BIOFUELS-UK
Instructions for authors
Article requirements
Word limit
There is no word limit for this article type.
Anonymisation
An anonymous version of your paper is required when submitting. See Anonymisation Checklist
Title
Author information
All author names, including first and last name
All up-to-date author email addresses
All author affiliations and countries
Corresponding author indicator
ORCiDs / social media handles (optional)
Abstract
Up to 200 words
Video abstracts (optional)
Graphical abstracts (optional)
No more than 7 Keywords
Main text
Declarations and ethics statements
Ethical approval (if applicable)
Informed consent from participants (if applicable)
Data availability statement for Basic Data Sharing Policy
Clinical trial registration (if applicable)
Consent to publish statement / form (if applicable)
Competing interests
Funding
Author contributions (if applicable)
Acknowledgements (if applicable)
References
Appendices (if applicable)
Style requirements
This Journal allows Format-Free Submission. You don’t need to format your manuscript to meet any special style requirements, but your submission should be easy to read and comment on. Your references can be in any scholarly citation format, so long as formatting is consistent throughout the article.
Upon revision or acceptance, you may be asked to format your manuscript according to the journal guidelines. We may need you to send us any extra items required for publication. Find out more about preparing a Format-Free submission.
Reference guide
Spelling: British or American so long as consistent
Double quotation marks within single
Unnumbered headings:
First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a full stop (full point) or other punctuation mark.
Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a full stop (full point) or other punctuation mark.
Font: Times New Roman size 12 with double-line spacing
Margins: At least 2.5cm (1 inch)
Advice is available on using special characters and mathematical scripts and equations.
Templates may be available to help you in styling your paper:
Word template available
LaTeX template available
Endnote template available
File requirements
Cover letter required
LaTeX is allowed
Separate file for figures and captions (if applicable)
Separate file for tables and captions (if applicable)
Supplemental online material (if applicable)
Check before you submit
Your paper
Checked your paper meets the word limit
Checked all essential elements of article present
Checked that all citations in the text have a corresponding entry in the References
Styled your paper according to the journal guidance
If submitting a LaTeX file you will also need to provide a PDF version
Not submitted the paper elsewhere
Checked you are compliant with Taylor & Francis Editorial Policies
Figures and tables
Must be cited in the main text and in chronological order
Provided in a separate file to main paper
Captions must include the matching number from the main text citation
If the figure or table is not your own, you have obtained written permission to use it
Captions must include copyright holder details and state that permission to reproduce has been obtained
Acceptable file format
Acceptable figure quality
Tables must be editable
More information is available on Submitting electronic artwork and submitting tables.
Anonymisation
Check the requirements for your article type above and if an anonymous version is required to protect your identity during peer review, create a copy of your main file and then remove the following information:
All author names
All author affiliations
All author email addresses
All author ORCIDs and social media handles
All author biographical notes
Headers and footers that would reveal author identities
Self-citation in the main text and references
Acknowledgements
Funding statement
References to authors in figure and tables captions
Clinical trial numbers and registration dates
File identifiers that would reveal author identities
You also need to:
Label the file as ‘Without author details’
If you are depositing data in a repository, make sure that it preserves anonymity.
More details on how to anonymise your file.
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