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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、期刊网址：
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17571707
3、投稿网址：
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gcb-bioenergy
4、官网邮箱：GCB-Bioenergy@illinois.edu（编辑部）
5、期刊刊期：月刊，一年出版12期。
2021年6月29日星期二
投稿须知【官网信息】
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
1. SUBMISSION
Authors, please note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere in English or in any other language except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. GCB Bioenergy will consider submissions containing material that has previously formed part of a PhD or other academic thesis, which has been published according to the requirements of the institution awarding the qualification. Preprint posting is not considered prior publication and will not jeopardize consideration at GCB Bioenergy. More information about Wiley’s policies on preprints can be found here.
GCB Bioenergy no longer has strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript. These can be found here. Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gcb-bioenergy
By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for this publication, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the regular operations of the publication, including, when necessary, sharing with the publisher (Wiley) and partners for production and publication. The publication and the publisher recognize the importance of protecting the personal information collected from users in the operation of these services, and have practices in place to ensure that steps are taken to maintain the security, integrity, and privacy of the personal data collected and processed. You can learn more at https://authorservices.wiley.com/statements/data-protection-policy.html.
All submitted manuscripts will be processed through plagiarism detection software. In submitting your manuscript, you accept that it may be screened against previously published literature. Plagiarized manuscripts will be rejected immediately.
Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data;
Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
Given final approval of the version to be published. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content; and
Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in an Acknowledgments section (for example, to recognize contributions from people who provided technical help, collation of data, writing assistance, acquisition of funding, or a department chairperson who provided general support). Prior to submitting the article all authors should agree on the order in which their names will be listed in the manuscript.
Joint first or senior authorship: In the case of joint first authorship, a footnote should be added to the author listing, e.g. ‘X and Y should be considered joint first author’ or ‘X and Y should be considered joint senior author.’
Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in an Acknowledgments section. Financial and material support should also be mentioned. Thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
Funding
All sources of institutional, private and corporate financial support for the work within the manuscript must be fully acknowledged, and any potential conflicts of interest noted. If in doubt, please check the Open Funder Registry for the correct nomenclature: https://www.crossref.org/services/funder-registry/
Submission Questions
In lieu of a cover letter, authors must answer the following questions during submission (max 50 words per answer):
What is the scientific question you are addressing?
What is/are the key finding(s) that answers this question?
Why is this work important and timely?
Does your paper fall within the scope of GCBB; what bioenergy AND biological aspects does it address? Policy papers do not need to contain biological aspects.
What are the three most recently published papers that are relevant to this question? This information will assist the Editors in selecting reviewers.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potential sources of conflict of interest include, but are not limited to: patent or stock ownership, membership of a company board of directors, membership of an advisory board or committee for a company, and consultancy for or receipt of speaker's fees from a company. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission ALL pertinent commercial and other relationships.
GCB Bioenergy: Bioproducts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy is committed to rapid evaluation and publication of submitted papers. To this end, we strive to return the Editor's decision and reviewer comments within 60 days of submission and to publish papers online within 30 days of receipt of the final version of the manuscript and all necessary files and forms.
In order to achieve this, manuscript review is based on a two-stage process:
During the first stage, manuscripts are assigned to appropriate members of the Editorial Board who determine if the manuscript should be sent for peer-review. This decision is based on the submission questions and abstract. In 2020, the median time for this stage was 1 day and 83% of manuscript progressed to the second stage.
During the second stage, manuscripts are assessed by two to three independent reviewers. The final decision is made by the Subject Editor. In 2020, the median time for stage two was 45 days and 45% of submitted manuscripts were accepted for publication. A decision letter will be emailed to the corresponding author once the Subject Editor has made their decision.
For help with submissions, manuscript status inquiries, or questions about the peer review process, please contact: GCB-Bioenergy@illinois.edu
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2. AIMS AND SCOPE
GCB Bioenergy: Bioproducts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy exists to promote understanding of the interface between biological and environmental sciences and the production of fuels and bioproducts directly from plants, algae and waste. The scope of the journal extends to areas outside of biology to policy forum, socioeconomic analyses, technoeconomic analyses and systems analysis. Papers do not need a global change component for consideration for publication, it is viewed as implicit that most bioenergy will be beneficial in avoiding at least a part of the fossil fuel energy that would otherwise be used.
Key areas covered by the journal:
Bioenergy feedstock and bio-oil production: energy crops and algae their management,, genomics, genetic improvements, planting, harvesting, storage, transportation, integrated logistics, production modeling, composition and its modification, pests, diseases and weeds of feedstocks. Manuscripts concerning alternative energy based on biological mimicry are also encouraged (e.g. artificial photosynthesis).
Biological Residues/Co-products: from agricultural production, forestry and plantations (stover, sugar, bio-plastics, etc.), algae processing industries, and municipal sources (MSW).
Bioenergy and the Environment: ecosystem services, carbon mitigation, land use change, life cycle assessment, energy and greenhouse gas balances, water use, water quality, assessment of sustainability, and biodiversity issues.
Bioenergy Socioeconomics: examining the economic viability or social acceptability of crops, crops systems and their processing, including genetically modified organisms [GMOs], health impacts of bioenergy systems.
Bioenergy Policy: legislative developments affecting biofuels and bioenergy.
Bioenergy Systems Analysis: examining biological developments in a whole systems context.
3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Please click here to follow the Manuscript Submission for Review Checklist to prepare your manuscript for review.
GCB Bioenergy will consider the following manuscript types:
Original Research
Primary Research Articles present the results of a completed research project and are up to 8000 words in length. Word limits apply to the main body of the text (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Acknowledgements). Formatting is standard (see Formatting Instructions, below). These are peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Technical Advances present exciting new research tools, methods, and techniques, including new modelling approaches, and should include a detailed description of the methodological design and discussion of how this technique improves the study of bioenergy. GCB Bioenergy has a wide readership; accordingly the technical advance must be broadly applicable. Papers describing methods that apply to one species or system are unlikely to meet our criteria unless authors are able to show that their methods can be generalized. The main body word limit is 4000 words (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results & Discussion, and Acknowledgements). Formatting is standard (see Formatting Instructions, below) except that Results and Discussion may be combined. These are peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Comment and Review
Research Reviews examine a defined specialist subject that is of topical interest. Reviews should begin with an abstract and an introduction, followed by up to 10 sections following a logically developed plan, and end with a Conclusion. Reviews should be no more than 8000 words (count includes Abstract, Introduction, body, Conclusions and Acknowledgements). These are peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Opinions are usually a review or re-analysis that challenges prevailing views on a topical issue. These may include emerging frameworks arising from a synthesis of recent research, alternative interpretations of a field of research, controversial perspectives on current areas of research of high interest, or reason the need for a new direction in research. This list is not exclusive and the Editors are interested to hear of other ideas. While this category of article is designed to allow expression of viewpoints that may run counter to established viewpoints, articles must be anchored in sound reasoning developed from the peer-reviewed literature. The article must be sufficiently complete to convince reviewers of the value of the contribution. Articles that are essentially reviewing a topic, a statement of opinion not reasoned from the peer-reviewed literature, arguing for redirection of government funding for research and those primarily discussing the authors’ own work will not be considered. Opinion articles should begin with an Abstract and Introduction, followed by a body with up to 6 sections, and end with a Conclusion. Opinion articles should be no more than 5000 words and have no more than 8 tables and figures. These are peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Reports are expert scientific reports, which outline the direction of a relevant research area, integrated experimental network, etc. Reports should begin with an abstract and introduction, followed by up to 20 sections, and end with a Conclusion and/or Recommendations. These are peer reviewed at the Editor’s discretion. Decisions are made by the Editors. Authors interested in submitting a Report should first send a one-paragraph proposal (300 words) to the Editorial Office.
Platforms are structured authoritative reviews of a specific feedstock , e.g. switchgrass, Jatropha, or algae. These will describe the organism being used or potentially used by the biofuels industry, its origin, culture, issues, sources of genomic information, genetic resources, transformation systems, environmental risk assessment and environmental benefits, and in the case of crops, where they may be grown and what yields may be expected. There is an urgent demand for information on a range of organisms that have been little used in the past, but appear to have large potential. Platforms should begin with an introduction, followed by up to 10 headings following a logically developed plan, and end with a Conclusion, tables, figure captions and figures. Platforms should be no more than 8000 words (count includes Introduction, body, Conclusions and Acknowledgements). These are peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Legislative Issues and Policy Developments are authoritative reviews that deal with existing, proposed legislation or voluntary compliance with agreed codes of conduction (e.g. Green Certificates) affecting the development of biological R&D and deployment of biofuel systems. For example: How does the Biodiversity Convention affect use of novel organisms and genes in making better biofuels? How will proposed EU or US Farm Bills affect the development of new crops? What are the implications of widespread deployment of different biofuels systems for the IPCC? Policy commentaries should begin with an introduction, followed by up to 10 headings and end with a Conclusion, tables, figure captions and figures. They should be no more than 8000 words long.
Editorial and Front Material
Editorials are invited discussions of recent exciting research or analysis of topical issues. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based. Editorials have the following sections: body, references, tables, figure captions and figures. They should include no more than 1 table or figure total, 10 references, and be no more than 500 words. These are not peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Commentaries are invited discussions highlighting the novelty of a recently published article. They should include no more than 1 table or figure total and 10 references, and be no more than 1,500 words (count includes body and acknowledgments). These are not peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Letters to the Editor are a well-reasoned challenge to a recently published article of relevance to the journal. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based. Letters only have the following sections: body and references. They should include no more than 1 table or figure total and 10 references, and be no more than 800 words (count includes body and Acknowledgements). If a letter is accepted for publication it will be provided to the authors of the original article (when appropriate) so that they may have an opportunity to provide a Response to the Editor. These are not peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
Responses are a response to a Letter to the Editor. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based. Responses only have the following sections: body and references. They should include no more than 1 table or figure total and 10 references, and be no more than 500 words (count includes body and Acknowledgements). These are not peer reviewed. Decisions are made by the Editors.
4. PREPARING THE INITIAL SUBMISSION
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GCB Bioenergy no longer has strict formatting requirements for initial submissions, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript:
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