. Further use, review, disclosure, printing, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this and attachments is strictly prohibited. CONFIDENTIALITY: This and any attachments is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to ooich it is addressed. Individuals ooo have received this information in effor or are not authorized to receive it must promptly return or dispose of the information and notify the sender. Further use, review, disclosure, printing, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this and attachments is strictly prohibited. ttps://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=19118d6fe1 &view::pt&search=inbox&th=13636b7aedb3a264 21

4 E-H-RID-COB Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, N.Y , USA Phone (631) *Fax (631) AGREEMENT Agreement Date: March 22, 2012 Between Dr. Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez, Programa de Investigacion en Botaruca Marina Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur Mexico hereinafter called the "Editor," and Nova Science Publishers, Inc., a New York corporation located at 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY , USA (or any imprint or subsidiary of the Publisher or successor in interest), hereinafter called the "Publisher." In consideration of the mutual covenant expressed in this Agreement, it is agreed as follows: 1. The Editor declares that he/she is willing to edit a Work tentatively entitled: hereinafter called the "Work". "Invertebrates: Classification, Evolution and Biodiversity" 2. The Publisher has already sent invitations to prospective contributors to this volume. Any proposals for chapters which come to the Publisher as a result of said invitations shall be forwarded to the Editor for direct acceptance, rejection or modification. The Editor is responsible for sending any additional invitations. The acceptance, rejection and refereeing of these invitations shall be decided solely by the Editor. Any acceptance sent prior to this agreement being operational or for any other reason shall be included in the Work. The required number of chapters is a minimum of 10. The maximum number of words permitted for the Work shall be 200,000. The Editor shall deliver to the Publisher the text of the Work in the English language and satisfactory to the Publisher in form, style, and content on or before July lfthe final manuscript is not received by the Publisher by the aforementioned date, this Agreement is automatically terminated. Upon termination of the Agreement, the Editor shall submit to the Publisher all manuscripts and materials in his/her possession related to the Work. The Publisher will have the right to publish the Work with a different Editor at the Publisher' s discretion. The acceptable programs are MS Word, and Tex!Latex. Only the PC format is acceptable. A word description ofthe book will be sent by the Editor with the manuscript for marketing purposes. A list of terms is required for indexing purposes. The final index may or may not reflect your terms which are for the academic purpose of preparing your index. The page numbers are not necessary as this will be added during the production process. Final manuscripts should be sent via to manuscripts@novapublishers.com with a copy to nova.main@novapublishers.com. For large files (beyond 10GB) the Publisher will provide ftp transfer instructions. Any attachments should have the Editor name as the first word in them. A paper or disk copy of the manuscript might be requested by the Publisher if necessary for technical reasons. PDF files are also welcome but only for verification purposes. IfTex is to be used, macros are available upon request via and on Publisher website. Manuscripts and illustrations are not returnable. Color graphics are permitted and are billed to chapter contributors at the prevailing rate. All graphics must comply with technical specifications to be provided by the Publisher. Internet Open Access is offered per chapter. Contact Publisher for details. An confirmation of receipt ofthe manuscript will be sent.

5 E-H-RIB-COB 3. If English language review for style is requested and paid by the contributors, it must be stated clearly at the time of transmission and on the manuscript itself. Such English-language review will be undertaken prior to the page proof stage so that the Editor has the opportunity of reviewing the proposed changes. The Publisher shall make a best effort to correct the text for English language style but offers no assurances as to the degree of final English-language fluidity which is dependent upon the submitted manuscript. The 3-14 month time frame specified in Paragraph 7 is automatically extended by the time, if any, a manuscript undergoes such English-language editing. If the Publisher determines that any chapter requires English editing, the Editor will be notified and will receive the invoice for English editing to be forwarded to the author(s) of the corresponding chapter(s). 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The Editor hereby guarantees to the best of his/her knowledge that the Work will contain nothing in violation of the civil rights or copyrights of another person, and that he will hold the Publisher harmless from all suits, claims, and proceedings that may be brought against him on such grounds. The authors shall fully disclose any financial ties or external funding related to the Work in the introductory section of the Work. 6. The Publisher will pay the Editor a royalty of 10% of the sales revenues on the copies sold and paid for, 12% on the copies sold and j5% thereafter. Revenues from the first 300 sales are used to partially offset production and advertising costs. Royalties are not paid on copies purchased by the Editor at the special discount rate described in paragraph 9. Editor or contributor alterations at page proof stage are permitted up to 2% of the manuscript volume. A fee of $300 will be charged to the Editor or contributor in cases when alterations exceed 2% and/or when second set of proofs is requested. If a revised manuscript is submitted by the Editor or contributors which requires new page layout a $300 charge will be invoiced per chapter to the contributors. Royalties will be allocated evenly in the event of any co-editor unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. In addition, should the book be included in any reference collection, the same royalty will be paid on a proportionate basis except said royalty shall begin with the first copy of the reference collection sold whether the sale be via digital means or any other publishing platform such as DVD, CD ROM etc. 7. The Publisher agrees to publish the Work within 3-14 months after confirmation of receipt of the final version of the Work provided the manuscript meets with the Publisher' s acceptance in form, substance, and content and any fees are paid. Non-acceptance shall be in writing and may be made any time up to the date the manuscript is sent to press for printing. The time frame agreed upon for publication shall be extended by any time that the any Contributor delays page proofs for corrections or by any time the Publisher requires to edit the text should the Publisher deem English editing to be required. Should the Editor or any Contributor request subsequent page proofs, the time frame stipulated above becomes null and void. The time frame of 3-14 months begins only after submission and receipt of all duly completed Copyright Transfer Forms in the case of edited books. The Editor is responsible for collecting the Copyright Transfer Forms after accepting each contribution. 8. An annual account ofthe sale ofthe Work as of December 31 shall be made by the Publisher after March of the following year. Royalty statements will be followed by corresponding payments within the same calendar year except when royalties due are less than $100 in which case they will be cumulated until $100 is exceeded at which time payments shall be made. 9. The Publisher will provide the Editor, free charge, 3 copies of the Work. In the event of multiple Editors, each shall receive two free copies up to maximum of3 Editors. In addition, each contributor shall receive a complimentary copy of thee-book edition of the book. Hardcopies may be ordered if desired at a 20% discount plus shipping. 10. The Editor agrees that the Work shall be considered a work for hire, and further agrees that the Publisher shall be owner of the copyright in the Work, including all revisions and future editions thereof throughout the world, together with all exclusive rights including digital and all other electronic media rights available to the owner of a copyright under the copyright laws now or hereafter in effect, also including, without limitation or restriction and to authorize others to make such uses of the work, the exclusive right to publish and sell, or reuse the Work and any derivative work including recompilations and reference collections throughout the world, to translate, publish, recompile and sell the Work in foreign languages, and to sell all subsidiary rights to the Work during the full term

6 E-H-RIB-COB of the copyright. If such subsidiary rights to publish the Work are sold, the Publisher shall pay the Editor 30% of the royalties or licensing fees received from such sales. The Publisher encourages the Author to publish academic journal articles in the topical areas covered in the Work, for which no permission is required. The Publisher will relinquish the Copyright to the Editor free of charge upon written request should the book remain Out of Stock for any period of six consecutive months. The Editor may purchase foreignlanguage rights for $1,000 per language. 11. The Editor warrants and guarantees to the best of his/her knowledge that the Work is original except for such material from copyrighted sources as is reproduced by the written permission of the copyright owner; that the Work is not libelous or a violation or infringement of any copyright or civil right of any other party; and that he/she will secure and deliver to the Publisher at the time of manuscript submission all necessary permissions for the use of names or photographs of persons included in the Work as well as Copyright Transfers (blank forms available from the Publisher) from the contributors. Edited books shall not be considered as received until a Copyright Transfer Form is received from each contributor and neither shall the time frame for publication specified in paragraph 7 become operative until such Copyright Transfer Forms are received. The Editor shall indemnity the Publisher against any claim, loss, damage, and expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of any breach of any of the Editor warranties. The Editor warrants that a best effort was made in preparing the work. 12. Neither party shall be responsible for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement because of circumstances beyond its reasonable control. 13. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing. 14. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns. 15. Any notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given when mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to a party at the address set forth above (or at such other address as a party may specify by notice to the other). 16. This Agreement contains a complete statement of all the arrangements between the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all existing agreements between them, and cannot be changed or terminated orally. Any changes and/or modifications to the Agreement must be made in writing and agreed upon by both parties. 17. In the event that either party shall breach any of the terms of this agreement, the parties: a. Agree that the provisions ofthis agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State ofnew York. b. Agree to submit to the jurisdiction ofthe courts ofthe State ofnew York and agree that any action instituted in connection with this agreement shall be in the Supreme Court of Suffolk County or the Federal District Court for the Eastern District ofnew York. 18. This Agreement is valid for 14 days from the date on page 1 of this Agreement and considered in force only if signed by both parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement: EDITOR:

7 PUBLISHER: E-H-RIB-COB Nadya S. Gotsiridze-Columbus President Nova Science Publishers, lnc. Date: Paper versions of this agreement are available upon request. Upon signing please send entire contract via fax to or send by to blisbers.com.