Antiviral Research
Guide for Authors
Types of Articles
Research Articles should not exceed 3500 words. They should be divided into Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Acknowledgments. The manuscript may be accompanied by supplementary data files, as described below. Authors who wish to use a modified format may discuss the proposed changes with the editor-in-chief or the handling editor.
Short Communications should not exceed 2000 words and should not be divided into sections. The manuscript may be accompanied by supplementary data files. Authors who wish to use a modified format may discuss proposed changes with the editor-in-chief or the handling editor.
Review articles and commentaries are published by invitation from the editor-in-chief, who will provide a check-list for manuscript preparation and submission.
For all manuscripts, authors are required to list keywords and highlights of the paper during the submission process. Please pay close attention to the instructions and examples below. Authors must also provide the names and email addresses of three potential reviewers; take care that the addresses are up-to-date.
Scope of Articles
We encourage the submission of manuscripts describing the activity of well-defined chemical compounds for the treatment of viral diseases of humans and vertebrate animals. We also publish manuscripts on the protective activity of vaccines for humans, but we do not accept accept research reports on veterinary vaccines. All papers must include a sufficiently detailed description of methods to permit other investigators to replicate the experiments. Authors reporting the antiviral effect of a novel small-molecule drug must reveal its chemical structure. Claims of in vitro or in vivo efficacy of a drug or vaccine must be supported by appropriate statistical analysis.
The scope of AVR is limited to viral diseases of humans and vertebrate animals. We do not accept reports on viral diseases of plants or of insects, crustaceans or other invertebrates. We discourage the submission of manuscripts reporting the antiviral activity of unpurified natural products, or of partially purified substances of natural origin for which a mechanism of action has not been determined. Manuscripts claiming an antiviral effect of homeopathic products or other highly diluted preparations, or which fail to clearly identify the biological ingredient or molecule responsible for the antiviral activity of an experimental therapy, will not be considered for publication. Articles describing antiseptics with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity will not be accepted. We also discourage submission of in silico docking studies or other computer-based predictions of antiviral activity that are not supported by data from biological assays.
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
……
更多详情：
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/antiviral-research/0166-3542/guide-for-authors
