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Author Guidelines
Manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate with a diskette to the Editor-in-Chief at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Papers should be original contributions in the fields of Biology and Biotechnology (including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Agrobiology).
Manuscripts. Should be type-written with double spacing throughout leaving a 5-cm wide margin on only one side of A4 paper. Papers should not exceed 6 printed pages (about 12 manuscript pages) including figures and tables. Authors should indicate in the manuscripts where they desire figures and tables to be inserted. Papers are to be written in English or French languages only.
The title page. Should contain; full title of the article; full names and address of author(s) (including name of the institution, city and country); any footnotes referring to the title (indicated by asterisks); the page heading (running title) with no more than 55 letters, including spaces; and the address to which proofs should be sent.
Abstract; authors should provide a separate abstract of not more than 200 words.
Text. This should contain an Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion. Results and discussion may be combined in one section. Genus and species names should be in italics.
References. The list of references should be alphabetical in order and should include the full title of the cited article. Examples are hereby indicated of the form in which references should be presented:
Axcell , B., Kruger, L. and Allen, G. (1988). Some investigative studies with yeast foods. In: Proceedings of the 20th Convention of The Institute of Brewing (Australia and New Zealand Section). Institute of brewing, Sydney, Australia, pp 201-209.
Casey, G. P. and Ingledew, W.M., (1985). Reevaluation of alcohol synthesis in brewer's yeast. MBAA Technical Quarterly 22; 133-141.
Ononogbu, I. C. and Echeta, N. B. C. (1987a). Haemoglobin glycosylation and erythrocyte-free fatty acid concentration in garri-fed rats. Nutr. Res. 7: 883-886.
Ononogbu, I. C. and Echeta, N. B. C. (1987b). Haemoglobin glycosylation and erythrocyte-free fatty acid concentration in ogi-fed rats. Nutr. Res. 7: 887-889.
References should be given in the text by author and year (e.g. Axcell et al., 1988; Casey and Ingledew, 1985; Ononogbu and Echeta, 1987a; 1987b).
Illustrations. Must be restricted to the minimum needed to clarify the text. Previously published illustrations or illustrations in colours are usually not accepted. Explanations of figures furnished as legends to figures should not be repeated in the text. Numerical data given in graphs or tables must not be duplicated. As a rule, requests for colour reproductions cannot be approved unless the author bears the cost. All figures, whether photographs, graphs, or diagrams, must be mentioned in the text and the top of the figure, the title of the paper, the author's name, and the figure number should be marked lightly on the back in soft pencil. All figures are to be numbered consecutively throughout and submitted separately. Whenever possible several figures should be grouped into a plate on one page. Inscriptions on figures should be clearly legible. Letters 2mm high are recommended. The publishers reserve the right to reduce or enlarge line drawings.
Half tone illustrations. Please submit sharp, well contrasted photographic prints trimmed at right angles and in the desired final size. Inscriptions should be about 3mm high. If reduction is absolutely necessary, please state the alternative scale desired. The publishers reserve the right to reduce or enlarge line illustrations.
Short and concise, but self-sufficient legends are required. These should be appended to the text.
Rapid communications. Short reports of new results of special interest will be published out of order as rapid publications. Authors are expected to append a note explaining why the text merits publication in this form. A rapid communication should normally not exceed 2-3 printed pages, including one table and, if necessary, one figure. After acceptance, authors are expected to produce their texts in the forms they are to be published. Rapid publications will appear in print one or two months after receipt of the final version. Editors reserve the right to decide what constitutes a rapid communication.
Bio-Research also accepts mini-reviews for publication. These must however not exceed 5 printed pages in length. Authors are asked to contact one of the International Editors before the submission of a Mini-review.
Offprints. Ten offprints of each paper are supplied free of charge. Additional offprints can be purchased in lots of 100, provided that the order for them is received with the corrected proof.
Handling/page charges. On acceptance of any manuscript, authors are required to pay a page charge of three hundred and fifty Naira (x 350.00) only. Contributors outside Nigeria are requested to pay $ 50 (US dollars) to the Editor-in-Chief in certified bank draft.
ADVERTISING RATES
Full Page x25,000 (US $ 250)
Half Page x 15,000 (US $ 150)
Quarter Page x 10,000 (US $ 100)
Subscription and Advert Correspondence to be directed to
O. U. Njoku (Editorial assistant)
Bio-Research,
Department of Biochemistry,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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, RTF, or WordPerfect document file 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 URL addresses); 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, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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