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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file format and adheres to the journal format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with Abstract and References - font size 11 ); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

General information

 Failure to comply with the format and without the ethical agreement will result in immediate rejection - initial submission.

1. Submission process (Initial Submission)

* Manuscripts must be submitted by one of the manuscript's authors and should not be submitted by anyone on their behalf based on the journal template. The submitting author takes responsibility for the article during submission and peer review.

* The submitting author is required to complete, sign and upload the Ethical Agreement form.

 Failure to comply with the format and/or without the ethical agreement will result in immediate rejection.

* Authors are required to add all contributing authors' names, affiliations, and countries must be added during the submission process. Failure to add during submission may result in omission from the paper.  Failure to comply will result in immediate rejection.

* To facilitate rapid publication and to minimize administrative costs, the Journal encourages online submission. The website uses a journal management and publishing system that assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. The submission process is compatible with the latest version of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and with most other modern web browsers. It can be used on PC, Mac, or Unix platforms.

* the Main manuscript should be submitted (MSWord *.docx format).

* Other files such as the Ethical Agreement form should be submitted along with the manuscript.

 Failure to comply with the format and without the ethical agreement will result in immediate rejection.

Download the journal template and the ethical form from the download section of the journal site.

2. Submission process (Revised manuscript based on reviewers' comments)

* Submitting author should log in to the online journal system.

* Upload the revised manuscript as an Article text

Article types 

  Manuscripts for research articles submitted to the journal should be divided into the following sections:

  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Background/ Introduction
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Methods
  • Acknowledgements 
  • References
  • Figure legends (if any)
  • Tables and captions (if any)

REFERENCE

All references must be numbered consecutively, in square brackets, in the order in which they are cited in the text, followed by any in tables or legends. New Times Roman, font size 11. Each reference must have an individual reference number. Please avoid excessive referencing. If automatic numbering systems are used, the reference numbers must be finalized and the bibliography must be fully formatted before submission. 

Only articles and abstracts that have been published or are in press, or are available through public e-print/preprint servers, may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications should not be included in the reference list but may be included in the text. Notes/footnotes are not allowed. Obtaining permission to quote personal communications and unpublished data from the cited author(s) is the responsibility of the author. Citations in the reference list should contain all named authors, regardless of how many there are. There should usually be no more than 50 references per article. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

Examples (for journal article):

 Soleimani N, Mohabati Mobarez A, Farhangi B. Cloning, expression and purification flagellar sheath adhesion of Helicobacter pylori in Escherichia coli host as a vaccination target. Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 2016 Jan;5(1):19-25. https://doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2016.5.1.19

 

Author AA,  Author BB (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number: page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000

Author AA,  Author BB (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number: page range. Retrieved from http://www.journalhomepage.com/full/url/

 Article within a journal

  1.      Koonin EV, Altschul SF, Bork P. (1996) BRCA1 protein products: functional motifs.Nat Genet., 13:266-267.

 If the issue number is essential to be included, the format shall be vol (issue no): pp

Article within a journal supplement 

  1.      Orengo CA, Bray JE, Hubbard T, LoConte L, Sillitoe I. (1999) Analysis and assessment of ab initio three-dimensional prediction, secondary structure, and contacts prediction.Proteins, Suppl 3:149-170.

In press article

  1.        Kharitonov SA, Barnes PJ. (in press). Clinical aspects of exhaled nitric oxide. Eur Respir J.

Published abstract

  1.      Zvaifler NJ, Burger JA, Marinova-Mutafchieva L, Taylor P, Maini RN. (1999) Mesenchymal cells, stromal derived factor-1 and rheumatoid arthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum., 42:s250.

Article within conference proceedings 

  1.      Jones X. (1996) Zeolites and synthetic mechanisms. In Proceedings of the First National Conference on Porous Sieves: 27-30 June 1996; Baltimore. Edited by Smith Y. Stoneham, Butterworth-Heinemann; pp 16-27.

Book chapter, or article within a book 

  1.       Schnepf E. (1993) From prey via endosymbiont to plastids: comparative studies in dinoflagellates. In Origins of Plastids. Volume 2. 2nd edition. Edited by Lewin RA. New York, Chapman and Hall; pp 53-76.

The whole issue of the journal

  1.      Ponder B, Johnston S, Chodosh L. (Eds)(1998) Innovative oncology. In Breast Cancer Res., 10:1-72.

Whole conference proceedings

  1.      Smith Y (Ed) (1996) Proceedings of the First National Conference on Porous Sieves: 27-30 June 1996; Baltimore. Stoneham, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Complete book

  1.      Margulis L. (1970) Origin of Eukaryotic Cells. New Haven, Yale University Press.

Monograph or book in a series

  1.    Hunninghake GW, Gadek JE. (1995) The alveolar macrophage. In Cultured Human Cells and Tissues. Edited by Harris TJR. New York, Academic Press; pp 54-56. [Stoner G (Series Editor): Methods and Perspectives in Cell Biology, vol 1.]

Book with institutional author

  1.    Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification. (1999) Annual Report. London.

PhD thesis

  1.    Kohavi R. (1995) Wrappers for performance enhancement and oblivious decision graphs. PhD thesis. Stanford University, Computer Science Department.

Link / URL

  1. Mouse Tumor Biology Database [http://tumor.informatics.jax.org/cancer_links.html]

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