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期刊名称：METHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN FLUORESCENCE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Methods and Applications in Fluorescence focuses on new developments in fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, microscopy, fluorescent probes, labels and (nano)materials. It will feature both methods and advanced (bio)applications and accepts original research articles, reviews and technical notes.
Scope
Methods and Applications in Fluorescence is the forum for original research articles, review articles and technical notes in the area of fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, fluorescent probes, labels and materials. Its focus is on both methods and (advanced) applications. The following topics are representative of its coverage.
Spectroscopy
Luminescence spectroscopy of biomolecules, of natural and synthetic fluorophores, fluorescence lifetime and polarization; resonance energy transfer (FRET); correlation spectroscopy; quenching; upconversion; plasmonic interactions; multiphoton excitation; single-molecule spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, advanced components and instrumentation, nanometry, etc.
Imaging
Fluorescence microscopy; multi-photon microscopy, quantitative fluorescence microscopy (such as FLIM, FCS, FRAP, TIRF); single-molecule microscopy; super resolution microscopy (such as STED, PALM, STORM, GSD, SIM), 3D imaging; single plane illumination microscopy, in vivo fluorescence imaging; advanced devices and systems for imaging, etc.
Labels, probes & sensors
Protein and DNA labels; intercalators; labels for neurotransmitters and hormones; probes for ions; luminescent chelates and metal–organic probes; bioconjugation; lanthanide fluorescence, fluorescent proteins; membrane and lipid probes; (molecular) chemical sensors and biosensors, enzyme probes; (bio)assays (diagnostic, sequencing, signalling, screening), etc.
Materials
Nanomaterials including all kinds of dots; luminescent nanoparticles; nanotubes; clusters; luminescent polymers, thin-film and solid-state emitters, etc.
The journal will not consider articles outlining routine uses of fluorescence, (for example, in detection), purely descriptive work, or synthesis without a demonstration of its use.
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- NASA ADS
- AGI Georef
- INSPEC
- Chemical Abstract Service
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection
- ProQuest SciTech Journals Collection
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- Scopus
Instructions to Authors
Author guidelines
Scope
Methods and Applications in Fluorescence covers developments in fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, microscopy, fluorescent probes, labels, and (nano)materials. It focuses on both methods and advanced (bio)applications and accepts original research articles, review articles and technical notes.
Article types
Papers
Reports of original research work; not normally more than 8500 words (10 journal pages).
Papers should include the following sections:
Title
A descriptive title which accurately, clearly and concisely reflects the emphasis and content of the paper. Words like 'novel' should not be used as it is self-evident that work that was not novel is not suitable for publication.
Author list
This should only include as co-authors all those who have made substantial contributions to the work described in the article. The use of first names, initials and surnames (e.g. John R Smith) is preferred over the use of initials only with surnames (e.g. J R Smith) to avoid difficulties with indexing and helps with the unique identification of an author. Deceased persons who meet the criteria for inclusion as co-authors can also be included, with a footnote indicating the date of death. The author list should not include professional or official titles or academic degrees. At least one author must be marked as the author to whom reader correspondence regarding the published manuscript should be addressed.
Institution address
The author affiliation(s) listed should be the institution(s) where the work was conducted. If the present address of an author differs from that at which the work was done, that address should be given in a footnote.
Abstract
All papers must include an abstract which should include all the keywords which would help a reader locate your article from an abstracts database. It should also state clearly what you have achieved and what is described in your paper.
Introduction
Papers must have introduction which covers the background and motivation for the work, including all relevant references. It should include a brief summary of the state of the art and demonstrate to the reader why your work makes a significant advance on current practice. Questions should be answered such as:
- What has been done before in this field?
- What is the motivation for the work?
- How does your work enhance the state of current knowledge? For this you may have to give a brief outline to the reader on what the state of current knowledge is.
- To whom is it relevant?
- Why should people be interested in your work? Why should they read your paper?
Abbreviations should be explained. Acronyms should be expanded
Symbols and letters used in equations must be specified unless they are completely unambiguous.
Experimental / Methods section
This should contain a description of what you have done, any instrumentation and methods developed.
Sufficient details should be included so that another researcher in the field can reproduce the work for themselves.
If you are using a procedure or instrumentation which has already been published, please include a reference to that paper and do not include the full description in the current paper.
The Methods section should not read like a doctoral thesis, some details are obvious to other researchers, others are not.
Results
These should be clearly and logically presented with appropriate figures. Authors may wish to consider the inclusion of video or animation to enhance their article.
Discussion
A place to elucidate and discuss the results obtained. This is also an opportunity to compare your work with that of other authors, and to demonstrate why your work is an improvement on that already published.
Conclusion
This should sum up the main results of the paper in a clear and concise way. The conclusion should summarize the significant advances made and point out the implications for future research.
Figures, tables and diagrams
Figures should be clear and legible with descriptive captions. They should be chosen carefully to avoid duplication. Using well drawn diagrams and clear figures along with well-written captions makes it easy for readers to understand your work. Figure captions should be written so that figures are understandable without constant reference to the text.
Reference list
This should give enough detail so that the reader will be able to locate a copy without too much difficulty. References should appear in numerical order in the order in which they appear in the text. We ask that the article title is included for all references.
Technical notes
Short articles, not normally more than 2500 words (3 journal pages), including descriptions of apparatus or techniques developed for a specific purpose, important experimental or theoretical points and novel technical solutions to commonly encountered problems. An important criterion for acceptance of these articles is usefulness. Authors may wish to consider the inclusion of supplementary technical data to increase the usefulness of these articles.
Review articles
These are intended to summarize accepted practice and report on recent progress in selected areas. The article may deal with a subject that is still developing so an exhaustive review is not feasible. Articles are meant to be timely rather than fully comprehensive, but should nevertheless include a general survey of the field and an introduction containing sufficient basic information to make the article interesting and informative for non-specialists.
It should be between 12 000 and 18 000 words in length (including figures).
Authors who are considering writing a review article should submit a brief synopsis of their article consisting of a title, abstract and list of headings and sub headings to the Editorial office (maf@iop.org).
Our policy on conflicts of interest
Authors of all articles are required upon submission to disclose any potential conflict of interest (e.g. employment, consulting fees, industrial research contracts, stock ownership, equity interests, patent-licensing arrangements, honoraria, etc) in their covering letter. If the article is subsequently accepted for publication, this information should be included in an acknowledgments section.
Our policy for articles involving animal or human subjects
For articles where the research described involves the use of live animal subjects, authors should include a statement in their manuscript to confirm that all experiments were performed in compliance with the relevant laws and institutional guidelines, and also state the institutional committee(s) that have approved the experiments. All investigations involving animal experimentation must be conducted in accordance with the Guiding Principles for Research Involving Animals and Human Beings as adopted by The American Physiological Society, and with local statutory requirements.
For articles where human subjects have been involved, all investigations involving humans must be conducted in accordance with the principles embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki and in accordance with local statutory requirements. Articles relying on clinical trials should quote the trial registration number at the end of the abstract. IOP also encourages the registration of such studies in a public trials registry prior to publication of the results in the journal. At statement to this effect should be included in the manuscript.
Our policy on informed consent
Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patients' names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires that a patient who is identifiable be shown the manuscript to be published. Authors should identify Individuals who provide writing assistance and disclose the funding source for this assistance.
Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. Complete anonymity is difficult to achieve, however, and informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance that alterations do not distort scientific meaning and editors should so note.
When informed consent has been obtained it should be indicated in the published article.
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
David J S Birch Strathclyde University, UK
Yves Mély Université de Strasbourg, France
Otto S Wolfbeis Universität Regensburg, Germany
Editorial Board
Manfred Auer University of Edinburgh, UK
Mario Berberan e Santos Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Alexander P Demchenko National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
Alberto Diaspro Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
Maria F Garcia-Parajo Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Hans C Gerritsen Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Zygmunt (Karol) Gryczynski Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA
David M Jameson University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Yun-Bao Jiang Xiamen University, China
Lennart B Å Johansson University of Umeå, Sweden
Anita C Jones University of Edinburgh, UK
Clemens Kaminski University of Cambridge, UK
Paavo K J Kinnunen University of Helsinki, Finland
G Krishnamoorthy Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Joseph R Lakowicz University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
Marcia Levitus Arizona State University, USA
János Matkó Eötvös-Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Igor Medintz United States Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Seung Bum Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Luca Prodi University of Bologna, Italy
Jicun Ren Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Ute Resch-Genger Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
Markus Sauer Julius-Maximilians-University, Wurzburg, Germany
Petra Schwille TU Dresden, Germany
Claus Seidel Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany
Trevor Smith University of Melbourne, Australia
Jacek Waluk Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Jerker Widengren Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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