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(A) General
(B) Research paper
(C) Review article
(D) Short communications
(E) Units
(F) Copyright and photocopying
(G) Submission declaration
(H) Disclaimer
(I) Page charges
(A) General
- Cover letter is mandatory. It should introduce your paper and outline strength and significance of your work for publication.
- All text is double spaced.
- Lines are numbered consecutively.
- Pages are numbered consecutively.
- Sections and heading are NOT numbered.
- The authors suggest 3 potential referees.
(B) Research Paper
Title page
- The title should be informative and present, if appropriate, the design of study.
- The full names of authors should be provided.
- The author’s affiliation (including Department, Faculty/School, College/Institute, University, City, Postal code, Province/State, Country) should be provided as a numbered list below the author list
- The corresponding author’s name should be provided with email address and phone number.
Abstract and key words
- Abstract should be typed as a single paragraph.
- Abstract should not be structured with headings.
- However, the abstract should cover a brief introduction, and state the purpose of the research, the study design and methods, a concise and accurate summary of the significant findings, and major conclusions.
- The use of abbreviations and acronyms in the abstract is discouraged.
- Abstracts should not be structured with headings.
- Abstracts must be limited to a single paragraph with no more than 350 words.
- Immediately after the abstract, provide a list of three to 7 descriptive keywords representing the main content of the article.
Introduction
- The Introduction should explain the background to the study, the aims of the study, a summary of the existing literature to open research question or hypothesis, and the originality and necessity of the study.
Materials and methods
- The methods section should include the aim, design and setting of the study, description of materials, a clear description of methods.
- The Materials and Methods must provide sufficient detail so that the work can be replicated by others.
- Established methods can be simply referenced, however a brief description must be provided. Authors should state any methodological changes were made. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand names in parentheses.
- Materials and Methods must also include information on how observations were analyzed to derive the quantitative results.
- The type of statistical analysis used should be described.
Results
- The Results should include the findings of the study.
- All statements concerning quantitative differences between experimental conditions require quantitative data and adequate statistical treatment. In this context, the deviation parameter, the number of biological samples, and the statistical procedures should be provided for each dataset either in the main text or as part of a Figure or Table.
Discussion
- The Discussion should directly address the original research question or hypothesis, as stated in the Introduction.
- The discussion should discuss the implications of the findings in context of existing research and highlight limitations of the study.
- The Discussion should state clearly the main conclusions.
Acknowledgements
- All sources of funding for the research should be declared, as well as donations of products and materials. The role of the funding body in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript should be declared.
- Please acknowledge anyone who contributed towards the article, but does not meet the criteria for authorship (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Author’s contribution
- The individual contributions of authors to the manuscript should be specified in this section.
- The contribution of each author must be listed using their initials only, e.g., SSS.
- Please type each author’s contribution to the appropriate category and follow the example.
- Contribution categories: Study conception and design; Supervision; Performing the experiments and data collection; Analysis and interpretation of data; Drafting of manuscript; Critical revision and editing; Funding and project administration.
- Example: Supervision: AA; Study conception and design: AA, BBB; Performing the experiments and data collection: AA, CCC, DD; Analysis and interpretation of data: AA, BBB, DD; Drafting of manuscript: AA, CCC, BBB; Funding and project administration: AA, DD.
Declaration
All financial and non-financial competing interests must be declared in this section.
References
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list.
In the text:
- Cite references in the text using the authors’ names and publication year.
- Use “et al.,” for articles with more than two authors.
- with one author: According to Smith (1980), ...or (Smith 1980)
- with two authors: According to Brown and Smith (1976), … or (Brown and Smith 1976)
- with more than two authors: According to Winchester et al. (1995) or (Winchester et al. 1995).
- Multiple references should be listed in alphabetical order, then chronological order: (Allan 1999; Allan and Jones 1999; Billard 1986; Green and Brown 2006; Scott et al. 2000a, b; Smith 2015a, b).
In the list of references:
- All publications cited in the text should be presented in alphabetical order, and then chronological order.
- Names of all authors must be included. Do not use “et al”.
- Please write the abbreviation names of Journals.
- Please provide DOI fro each reference.
Please follow the examples:
- Dienel GA (2019) Brain glucose metabolism: Integration of energetics with function. Physiol Rev 99(1), :949-1045. DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00062.2017.
- Esteves de Oliveira E, de Castro E Silva FM, Caçador Ayupe M, Gomes Evangelista Ambrósio M, Passos de Souza V, Costa Macedo G, Ferreira AP (2019) Obesity affects peripheral lymphoid organs immune response in murine asthma model. Immunology 157(3):268-279. DOI: 10.1111/imm.13081.
- Fedorenko OA, Pulbutr P, Banke E, Akaniro-Ejim NE, Bentley DC, Olofsson CS, Chan S, Smith PA (2020) CaV1.2 and CaV1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes. J Endocrinol 244(2):369-381. DOI: 10.1530/JOE-19-0493.
- Hiramatsu N, Cheek AO, Sullivan CV, Matsubara T, Hara A (2005) Vitellogenesis and endocrine disruption. In: Mommsen TP, Moon TW (eds) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, vol 6. Environmental Toxicology. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 431-471. DOI: 10.1016/S1873-0140(05)80019-0.
- Lushchak VI (2011) Adaptive response to oxidative stress: Bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 153(2):175-190. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.10.004.
- Park S, Kim DS, Kang ES, Kim DB, Kang S (2018) Low-dose brain estrogen prevents menopausal syndrome while maintaining the diversity of the gut microbiomes in estrogen-deficient rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 315(1):E99-E109. DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00005.2018.
- Hill RW, Wyse GA, Anderson M (2008) Animal physiology, second ed. Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
- Marshall A, Bennett MB, Kodja G, Hinojosa-Alvarez S, Galvan-Magana F, Harding M, Stevens G, Kashiwagi T (2011) Manta birostris. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2013.2. Available at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/198921/0 (last accessed 9 December 2013).
Figure legends
- A figure legend should comprise a brief title and a description of the illustration.
- It should be concise and stand informative without reference to the main text.
Tables
- Tables are numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text.
- The table caption is concise and descriptive, and understandable without reference to the main text.
- Statistical measures, such as Mean, Standard deviation (SD) or Standard error (SE) should be identified in the table caption.
- If any scientific name(s) of the species, it should be written in full.
- Dimensions for the units should be indicated.
- Explain all abbreviations used in the table in the footnotes.
Figures
- Figures are submitted in TIFF or JPEG format.
- Figures are submitted as separate files.
- Label figure sections as A, B, etc. in the top left-hand corner.
Supporting Information
- A submission may include “Supporting Information” such as videos, animations, long datasets, tables and figures.
(C) Review article
The format of review articles is more fluid but should include the following:
- Title page
- Abstract and Key words
- The manuscript body
- Conclusions or future perspectives
- Acknowledgements
- Contribution
- Declaration
- References
- Figure legends
- Tables and Figures
(D) Short communications
- A Short Communication is limited in length (no more than 4 printed pages; 2,750 words of text).
- Please consider following format to prepare the manuscript:
- Title page (See Research article)
- Abstract and Key words: They are no more than 175 and 3 words, respectively.
- The body of manuscript incudes statement of significance, materials and methods, results and discussion. However, the main text is written in freeform without any headings.
- Acknowledgements (See Research article)
- Contribution (See Research article)
- Declaration (See Research article)
- References (See Research article)
- It is normally including no more than 2 Tables and 2 multi-panel figures.
- A figure legend should comprise a brief title, and should be concise and stand informative without reference to the main text (See Research article).
- The table caption is concise and descriptive, and understandable without reference to the main text (See Research article).
(E) Units
Some Units of Measure
b.w. - body weight
°C - degrees Celsius
cpm - counts per min
dpm - disintegrations per min
g – gram
ga - gauge of hypodermic needle
h - hour
ha - hectare
kg - kilogram
L - liter
M - mole
mM - millimolar
µM - micromolar
mL - milliliter
µL - microliter
µm - micrometer
m - meter
min - minute
Osmol - osmolality/osmolarity
mOsmol - milliosmolality/milliosmolarity
s - second
v: v - volume ratio
wt/vol - weight per volume
y - year
Routes of treatment
id - intradermal
im - intramuscular
iu - intrauterine
iv - intravenous
sc - subcutaneous
po - oral
Statistical expressions
ANOVA - analysis of variance
CV - coefficient of variation
df - degrees of freedom
F - variance ratio
NS - not significant
P - probability
SD - standard deviation
SE - standard error of the mean
r - correlation coefficient
r2 - coefficient of regression
(F) Copyright and photocopying
Authors of articles published in International Journal of Biological Reports retain copyright on their articles, except for any third-party images and other materials added by Biological Sciences, which are subject to copyright of their respective owners. Authors are therefore free to disseminate and re-publish their articles, subject to any requirements of third-party copyright owners and subject to the original publication being fully cited. International Journal of Biological Reports editorial policy allows authors to deposit the post print (final peer-reviewed version) in other repositories without any delay (Sherpa / Romeo blue color). Visitors may also download and forward articles subject to the citation requirements. The ability to copy, download, forward or otherwise distribute any materials is always subject to any copyright notices displayed. Copyright notices must be displayed prominently and may not be obliterated, deleted or hidden, totally or partially.
(G) Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form or in any other language without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
(H) Disclaimer
The publisher and editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of the information contained in this journal. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors.
(I) Page charges
This journal has no page charges.
Disclaimer
The INJBIR and Editors cannot be held responsible for errors and any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this journal; the views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher and Editors. Likewise, the reference made to trademarks is only circumstantial and does not imply, as far as INJBIR is concerned, any kind of recommendation or evaluation of the product in question or the manufacturing company.
Experiments
All experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with institutional, national and international guidelines concerning the use of research and/or the sampling of endangered species. Authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed.
Important notes
• The submitted manuscripts should not have been previously published and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• The manuscript should be included line numbers. Otherwise, your manuscript would not be considered by the editorial board.
• The picture files of the manuscript which could be occupied the submission file capacity, should be uploaded through the "Attachment file(s)" separately.
• The corrected technical reviewed version of the manuscript (after sending the opinion of the technical manager of the journal) should be submitted again by replacing it with the older version of the manuscript (delete the current file and upload the new one).
• Abbreviations: Acronyms and abbreviations should be defined the first time they are used in the text.
• Units: The international system of units (SI units) should be used.
• Scientific names: The genus (always capitalized) and the species (not capitalized) should be typed in italics. When the same name is used more than once in the paper, the first letter of the genus (still capitalized) should be used as an abbreviation in the second and subsequent uses of the name.
• Copyright and photocopying: Authors of articles published in International Journal of Biological Reports retain copyright on their articles, except for any third-party images and other materials added by Biological Sciences, which are subject to copyright of their respective owners. Authors are therefore free to disseminate and re-publish their articles, subject to any requirements of third-party copyright owners and subject to the original publication being fully cited. International Journal of Biological Reports editorial policy allows authors to deposit the postprint (final peer-reviewed version) in other repositories without any delay (Sherpa / Romeo blue color). Visitors may also download and forward articles subject to the citation requirements. The ability to copy, download, forward or otherwise distribute any materials is always subject to any copyright notices displayed. Copyright notices must be displayed prominently and may not be obliterated, deleted or hidden, totally or partially.
Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form or in any other language without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Disclaimer: The publisher and editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of the information contained in this journal. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors
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