Archives of BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS is an international journal dedicated to the dissemination of fundamental knowledge in all areas of biochemistry and biophysics. Manuscripts that contain new and significant information of general interest to workers in these fields are welcome. Sufficient detail must be included to enable others to repeat the work. The journal also invites timely reviews and editorial commentary. There are no submission fees or page charges for ABB.
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if the manuscript is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher. The Copyright Transfer Agreement should be signed by the appropriate person. Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions to reprint previously published figures, tables, and other material.
Preparing your manuscript for submission
Each manuscript is to be accompanied by an electronic cover letter in MS Word outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance. Copies of all related manuscripts under consideration for publication must also be included with the submitted manuscript.
Authors should suggest competent reviewers in their field and may also suggest individuals whom they wish to have excluded from the review process. The corresponding author will receive a decision letter from the Executive Editor. Revised manuscripts and correspondence concerning such manuscripts should be sent to the Executive Editor at the address indicated on the decision letter.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:
The title page (p. 1) should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, a short title of less than 65 characters, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers). Authors should specify on page 1 of the manuscript the subject area of the article submitted:
- Protein Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Cell Biochemistry
- Systems Biochemistry
The abstract (p. 2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.
The introduction should be as concise as possible, without subheadings.
Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments to be reproduced.
Results and Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.
Acknowledgments should be brief and should precede the references.
References to the literature should be cited by numbers in square brackets in the text and listed in numerical order at the end. Use the most recent edition of the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index for abbreviations of journal titles. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. Please note the following examples.
1. [1] W.D. Strayhorn, B.E. Wadzinski, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 400 (2002) 76-84.
2. [2] R. Hesketh, The Oncogene FactsBook, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
3. [3] O.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: E.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 218-304.
Figures. In your initial submission, all figures and tables should be submitted as part of the single PDF file.
Color figures. One piece of color art per article will be published free of charge.
Color artwork should be transmitted as CMYK color. RGB images must be converted to CMYK and all necessary color adjustments must be made prior to the transmission of the files. Authors must supply Elsevier with a color-correct CMYK printout of all color electronic art, if the paper is accepted.
Cover art. Suggestions for cover art are welcome and 4-process color is encouraged. This artwork may be a figure from the paper or a complementary figure. Submit art as prints, as slides, or in electronic form (TIFF and EPS files only). A slide or electronic file should be accompanied by a print that matches it exactly. A short (one-line) legend should accompany each photograph.
Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited consecutively in the text. Each table should be titled and typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Units must be clearly indicated for each of the entries in the table.
Nucleotide sequence data. For nucleotide sequence data authors are required to submit original nucleotide or amino acid sequence data to a databank such as GenBank or EMBL. A footnote that includes the accession number should be included on the title page. It is preferable that the sequence data be deposited either prior to submission or by the time of acceptance of the manuscript. However, a footnote can be added at the proof stage if the material is deposited after acceptance. For further information please contact the Editorial Office or GenBank or EMBL directly.
GenBank/DNA sequence linking. Authors wishing to enable other scientists to use the accession numbers cited in their papers via links to these sources should type this information in the following manner:
For each and every accession number cited in an article, authors should type the accession number in bold, underlined text. Letters in the accession number should always be capitalized (see Example 1 below). This combination of letters and format will enable Elsevier's typesetters to recognize the relevant texts as accession numbers and add the required link to GenBank's sequences.
Example 1: GenBank accession nos. AI631510, AI631511, AI632198, and BF223228), a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117).
Authors are encouraged to check accession numbers used very carefully. An error in a letter or number can result in a dead link.
In the final version of the printed article, the accession number text will not appear bold or underlined (see Example 2 below).
Example 2: GenBank accession nos. AI631510, AI631511, AI632198, and BF223228), a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117).
In the final version of the electronic copy, the accession number text will be linked to the appropriate source in the NCBI databases, enabling readers to go directly to that source from the article (see Example 3 below).
Example 3: GenBank accession nos. AI631510, AI631511, AI632198, and BF223228), a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117).
Animal studies. Policy regarding publication of experiments on unanesthetized animals conforms with the standards for use of laboratory animals established by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Experiments in which curariform agents are used must be justified and details of the steps taken to reduce or avoid distress to the animal must be provided, particularly with regard to electrical stimulation.
Submission format. We require transmission of new submissions in PDF, MS Word, or PostScript format, although submission in PDF format is preferred. Files created in layout programs such as Adobe FrameMaker or PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and Corel Ventura are unacceptable. All figures and tables should be included in this single document. If the file is larger than 2 megabytes, please submit via the FTP site or disk rather than e-mail. When submitting a revised version of a manuscript, please provide the file electronically per the instructions below.
To ensure the integrity of your submission during the review process, we require that your manuscript be submitted in a file format that cannot be edited. After your work has been accepted, you will be asked to provide the journal with a version of the manuscript that can be edited for production.
PDF files: Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is a universal file format that preserves all of the fonts, formatting, colors, and graphics of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as intended by anyone with a free Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can convert any document to Adobe PDF using proprietary software including Adobe Acrobat.
PS files: Adobe PostScript files (PS) can be created from any application capable of printing files, provided a PostScript printer driver is used. Authors are encouraged to use PostScript Level 2, use ADSC structuring, include all fonts in the file, and save it in ASCII rather than binary format.
Where to submit your manuscript
Manuscripts may be submitted via e-mail, FTP, or computer disk, each time a new version is submitted, along with an electronic file of the cover letter to the editor.
E-mail. Manuscript files can be transmitted via e-mail (ABB@elsevier.com) if the total file size of all attached files does not exceed 2 megabytes.
FTP. You may submit your manuscript via ABB's FTP site (ftp.elsevier.com, with username anon and password essd4acc). Please choose unique, descriptive file names. File names should include the corresponding author's last name, or the manuscript number (if available), or else the production number (if available). Examples: SmithFig3.eps, ABB2001-0439Fig1.tif, or ABB4212Text.doc. Upon successful completion of an FTP transmission, authors must send an e-mail message to ABB@elsevier.com as notification that the files have been posted. In the body of the e-mail, please include the name of the journal to which the manuscript has been transmitted, the title of the manuscript, the names of all the authors, the type of computer used to create the files, the type of software and version number used to create the files, and a list of all file names.
Disk. Although we prefer receiving files via the Internet, we also accept materials on 3.5-inch high-density (not double-density) disks, CD-ROMs, and 100- or 250-MB Zip disks. Disks should be formatted for DOS/Windows. Because we can access disks formatted for some, but not all, versions of UNIX, we strongly discourage transmission on UNIX disks. Note on the disk label the operating system, software, file format, and version numbers used to create the disk: e.g., Windows 95 - Word 97; Windows 98 - WordPerfect 9; MacOS 8.6 - Word 98. If you submit your electronic materials on one of these media, we recommend using the special packaging materials available and shipping them via a reputable express courier service. Please send disks to:
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Elsevier
525 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101, USA
Your revised/accepted manuscript
Many acceptable papers require minor revision or condensation. It is in the mutual interest of both the authors and the journal that amended manuscripts be returned promptly. A revised paper will retain its original date of receipt only if it is received by the Executive Editor within 2 months of the date of return to the author.
We require authors to submit an electronic version of their revised manuscript, as this will significantly speed the processing of the manuscript in the event it is accepted. Please bear in mind that this electronic version must exactly match any hard copy also being supplied to the Editor and/or the Editorial Office, if applicable.
Acceptable file types. Most word-processing packages are acceptable; however, we prefer that authors use a recent version of Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect. Manuscripts saved with formatting intact are preferred. Rich-text format (.rtf extension) is acceptable, but plain text (.txt extension) files are discouraged. Submit each figure as a separate TIFF or EPS file.
ABB cannot use PDF or PostScript files at this stage because they do not allow editing of the text. Files created in layout programs such as Adobe FrameMaker or PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and Corel Ventura are unacceptable. Artwork should not be embedded within the manuscript. It must be supplied in electronic files separate from the manuscript file.
Symbols and foreign characters can be set with word-processing software by altering typefaces to a corresponding font that displays the appropriate character. Use the Symbol font for Greek characters whenever possible. When special characters are unavailable, please note them on the hard-copy printout as not appearing properly in the electronic file. Do so by circling or making notes in the left margin.
The elements of the electronic file should be ordered so that all nontext elements, e.g., figure legends, and footnotes, are out of the text stream.. Do not use the footnote function of the software. Thus, the order should be title, author(s), affiliation(s) including e-mail addresses, abstract, keywords, text elements, references, figure legends, footnotes. Incorporate the above-listed components into one file.
Elsevier may set tables from electronic files, typeset them conventionally, or scan them as art. Therefore, when providing tables electronically, please place them in a file separate from the manuscript.
Use the software's spell-checking and page-numbering capabilities before final transmission.
The manuscript will be edited according to the style of the journal, and authors must read the proofs carefully.
Figures In the interest of quality and accuracy, we prefer to use author-supplied electronic artwork for all figures and complex tables. Each individual figure or graphic must be supplied as a separate, stand-alone file. Figure and table files must be named with their respective numbers and graphic types such as SmithFig1.tif, SmithFig2a.tif, SmithTable1.eps, etc. Long file names are acceptable.
Use EPS or TIFF file formats; TIFF is preferred. Artwork submitted in TIFF should adhere to the following resolution settings: half tones (color/grayscale): 300 dpi; line art (black and white) and mixed images (halftones with text or line art): 600 to 1200 dpi. If it is necessary to import graphics from a vector-based drawing program (e.g., Adobe Illustrator) into a raster-based program (e.g., Adobe PhotoShop) in order to produce a TIFF file, a resolution of at least 600 dpi is required for quality reproduction.
When creating your figures, use font sizes and line weights that will reproduce clearly and accurately when figures are sized to the appropriate column width. The minimum line weight is 1/2 point (thinner lines will not reproduce well). Eliminate all excess white space from the borders of each figure. Do not include figure legends or other extraneous text in a graphic file; figure legends should be provided as text, placed after the reference section in the main manuscript file. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals.
You may be asked to provide a hard copy of your artwork or your manuscript. If so, we require a hard-copy printout that exactly matches the electronic version of all artwork. All figures and complex tables not transmitted in electronic form must be sent as high-quality, camera-ready hard copies.
Hard-copy submissions of color figures must be submitted on paper or flexible board due to the nature of the reproduction process.
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author as a PDF file by e-mail. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made, and proofs should be returned promptly. Authors will be charged for alterations that exceed 10% of the total cost of composition.
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION
Electronic submission is now mandatory for Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Submissions are to be sent electronically via e-mail (ABB@elsevier.com). FTP transfer (ftp.elsevier.com, with username anon and password essd4acc) or mailing a disk (ABB, Elsevier, 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101, USA) is also an optional back-up means of sending a new submission.
1. Submit initial manuscript and art as a single PDF file; MS word or PS formats are also optional back-up formats. This file is to be less than 2 MB. Please also submit an electronic cover letter in MS Word format along with your manuscript.
2. Double-space the text and number all pages consecutively, including references, tables, and figure legends. Conform to the general style of the journal. Write in clear and grammatical English.
3. Suggest at least 4 competent reviewers (provide complete contact information) and individuals who may be excluded from the review process.
4. Designate the corresponding author on the title page and provide a complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address for correspondence.
5. On the title page, include a short title of fewer than 65 letters and spaces and indicate the appropriate subject area (Protein Biochemistry and Biophysics, Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cell Biochemistry, or Systems Biochemistry).
6. List keywords after the abstract.
7. Check the style in which references are cited.
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