JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Submission guidelines
Journal of Biotechnology provides a medium for the rapid publication of both full-length articles and short communications on novel and innovative aspects of biotechnology. The Journal will accept papers ranging from genetic or molecular biological positions to those covering biochemical, chemical or bioprocess engineering aspects as well as computer application of new software concepts, provided that in each case the material is directly relevant to biotechnological systems. Papers presenting information of a multidisciplinary nature that would not be suitable for publication in a journal devoted to a single discipline, are particularly welcome. The following areas are covered in the Journal:
* Nucleic Acids/Molecular Biology
* Physiology/Biochemistry
* Biochemical Engineering/Bioprocess Engineering
* Industrial Processes/New Products
* Medical Biotechnology
* Agro- and Food Biotechnology
* Genomics and Bioinformatics
Types of Paper
(1) Full-length papers, generally not exceeding 15 typewritten pages. Full-length papers should: (a) be divided into sections (Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion); (b) contain an Abstract, not exceeding 200 words, at the beginning of the paper, followed by 3-6 keywords; (c) not exceed 10-12 printed pages (approximately 15 typewritten pages) including the space required for figures.
(2) Short Communications, not exceeding 1500 words or equivalent space including figures and tables. These must be brief definitive reports and not preliminary findings. Short communications need not be divided into Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, instead, Materials and Methods may be described in the text or, if appropriate, in figure legends or table footnotes.
(3) Reviews will be published following invitation from Editors or by the suggestion of authors.
(4) Special Issues on highlighted aspects of biotechnology are also published. Special Issues may contain selected contributions (invited lectures) from international conferences, or a collection of papers on a specific
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of competing interest statement using this template and upload to the submission system at the Attach/Upload Files step. Note: Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required. If there are no interests to declare, please choose the first option in the template. More information.
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