REGISTRATION
AUTHOR’S GUIDELINES
The Journal of Biospecies Research (J. Biospecies Res.) will publish papers in the areas described in its aims and scopes containing the results of original work and review articles within the general field described by its title.
EDITORIAL REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to the readership. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
The Editor reserves the right to modify manuscripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
MANUSCRIPT PREPRATION
All manuscripts should be double-spaced in Times New Roman font, size 12 pt, and include line numbers, preferably within the page. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page including the title, running title, authors and their affiliations, and the corresponding author email. The top, bottom, and side margins should be at least 30 mm.
TYPES OF PAPER
Research Articles
Review Articles
COVERING LETTER
Papers are accepted for publication in the Journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. This must be stated in the cover letter.
The covering letter must also contain an acknowledgment that all authors have contributed significantly and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating authorization to reproduce the material, must be attached to the covering letter.
PARTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT
The length of an article (including references and tables) should not exceed 15000 words.
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order:
(i) Title page
(ii) Main text
(iii) Acknowledgments
(iv) References
(v) Figure legends
(vi) Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes)
(vii) Figures
TITLE PAGE
The title page should contain:
(i) The title of the paper
(ii) Running Title: A concise and informative title
(iii) The full names of the authors
(iv) The affilation (s) and the address (es) of the all authors
(v) The full postal and email address (preferably academic email), plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent
The title should be short, informative, and contain the major keywords. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 30 characters) should also be provided.
MAIN TEXT
The main text (without authors name) should include: Title, Abstract, Keyword, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussions, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, and References.
ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS
All articles must have a brief abstract that states in at least 150 words, the purpose, basic methodology, main findings, and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references.
Three to five keywords (for the purposes of indexing) should be supplied below the abstract in alphabetical order.
Authors should use the following subheadings to divide the sections of their manuscript:
I) Introduction
II) Materials and Methods
IV) Results
V) Discussion
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors’ industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged.
REFERENCES
The Elsevier Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used (examples are given below). In the text give the author’s name followed by the year in parentheses: (Smith, 2000). If there are two authors use ‘and’: Smith and Jones (2001); but if cited within parentheses use ‘&’: (Smith & Jones, 2001). When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used: MacDonald et al. (2002). In the reference list, references should be listed in alphabetical order, then chronologically.
The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
Journals
Currie, P.J., Chen, P.J., 2001. Anatomy of Sinosauropteryx prima from Liaoning, northeastern China. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 38, 1705–27.
Books
Ringsven, M.K., Bond, D., 1996. Gerontology and Leadership Skills for Nurses, 2nd ed. Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY.
Chapter in a book
Hull, D.L. 1988. Interactors versus vehicles. In: Plotkin HC, ed. The Role of Behavior in Evolution. MIT Press, Boston, pp. 19–50.
Conference proceedings
Kimura, J., Shibasaki, H., eds. 1996. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology; 15–19 Oct 1995, Kyoto, Japan. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Web page
Diabetes Australia. Prevalence of Diabetes in the Australian Population. [Cited 5 Jun 1996.] Available from URL: http://www.diabetes.org.au
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, the information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend, and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
Figures
Small illustrations should be grouped into plates. When preparing illustrations, authors should bear in mind that the journal has a matter size of 25 cm by 17 cm and is printed on A4 paper. For species illustration, line drawings are preferred, although good quality B&W or color photographs are also acceptable.
*Figures must be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .tif.
*Do not embed figures in the Word document – they must be supplied in separate files. Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package. Lettering must be included and should be sized to be no larger than the journal text.
*Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
*All figures must be supplied in a camera-ready format.
*Colour figure files should be set up as CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) and not as RGB (red, green, blue) so that colors, as they appear on the screen, will be a closer representation of how they will print in the Journal.
Figure legends
Legends of illustrations should be listed after the list of references. Type figure legends on a separate page. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Abstract in Persian
The abstract in Persian must contain a minimum of 150 words and a maximum of 250 words. The abstract should include the title, affilation (s), the address (es) of the all authors and the full postal and email address (preferably academic email), of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should, main points and the obtained results in such a way that it can be published independently, and 3 to 5 keywords. The Persian abstract should be typed in BNazanin font, size 12 pt, and the English in Times New Roman font, size 10 pt, with double line spacing, and with justified alignment. References, footnotes and abbreviations should not be used in the abstract. The abstract in Persian should be sent as a seprate file.
PROOFS
It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed while their article is in production.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
1) A title page including all authors and their affiliations and email addresses.
2) Check the title and keywords of your study.
3) An abstract of maximum 250 that effectively summarizes your study and engages other researchers.
4) Check that the manuscript follows the Author Guidelines for J. Biospecies Res. and that the sections are in the correct order.
5) Check you have indicated the ethics approval system under which your study was conducted in the manuscript.
6) Cross-checked all referencing and checked the formatting of these both in the text and references section.
7) Ensure your manuscript is in DOC or DOCX format.
8) All tables and figures are presented at the end of the text.
9) Check that only SI values have been used throughout the manuscript.
10) Authorship form
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