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Journal of Biomolecular Techniques Instructions for Authors
JBT is published in English and features three types of manuscript submissions: Communications, Articles, and Reviews. The purpose and requirements of all three types of articles are discussed below.
All material submitted for publication in the Journal should be sent to
Gregg B. Fields, JBT Editor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tel: (561)297-2093
Fax: (561)297-2759
email: fieldsg{at}fau.edu
Queries can be addressed to the above address until notification of acceptance is received. Once the article is in production, address questions to
Nancy Berliner
Berliner, Inc.
255 West 23rd Street #1AW
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212)691-5382
Fax: (212)691-2359
email: nancy{at}berlinerinc.com
Please indicate to which section you wish to submit your manuscript. However, the publisher reserves the right to place articles in whichever sections the Editorial Board deems appropriate.
Reviews: Reviews detail or provide overviews of existing or emerging technologies or provide comprehensive descriptions of bioanalytical techniques.
Articles: Articles are reports of novel research either in the area of existing or emerging bioanalytical techniques or in the utilization of the techniques.
Communications: Communications articles are very short (3-5 printed pages including figures, tables, and references). They are intended to foster the rapid dissemination of new information and developments in bioanalytical methodology. They may consist of new techniques, improvements to existing methods, or solutions to common problems. Communications are submitted by email and receive expedited review.
Please include a cover letter indicating the name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address of the individual to whom correspondence and proofs are to be addressed. Also indicate to which section of the Journal the manuscript is being submitted (see Journal Sections). Electronic submission via email to the Editor-in-Chief is strongly encouraged. If this is not possible and the manuscript is submitted via a postal service, wrap the package well in an extra-strength envelope. All manuscripts will be acknowledged upon receipt at the editorial office. After peer review is completed, authors will receive notification of acceptance or rejection, or articles may be returned for revision and resubmission.
Submissions should contain the following materials. See respective sections below for details.
* Cover letter
* Four copies of manuscript, including title page, abstract, references, and figure legends
* Manuscript on disk, labeled
* Four copies of original art, labeled
* Four copies of tables
* Copyright release form
All material submitted for publication, including solicited articles and supplements, is subject to peer review and revision and editorial review. Only previously unpublished material will be considered for publication. Material submitted to the Journal must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All accepted manuscripts become the property of the Journal and may not be reproduced or published without the written permission of the Publisher.
Per United States Copyright Law of 1978, the transfer of copyright from author to publisher must be explicitly stated in writing to enable the publisher to ensure maximum dissemination of the author's work, including, but not limited to, electronic formats. A copy of this agreement, executed and signed by all authors, is required before an article can be published.
Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted in English. Include a disk, making certain that the version on the disk matches the hard copy. Use standard 8 1/2 X 11-inch paper and 1-inch margins. All copy, including figure legends, tables, and references, must be typed double-spaced and on one side of the sheet only. Include page numbers at the top of the page.
The title page should include the title of the article, all authors' names and affiliations, a complete description of any grants supporting the research, notation of any possible conflict of interest, a shortened version of the title to use as a running head (40 characters maximum), and complete contact information for the corresponding author as outlined previously.
The second page of the article should contain an abstract of approximately 200 words. This page should also contain three to five descriptive nouns or key words for indexing purposes.
The body of the article should be placed next, followed in turn by the references, figure legends, and tables.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 28th Edition, andMerriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition, should be used as standard references. Scientific (ie, generic) names of drugs should be used when possible. Copyrighted or trade names of drugs or devices should be capitalized, and the name of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's location (city, state, andcountry) should be supplied in parentheses after first mention. It is not necessary to insert trademark or registration symbols. Units of measure should be expressed in the metric system. Temperatures should be expressed in degrees Celsius. In general, style should be patterned after the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th Edition.
References should be cited in order in the text by superscript number; citations should follow punctuation when possible. A corresponding list of references numbered in order of citation should appear, double-spaced, at the end of the manuscript. Unpublished data, personal communications, or articles submitted but not yet accepted for publication should not be numbered references but should be cited parenthetically in the text. (eg, Jones SA, personal communication, April 1998). If there are up to six authors, allshould be listed; if there are more than 6 authors, the first three should be listed, followed by et al. Journal titles should be abbreviated as in Index Medicus. References should conform thefollowing style:
Journal Article: Doe HT, Smith MA, Jones SA, et al. Subjective evaluations of proteases and mass spectrometry. N EnglJ Med 1998;25:311-322.
Book: Williams DW. Molecular Weight Markers, 2nd ed, vol 1. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1997:113-215.
Chapter in Book: Brown PG, Miller FB. Equilibration of the first dimension. In Williams DW (ed): Molecular Weight Markers, 2nd ed, vol 1. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1997:216-228.
Four sets of camera-ready, high-quality illustrations should beprovided. Label each piece of art on the back with the first author's name, abbreviated title, figure number, and an arrow indicating thetop of the piece. Any lettering on the art should be large enough tobe legible after necessary reduction. Shading should be usedsparingly in line art and should not be dark. For computer-generated graphics, provide high-quality original laser output. Legends shouldbe supplied on a separate typewritten sheet at the end of the manuscript.
Black and white illustrations will be reproduced without charge.The cost of reproduction of color illustrations may be charged to the author; an estimate will be provided to the author for approvalbefore the article enters production. There is no charge for converting color illustrations to black and white. The publisher reserves the right to establish a reasonable limit on the number of illustrations in each article.
Electronic submission via e-mail to the Editor-in-Chief is strongly encouraged. The preferred storage medium is a 3.5 inch disk in a PC format; however, files in a Macintosh-compatible format will also be accepted. Files should be submitted in a standard word-processing format such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. In addition to your word-processing file, include a pdf file of your submission if possible - this will ensure that all special characters and formatting (eg, Greek, math, or accented letters), often lost in the production process, are available for reference.
Each submitted disk must be clearly labeled with the name of the first author, abbreviated article title, journal title, type of equipment used to generate the disk (PC or Mac), word-processing format (including version number), and filename used.
It is imperative that the file submitted on disk be the final corrected version of the manuscript and agree with the final accepted version of the submitted paper manuscript. The disk submitted should contain only the final version of the manuscript. Delete all other material from the disk.
Because we will typeset directly from the electronic version, it should not contain any extraneous formatting instructions. For example,
Use hard carriage returns only at the end of paragraphs or displaylines (eg, titles, heads).
Do not use an extra hard return between paragraphs.
Do not use tabs or extra spaces at the start of a paragraph or for list entries.
Do not indent runover lines in references.
Turn off hyphenation and justification.
Do not specify page breaks or headers.
Do not specify typeface.
Take care to correctly enter "one" (1) and lower case "el" (l).
Take care to correctly enter "zero" (0) and capital "oh" (O).
Do not embed references in footnote functions of your word-processing program.
Nonstandard characters (eg, Greek letters, math symbols) should be coded consistently throughout.
Tables will be typeset from author-provided files and should be submitted in word-processing format; do not provide graphics files for tables. Illustrations will be shot from hard copy; do not include them on the disk. For computer-generated graphics, provide high-quality original laser output. Figure legends should be included at the end of the electronic manuscript file.
All contributors will be offered the opportunity to purchase reprints of their articles when they receive proofs. Reprints are offered in 100-copy increments.
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