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1 Online Submission 1.1 Initial submission 1.2 Submission of a revised manuscript
2 Editorial Policies 2.1 Originality 2.2 Peer review process 2.3 Conflict of interest 2.4 Human and animal rights
2.5 Informed consent
3 Types of Paper 3.1 Reviews 3.2 Original research papers 3.3 Others
4 Preparation of the Manuscript 4.1 Title page 4.2 Abstract 4.3 Introduction 4.4 Materials and methods 4.5 Results 4.6 Discussion 4.7 Acknowledgments 4.8 References 4.9 Tables 4.10 Figures 4.11 Nomenclature, abbreviations, units and symbols
5 Publication 5.1 Accepted articles published online 5.2 Copyright 5.3 Publication fee 5.4 Remuneration and reprints
6 Outstanding Paper Award
1 Online Submission Authors should submit manuscripts online at http://cjbmb.bjmu.edu.cn. Any queries can be sent to the Editorial Office (shxb@bjmu.edu.cn). The author is requested to examine the manuscript and submit a letter of commitment before submission, as well as guarantee that there will be no academic misconduct such as multiple contributions and repeated publications in the manuscript. CNKI’s academic misconduct literature detection system (AMLC) is used to check all manuscripts. The authors are asked to provide the original data. Once the misconduct of published articles is found, we will follow the guidelines of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE). 1.1 Initial submission At initial submission, we encourage authors to submit their text, figures and tables in one Word file for the purposes of peer review. On successful submission of a manuscript, you will receive onscreen acknowledgement. 1.2 Submission of a revised manuscript Please follow the instructions in the revision letter provided in the editorial decision letter. You will need to: · Upload a cover letter giving point-by-point responses to the referees as a supporting document. · Upload a revised version of the text, including figures and tables in one Word file. Alterations in the text should be highlighted by using track changes in Word. Alternatively, changes can be highlighted in RED. · Upload separately a high-quality figure files in TIFF or JPG format.
2 Editorial Policy 2.1 Originality Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a lecture) or it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication in the present form has been approved by all authors and by the responsible authorities in the institutions where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language, without the consent of CJBMB. Any breach of research or publication ethics including plagiarism, submission of fraudulent results/data including doctored figures, dual publication and false or incomplete attribution of authorship will not be tolerated. 2.2 Peer review process CJBMB aims to provide authors with constructive, fair and timely reviews. The review process of this journal includes preliminary review, peer review and final review. After authors submit manuscript online, the Editor-in-Chief determines the suitability of manuscripts for publication. Some manuscripts that are not suitable for publication in CJBMB will be declined timely. Then the manuscript that has passed the preliminary examination will be sent to at least two reviewers (single anonymized) who make a recommendation for acceptance, revision or declination based upon the scientific merit and technical quality of the submission(s). Based on peer review, the editorial board makes a decision to deal with the manuscript. The status of each manuscript within the editorial process can be followed online at: http://cjbmb.bjmu.edu.cn. 2.3 Conflict of Interest Conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution) has financial or personal relationship with other persons of organizations that inappropriately influences (bias) his or her actions. In “Letter of Commitment”, under a subheading “Conflict of Interest Statement”, all authors must disclose any financial, personal, or their relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence the work submitted. Examples of conflicts include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state that there are none. 2.4 Informed consent Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and informed consent, which should be documented in the paper. Appropriate consents must be obtained where an author wishes to include case details or other personal information or images of patients and any other individuals in the manuscript submitted. 2.5 Statement of human and animal rights
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national). When reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. 3.1 Reviews Reviews provide concise summaries of rapidly evolving developments in biochemistry, molecular biology, and related fields． 3.2 Original Research Papers Research Papers, Techniques and Methods, and Short Communications should be original research articles on biochemistry, molecular biology, and related fields. 3.3 Others Other columns include: Invited Reviews, News and Views, Young Scientist Forum, Open Question: The Term in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Education and Teaching, etc.
4 Preparation of the Manuscript Manuscripts should be written in Chinese or English using standard scientific words. Authors are encouraged to submit English papers. Authors who are not familiar with scientific writing or English writing may seek the assistance of experienced scholars. 4.1 Title page (1) Paper title, authors and author affiliation in both Chinese and English Paper title should convey the essential points of the paper clearly, and should be short and informative. Authors and author affiliation should be accurate． (2) Key words Provide generally 3～5 key words, which should reflect the main idea of the paper. (3) Chinese library classification number According to Chinese Library Classification (4th ed)，provide the classification number of the study. (4) Footnote The date on which the manuscript was received or accepted may be filled in by editors. Footnote also includes the funding sources with program number (optional). E-mail address and telephone number should be provided. 4.2 Abstract This part includes research scope/relevance, intention, main results, and conclusion and perspectives. It should be succinct and clear. 4.3 Introduction Provide an adequate research background of the related fields, including main research progress and theories, and state the purpose of the study. Introduction should be accurate and objective, with supporting references． 4.4 Materials and Methods Provide sufficient detail of materials and methods, and the description should be clear and accurate. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. 4.5 Results Results are the key points of the paper, and should be clear and concise. Results may be presented in several paragraphs with sub-titles, which should reflect the main results. This section should be presented in figures and tables, or text. 4.6 Discussion Discussion should focus on the interpretation and analysis of the results, avoiding repeating information in the “Results” section. It may be presented in several paragraphs with secondary titles. A combined Results and Discussion section is acceptable. 4.7 Acknowledgments This part should be clear and brief, and is optional. 4.8 References
(1) References are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given. Reference to an English journal publication: [1]Okuda S, Tsutsui H, Shiina K, et al. Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells [J]. Nature, 2009, 458(19):357-361 Reference to an English book:
[3] Sambrook J, Russell DW. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual,3rd ed[M]. New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2001:636-648 (1) All tables should be expressed in English. (2) They should be expressed in three-line table. (3) These must be supplied as editable text and not as embedded figures. (4) They should have a bold title, and footnotes should be used if necessary. 4.10 Figures (1) All figures should be expressed in English. (2) Figures should have titles and legends containing sufficient detail to make the figure easily understood. (3) Figure resolution of most figures should be 600 dpi at the actual size to print. Images must be final size (1 column, less than 75 mm; 2 columns, less than 160 mm). Numbers, letters, and symbols should be in 8 pt using Times New Roman font.
(4) The lines in the figures should be even in proper thickness. Units of measurement on the axes must be given. (6) Only JPG and TIF are allowed for figures that will appear in the print journal. 4.11 Nomenclature, abbreviations, units and symbols
(1) Use standard scientific terms. Aside from the most common biochemical abbreviations, scientific terms should be introduced in their full form at the first appearance.
5 Publication 5.1 Accepted Articles Published Online Articles in this journal which have been peer-reviewed and accepted, but not yet copy-edited, are published online through our Forthcoming Articles feature. This service has been designed to ensure the earliest possible circulation of research papers immediately after acceptance. Readers should note that articles published within Forthcoming Articles have been fully refereed, but have not been through the copy-editing and proof correction process, or amended to journal style. 5.2 Copyright The copyright of any paper accepted for publication in the journal is reserved by CJBMB. All authors are required to complete a copyright transfer form after the acceptance of the manuscript. CJBMB reserves the right to publish material appearing in the journal in other media, including CD-ROM versions, Wechat platform, CNKI, Chaoxing, and other forms of electronic publication and etc. 5.3 Publication fee Pages: 400 RMB per journal page. Color figures: extra 600 RMB per journal page. Invited reviews will be waived of publication costs. 5.4 Remuneration and reprints After publication, remuneration, as well as two journals and 10 reprints will be given to the authors.
Excellent paper award of CJBMB was funded by Professor ZHENG Ji and Professor ZHANG Chang-Ying, and it honors the young authors who published excellent paper in CJBMB.
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(Last updated: October 21, 2022) |
