期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Aims and scope: The journal "Frontiers in Bioscience" is a modern forum for scientific communication. Data and information that are useful to investigators in any discipline in biology and medicine including biochemistry, microbiology, parasitology, virology, immunology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics will be published after they have been peer reviewed. This will include reviews and research articles in basic science and clinical science, as well as technical notes and protocols. Other materials that have not been traditionally published as peer reviewed articles will also be considered for publication. This will include, rare images ,videos and sounds, and assimilated data in the form of a database on any subject in medicine. The journal will include useful search strategies of internet and databases related to biology and medicine, links to medically relevant journals and the guidelines to authors of scientific journals and as well as information regarding manufacturers' products and links to manufacturers' homepages.
Other items that will be posted are book reviews, as well as a list of conferences.
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Instructions to Authors
GENERAL INFORMATION
Publishing data in scientific journals is the accepted means of dissemination of information in science. Publications are important to investigators since they reflect the extent of their scholarly activities, are needed for their promotion and are required for obtaining grants. They are also the means of disseminating information that are important to other investigators as well as the public. Therefore, "Frontiers in Bioscience" considers all publications as rapid communications. Attempts will be made to post the manuscript on-line shortly after it has been accepted for publication. Scientists who read a given manuscript can express their opinion, criticisms and suggestions for the improvement of material published in FBS. These comments will be posted in the "Letter to editor" section of the journal. Authors can respond and if necessary can revise a manuscript that has already been accepted for publication.
TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS
Manuscripts describing recent and important advances in the fields of biology or medicine will be considered for publication in the Frontiers in Bioscience. Manuscripts will be published in one of the following platforms.
Research articles in basic and clinical sciences
Technical notes and protocols
Reviews in basic and clinical sciences
Multimedia medicine on line (Videos, sounds and images, VRML)
Databases
Proceedings of National and International
Conferences
Lectures
The research articles, reviews and technical notes contain the title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, result, discussion, references, acknowledgment, legends to tables and figures, tables and figures. If necessary, the result and discussion sections may be combined. However, the data submitted for publication in multimedia medicine on line or technical protocols may merely contain the title (including the name of theauthors), a very brief introduction, method, and discussion section, legends (for figures, videos or sounds) and only pertinent references. In the method section of the technical protocols, write sequential steps involved with each step represented by a number. In the method section, write briefly how the video, sound, image or VRML was obtained. If specific reagents are used provide the information about the manufacturer in a section called materials.The intention of technical protocols and video, sound and image gallery is to provide the basic information that allows the reader to interpret the presented data. Therefore, it is important to be succinct and if warranted, to eliminate the introduction, discussion and references.
ETHICAL STANDARDS
Publication of a scientific article represents the means through which the contribution of the scientists are recognized. Along with this recognition, the authors of a scientific article bear the responsibility to make certain that their contribution is original, reproducible, and clearly and honestly represented. It is not always possible to detect erroneous nature of a set of data by the peer review process. Therefore, it is vital that all the authors carefully review the accuracy of the data that they present. The authors of a manuscript are obligated to:
l Refrain from plagiarism (total or partial submission of the work of others)
l Refrain from fabricating (falsifying) data
l Refrain from dishonesty (altering or suppressing information)
l Refrain from submitting information previously published or under consideration for publication in another journal
l Describe the work accurately.
l Provide the details necessary for the duplication of the data by other investigators.
Include all the data even if they do not support a given hypothesis.
l Cite all the relevant contribution of other investigators and references that allow interpretation of the results.
l Include the source of all the materials that are used.
l Make available all products that they generate such as protein, DNA, clone, cell or other types of material that they describe to other investigators. This should be done with the spirit that the data that are published can be duplicated and that other ideas can be tested.
l Abide by the rules set in the Declaration Of Helsinki And Recommendation For Conduct Of Clinical Research.
l Use laboratory animals for the research according to the Rules And Regulations Of NIH And Their
Institution.
l Use of recombinant DNA for the research according to the Rules and Regulations Of NIH and the Institution.
REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS AND
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Submission of data for publication is an indication that the authors are confident that the data are reproducible. Appropriate statistical analysis should be used to determine that the findings are significant. The term "significant" should be used only if such determination has been made. The probability of the significance should be stated. When reporting a new assay, the following data should be listed.
l Within-assay variability
l Between-assay variability
l Slope of the dose-response curve
l Mid-range of assay
l Sensitivity. Least detectable concentration
l Specificity
l Parallelism of the standard and the unknown on recovery
l Comparison with another method for the detection of the compound
AUTHORSHIP
All individuals that are listed as authors should have participated in the following aspects of the work and should be able to take public responsibility for the
reported data.
l Participation in the conception and planning of the work.
l Participation in the analysis of the data.
l Participation in preparation and reporting of the data.
The order of authorship should be based on the joint decision of the authors. Participation solely in providing funds for the work, supervision of the staff involved in acquisition of data, collection of samples, collection of data, or providing materials should not be a basis for authorship. These types of contributions should be listed in the acknowledgment section of the manuscript.
PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
The manuscript should be prepared in American English and in accordance with the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals". The requirements are described in detail in :
l Annals of Internal Medicine 108, 258-265, 1988
l British Medical Journal 296, 401-405, 1988
Correctness of the manuscript in regard to clarity, conciseness, grammar, spelling and typing errors is the responsibility of the authors. Contributors whose native language is not English are encouraged to obtain the help of their colleagues or professional editors proficient in Scientific English who can correct such errors. An original manuscript should be organized as follows:
l Title page
l Table of contents
l Abstract
l Introduction
l Materials and Methods
l Results
l Discussion
l Acknowledgments
l References
l Tables and table legends
l Figures and figure legends
l Corresponding author's address, key words and running title
In technical notes and protocols, the results and discussion may be combined into one section. In a manuscript in the multimedia medicine on line, if necessary, various sections may be shortened or deleted.
The review articles in basic and clinical science should be organized as follows:
l Title page
l Table of contents
l Abstract
l Introduction
l Remaining sections of the manuscript with
l subsections
l Perspective
l Acknowledgments
l References
l Tables and table legends
l Figures and figure legends
l Corresponding author 's address, key words and running title
Reviews should be organized as sections and subsections. Please do not provide materials and methods or discussion section. Number various sections of the reviews in the following style:
1. Section 1
2. Section 2
2.1. Subsection 2.1
2.1.1. Subsection of subsection 2.1.1
Page numbers should not be included in the table of contents. The table of contents should be italicized. Throughout the text, the title should be bold and capped with a double space after the title. The subtitles should be with small letter and bold. Only a return should be inserted after subtitles (see example below).
1. TITLE
Text
1.1. Subtitle
Text
Titles and subtitles are not ended with a period. The titles and subtitles are left justified.
TITLE PAGE
This page should include: Title, and table of contents. Title should be concise.
ABSTRACT
Abstract should be concise and should not exceed 200 words. Abstract should state the background that led to the present series of experiments, the study design, the methods used, the data obtained and the conclusions drawn based on the findings. If a review, the abstract should be a succinct summary of the paper.
INTRODUCTION
Introduction should make the reader familiar with the area of investigation, should cite the relevant and pertinent work of others and the concepts that led to the present series of studies.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The source of the materials used with the appropriate references should be listed. The methods should be thorough so that other investigators can duplicate the work. When the standard deviations or statistical analysis are not reported, it is assumed that the investigators have been able to sufficiently reproduce the data presented in the results section.
RESULTS
Results should be presented with clarity and conciseness. Data should be expressed in Systeme International (SI) units throughout the text. Metric units should be added in parentheses. A complete listing of the SI units and guides to preparation of SI units may be found in the:
l Powsner ER: SI quantities and units for American Medicine. JAMA 252, 1737-1741, 1984
l Council for scientific affairs. SI units for clinical laboratory data. JAMA 253, 2552-2554, 1985
l Powsner ER: The SI for American Medicine. AJDC 140, 97-98, 1986
l SI units for reporting of laboratory data. Arch Pathol Lab Med 109, 1054, 1985
l Young DS: SI units for clinical laboratory. JAMA 240, 1618-1621, 1978
l The SI units are here. JAMA 255, 2329-2339, 1986
Temperature should be expressed in degrees Celsius and the time of day by using 24 hour clock (e.g. 0200 h, 2300 h).
DISCUSSION
In this section, the data that were generated should be analyzed in the light of the available published reports. Attempts should be made not to reiterate the results in the discussion section.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Acknowledge the following: source of support; the personnel who contributed to the technical aspects of the project and to the preparation of the manuscript; those who contributed reagents for use in the project or reviewed or typed the manuscript.
REFERENCES
References should be listed as they appear below. Sequentially number the references throughout the text. Please conform the references to the following format (italicize the name of the journal):
Pampfer, S. Tabibzadeh, F. C. Chuan & J. W. Pollard:Expression of colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) messenger RNA in human endometrial glands during the menstrual cycle: molecular cloning of a novel transcript that predicts a cell surface form of CSF-1. Mol Endocrinol 5, 1931-1938 (1991)
Books should be cited as follows:
R Jones, M Stacey & J Roberts: The role of cytokines in sperm function. In: Reproductive medicine. Eds: Curran J, Roberts S, Raven Press, NY 322-343 (1994)
Please note that the inclusive paging is required for the references. Do not use et al in the list of the authors. List all the authors. Do not underline the name of the journal and do not use period after the name of the journal. Avoid using manuscripts published in the non-peer reviewed journals, reports published in proceedings or abstracts. Substitute these with peer reviewed manuscripts. Do not cite non-published data as a reference. Refer to these data as "unpublished data" in the text.
TABLES
Throughout the text, refer to each table by sequential "English" numbers such
as (Table 1). Place the citation in bold within parenthesis.Type each table on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. Present data in a real table with columns, rows and cells. Separation of text by setting up "Tab" does not create a real table. Tables set in such a manner will not be converted properly to HTML for on line presentation. In a real table, each variable resides in a cell. Consult the "Help" section of your word processor for finding out how to create tables. For each table, provide a title. Keep the number of columns to a minimum. The table should fit into an 8x11 inch page set up in the portray mode. Tables should be included with at the end of the document as indicated above and should be sequentially numbered using English numbers such as Table 1, Table 2, etc.
FIGURE LEGENDS
Throughout the text refer to each figure by sequential "English" numbers such as (Figure 1). Place the citation in bold within parenthesis. Place each figure on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. In the figure legend section, provide a title for each figure followed by the legend. Type the figure legends in sequence listed in the text.
RUNNING TITLE AND KEY WORDS
Editorial Board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SIAMAK TABIBZADEH, MD
ADDRESS: Frontiers in Bioscience, PO Box 160, Albertson, NY 11507-0160
TELEPHONE No:(516) 484-2831
FAX No: (516) 484-2831
E-MAIL ADDRESS: tabibzadeh@bioscience.org
Editor: Dr David Weisgerber
PO Box 3012
Columbus Ohio 43210
Tel: 614-447-3600
Fax: 614-447-3713
E-mail: dweisgerb@cas.org
MAILING ADDRESS OF FBS
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PO Box 160
Searingtown, NY 11507-0160
EDITORIAL OFFICE
S Tabibzadeh, MD
Frontiers in Bioscience
PO Box 160
Searingtown, NY 11507-0160
Tel: 516-484-2831
Fax: 516-484-2831
E-mail: fbsadmin@bioscience.org URL: http://www.bioscience.org/editoff.htm
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