期刊名称：ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Analytical Biochemistry, Methods in the Biological Sciences, emphasizes methods in the biological and biochemical sciences. The journal publishes the results of original research as well as reviews of methods.
Publishing Methods in:
Analytical techniques
Membranes and membrane proteins
Molecular genetics: cloning, sequencing, and mutagenesis
Novel methods of protein purification
Immunological techniques applicable to biochemistry
Immunoassays that introduce a unique approach
Cell biology
General cell and organ culture
Pharmacological and toxicological research techniques
Analytical Biochemistry includes two additional major sections:
1.Reviews - review articles on methods for biological and biochemical sciences
2.Notes and Tips - a new section featuring methods that can be summarized in a shorter format allowing more rapid publication, including helpful "kitchen tricks."
Selected Analytical Biochemistry articles are also included in Proteomics Select - The Virtual Journal of Proteomics (http://www.proteomicsvj.com).
Instructions to Authors
Analytical Biochemistry is an international journal that publishes original material on methods and methodology of interest to the biological sciences and all fields that impinge on biochemical investigation. Manuscripts of two types are considered: full-length Articles and short contributions of about two printed pages, including tables and figures, that fall under the heading of Notes & Tips. Reviews on timely topics and Prospectives on methods at a stage of development at which they are "likely to come about" are generally invited, although unsolicited outlines or manuscripts will be considered.
In addition to the expected techniques that apply to biochemical preparations and analysis, the following should be considered as within the scope of the journal:
- Cell biology and cell, tissue, and organ culture methods that are of general application.
- Membrane preparation and signaling systems.
- Procedures of interest in the field of recombinant technology and molecular genetics.
- Purification of enzymes and other proteins, but only if the methods are both novel and applicable generally; i.e., the interest is in a means of purification rather than in the protein that is being purified.
- Immunological techniques, both analytical and preparative, if they are of general applicability by biochemists. Immunoassays are included but only if a unique approach is introduced rather than the application of an established method to a substance not previously assayed.
- Pharmacological and toxicological research techniques that offer a biochemical approach.
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English and should be submitted in duplicate (one original and one photocopy), including two sets of good-quality figures, to
Analytical Biochemistry
Editorial Office
525 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA
Telephone: (619) 699-6813
Fax: (619) 699-6700
E-mail: ab@elsevier.com
FTP: ftp.elsevier.com (username, anon; password, essd4acc)
There are no submission fees or page charges. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance. Manuscripts will not be returned to authors; one copy of color figures will be returned at the author's request.
Electronic Submission. Authors are requested to transmit the text and art of the manuscript in electronic form, via computer disk, e-mail or FTP (ftp.elsevier.com, with username anon and password essd4acc) each time a new version is submitted. Submission as an e-mail attachment is acceptable provided that all files are included in a single archive the size of which does not exceed 2 megabytes (ab@elsevier.com). Hard-copy printouts of the manuscript and art that exactly match the electronic files must be supplied. The manuscript will be edited according to the style of the journal, and authors must read the proofs carefully.
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been and will not be nor is currently submitted 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; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Manuscripts with multiple authorship are accepted on the assumption that all authors participated meaningfully in the work and agree on the submitted version of the work. Articles and any other material published in Analytical Biochemistry represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) or the Publisher.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it 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(s).
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions to reprint previously published figures, tables, and other material.
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be concise and consistent in style, spelling, and use of abbreviations and be double-spaced, on one side of white bond paper, about 8 1/2 x 11 in. in size, with 1-in. margins on all sides. Each manuscript should have a separate title page noting title of article, authors' names (without degrees), complete affiliations, the address to which proofs should be mailed, and the corresponding author's telephone and fax number and e-mail address. In creating a title for your paper, please omit words such as novel, rapid, improved, simple, sensitive, efficient, convenient, new. Each is felt to be redundant and actually slows down the reader who is scanning the article titles and wants to know more about the method itself. Please substitute informative words that will give readers a more complete idea of the usefulness of your paper with regard to the limitations of their equipment or sample type. Only standard abbreviations should be used in the article title or running title. See the extended Instructions for Authors (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/yabio) for more detailed information regarding abbreviations. Please number all pages of the manuscript. The appropriate subject category should be indicated on the title page (see listing below). An abstract (200 words) should be included on the second page for all Regular Articles, but not Reviews. Keywords should be listed immediately after the abstract.
Text. The suggested organization of an Article is abstract; introductory statement; materials and methods; results; discussion; acknowledgments; references. Some of these sections may be combined if the presentation is thereby made clearer or more effective. Although this is the general form, the journal will accept variation from it but does require an abstract. Notes & Tips should be about two printed pages but no longer than three pages. The intent is to accommodate methods that can be summarized in a shorter format allowing more rapid publication, as well as to provide helpful "kitchen tricks." The standards are the same as those for other articles. No formal organization is required and abstracts are not used, but an opening paragraph should state the problem and the means for its resolution; a brief summary statement concludes the paper.
Names of chemical or organic substances should follow the recommendations of the IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Combined Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (JCBN) as published in the extended Instructions for Authors (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/yabio). Authors should draw attention to any particular chemical or biological hazards that may be involved in carrying out the experiments described. Any relevant safety precautions should be described; if an accepted code of practice has been followed, a reference to the relevant standards should be given.
References to the literature should be cited in the text by Arabic numerals in brackets and listed at the end of the paper in consecutive order. Full titles of the papers must be included. Authors are instructed to cite all relevant prior work. Failure to do so will lead to rejection and can be actionable. Whenever reference is made to an author's manuscript "in press" or "submitted," copies of the manuscript must be included. References to manuscripts as "submitted," "in preparation," "personal communication," or the like are unacceptable if they refer to an essential method or to a key reagent described in the submission to Analytical Biochemistry. Abbreviations of journal titles should follow the style used in the most recent edition of Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index. Please note the style of capitalization and punctuation for journal articles and edited books in the following examples:
[1] P.D. Bonin, L.A. Erickson, Development of a fluorescence polarization assay for peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase, Anal. Biochem. 306 (2002) 8-16.
[2] B. Birren, E. Lai, Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis: A Practical Guide, Academic Press, San Diego, 1993.
[3] O.R. Melts, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.D. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.) Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281-304.
Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of mention in the text: each figure should have a descriptive legend. Legends should be typed together on a separate sheet, double-spaced. All illustrations should be in finished form ready for photoreproduction. Lettering on drawings must be large enough that in the printed version the lettering is 6-8 points. Except for single-letter part designations, lettering on printed figures should not be larger than 10 points. Wide variation in type sizes is undesirable. If, after reduction, the type in the figures would be larger than the type in the text, then publication of the article may be delayed.
Photographs must be kept to a minimum. Photographs may be submitted as single glossy prints with strong contrasts; the magnification should be indicated by a scale where possible. Simple histograms should be avoided; a table or a paragraph in the text is preferred. Illustrations in color can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. Authors of invited Reviews will receive one free page of color.
Please refer to http://authors.elsevier.com/ArtworkInstructions.html?dc=AI1 for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.
Tables should be typed on separate pages, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of mention in the text. Each table should have a short explanatory title.
Footnotes should be designated in text by superscript numbers and typed on a separate sheet following the References. Footnotes to tables should be identified with lowercase superscript letters and placed at the bottom of the table.
Proofs. Article proofs will be sent to the author with reprint order forms.
Summary of Requirements
1. Submit two hard copies and an electronic file of the manuscript.
2. The text must be in both correct and idiomatic English.
3. Designate the corresponding author and provide telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address.
4. Include a short title of less than 50 letters and spaces, and indicate on the title page your choice of category assignment (see below).
5. For Articles provide an abstract of less than 200 words; no references here.
6. For Notes & Tips, less than three printed pages must include all tables and figures; no abstract but see instructions for introduction and summary.
7. Full titles for references are required; unpublished papers will not be listed unless in press.
8. Submit two sets of figures of adequate quality to allow evaluation.
9. Essential methods and key reagents must have been published or in press.
10. Minimize use of abbreviations; rules for their use are in the complete Instructions to Authors (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/yabio).
Editorial Board
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Editor-in-Chief
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W.B. Jakoby, Bethesda, Maryland
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Executive Editors
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J.K. Baker, Fort Worth, Texas
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M.A. Batzer, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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G.M. Carman, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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A.J.L. Cooper, White Plains, New York
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S. Daunert, Lexington, Kentuky
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P. Deininger, New Orleans, Louisiana
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H. Goldfine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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U. Gubler, Nutley, New Jersey
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J.A. Hanover, Bethesda, Maryland
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R. Ivarie, Athens, Georgia
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M.C. Linder, Fullerton, California
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W.M. Lovenberg, Cincinnati, Ohio
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P. McPhie, Bethesda, Maryland
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G. Orr, Bronx, New York
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R.N. Perham, Cambridge, England
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K. Rice, Iowa City, Iowa
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J.B.A. Ross, Missoula, Montana
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S.S. Smith, Duarte, California
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N.C. Stellwagen, Iowa City, Iowa
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B.D. Stollar, Boston, Massachusetts
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M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Strasbourg, France |
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