期刊名称：METALLOMICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Metallomics is a subject that is receiving great attention as a new frontier in the investigation of trace elements in biology and is expected to develop as an interdisciplinary science complementary to genomics and proteomics. This timely new journal covers the research fields related to biometals and is expected to be the core publication for the emerging metallomics community as they strive to fully understand the role of metals in biological, environmental, and clinical systems.
Metallomics publishes original research and topical reviews, which provide insight into the role of metals in the life sciences. This includes:
1.Chemical speciation, dynamics and kinetics of trace elements in biological systems
3.Elemental distributions and concentrations linked to the genome
4.Regulation of the uptake, accumulation and metabolism of metals and other trace elements in biological systems
5.Physiological and pathological mechanisms related to trace elements in human health and disease
6.Structural analysis and coregulation of elements within the metallome, including the survey and identification of metalloproteins/enzymes
7.Genetic and molecular genetic basis for regulation of metallomes and epigenetic factors relative to the organism
8.The interaction of metallodrugs, including chemotherapy agents, with biological organisms, including in clinical use
9.Metal exchange between biota and the environment
10.Bioimaging and biosensing of metals, including analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic radioactive metals
11.Instrumentation and methods demonstrating solutions in the area of metallomics
12.Certified reference materials for biological applications
Readership
Readership will be cross-disciplinary and include researchers in academia and industry working in analytical science, biogeochemistry, bioinformatics, biological catalysis, biological environmental science, cell biology, clinical chemistry, environmental health, medicine, metallobiochemistry, microbiology, nutritional chemistry, pharmacology, plant biochemistry and physiology and toxicology.
Metallomics is now indexed in MEDLINE, providing access to articles published the journal to thousands of biomedical researchers and health professionals.
Article Types
The journal will publish a full mix of primary articles, communications and reviews.
Instructions to Authors
1.0 Scope and Standards
Metallomics publishes original research and topical reviews, which provide insight into the role of metals in the life sciences. Articles are encouraged in the following areas:
Chemical speciation, dynamics and kinetics of trace elements in biological systems
Elemental distributions and concentrations linked to the genome
Regulation of the uptake, accumulation and metabolism of metals and other trace elements in biological systems
Physiological and pathological mechanisms related to trace elements in human health and disease
Structural analysis and coregulation of elements within the metallome, including the survey and identification of metalloproteins/enzymes
Genetic and molecular genetic basis for regulation of metallomes and epigenetic factors relative to the organism
The interaction of metallodrugs, including chemotherapy agents, with biological organisms, including in clinical use
Metal exchange between biota and the environment
Bioimaging and biosensing of metals, including analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic radioactive metals
Certified reference materials for biological applications
All contributions are judged on originality, quality of scientific content and appropriateness of length to content of new science.
2.0 Article Types
2.1 Communications
These must report preliminary research findings that are highly original, of immediate interest and are likely to have a high impact on the metallomics community. Communications are given priority treatment, are fast-tracked through the publication process and appear prominently at the front of the journal in a dedicated Communications section. Authors should provide at the time of submission a short paragraph explaining why their work justifies urgent publication as a Communication. Ideally, a Full Paper in Metallomics should follow each Communication. There is no page limit for communications in Metallomics , however the length should be commensurate with scientific content. Authors are encouraged to make full use of Electronic Supplementary Information in order to present more concise articles.
2.2 Full Papers
These must represent a significant development in the particular area and are judged according to originality, quality of scientific content and contribution to existing knowledge. Although there is no page limit for Full Papers, appropriateness of length to content of new science will taken into consideration.
2.3 Review Articles
Metallomics publishes a range of review articles. Potential writers should contact the Editorial Office before embarking on their work.
2.3.1 Critical Review
Critical reviews are definitive, comprehensive reviews but must also provide a critical evaluation of the chosen topic area. Authors should try to be selective in the choice of material, whilst still aim to cover all the important work in the field, also indicating possible future developments.
2.3.2 Mini Review
Mini reviews are highlights or summaries of research in an emerging area of analytical science covering approximately the last 2-3 years. Given topics should review work no more than approximately 36 months old, and articles should cover only the most interesting/significant developments in that specific subject area. The articles should be highly critical and selective in referencing published work. A small amount of speculation of possible future developments may also be appropriate in the Conclusions section.
2.3.3 Tutorial Review
Tutorial reviews are written from a personal point of view, and ideally should be the first review of a new significant area, bringing together the results of various primary publications. Tutorial reviews are intended to interest a large number of readers and should be written at a level that could be understood by an advanced undergraduate student. The intention is to increase awareness and understanding of the chosen topic area for workers/researchers already involved in the field, workers changing the direction/emphasis of their work and a broad based non-specialist (graduate and post-graduate) audience, with a view to informing them of the most recent developments in the area.
2.3.4 Perspective
Perspectives are written at a philosophical level either on a particular aspect of analytical spectroscopy or on a topic of relevance or potential relevance to the community. The article should be easily understandable to a non-specialist in the field. At the same time, Perspectives should provide an authoritative discussion of the area concerned. Authors are encouraged to identify areas where further developments are imminent, in urgent need of being addressed, and any areas that may be of significance to the analytical science community in general.
2.4 Comments
These are a medium for the discussion and exchange of scientific opinions concerning material published in Metallomics. Submitted Comments will normally be forwarded to the authors of the work being discussed, and these authors will be given the opportunity to submit a reply for publication together with the Comment. For publication of a Comment or a Reply, they must be judged by the referees to be scientifically significant and of interest to the readership of Metallomics. Comments and replies will be reviewed in the normal way, but additional referees will be consulted if there is an unresolved disagreement between correspondents, or where there is doubt as to the significance of the Comment or Reply. Comments should be brief and should not normally exceed a length of one printed journal page. Publication will take place only when all parties have had an opportunity to respond appropriately.
Editorial Board
Editorial Board
Ariel Anbar
Arizona State University, US
Rachel Austin
Bates College, Maine, USA
Joseph Caruso
Chair
University of Cincinnati and Metallomics Center of the Americas, US
Hiroki Haraguchi
Nagoya University, Japan
David Koppenaal
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
Ryszard Lobinski
CNRS UMR 5034, France and Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Thomas O'Halloran
Northwestern University, US
Nigel Robinson
Newcastle University, UK
David Salt
Purdue University, US
Bibudhendra Sarkar
University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Hongzhe Sun
University of Hong Kong, China
Advisory Board
Marco Arruda
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Partha Basu
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
Ivano Bertini
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Joerg Bettmer
University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Zhifang Chai
Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China
Al Crumbliss
Duke University, Durham, USA
Heidi Goenaga Infante
LGC, Teddington, UK
Jose Luis Gomez-Ariza
University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
Rudolf Grimm
Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, US
Gary Hieftje
Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Norbert Jakubowski
ISAS, Dortmund, Germany
Bernhard Keppler
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
David Koppenaal
PNNL, Washington, US
Peter Kroneck
University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Maria Montes-Bayon
University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Yasumitsu Ogra
Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
Joanna Spzunar
CNRS UMR 5034, France
Bob Williams
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Jeff Zaleski
Indiana University, Bloomington, US
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