GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

AIMS AND SCOPE

International Journal of Biosciences and Biotechnology provides a unique venue for publishing original researches in biosciences and biotechnology, and ensures that authors could reach the widest possible audience. It publishes both full-length articles and short communications on all aspects of biotechnology and biosciences.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

The authors guarantee that the articles have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Manuscripts to be published in IJBB include research papers, short communications, reviews, and features. The papers should be written in English using appropriate format and corrected by an English language expert. The editor will not accept manuscripts that are deficient in these respects. The editor is not obligated to return the rejected articles. Manuscript submission must be accompanied by a covering letter from the corresponding author. The letter should clearly state the name of corresponding author, complete mailing address, phone & fax number, and e-mail address. Corresponding author is responsible for the originality of the research and the content of the manuscript. Other authors (if any) must approve of the submitted manuscripts. To expedite the review process, author must recommend at least two reviewers who are not members of their institution(s) and have

never been associated with them or their laboratory (ies); please provide their contact information where indicated on the submission form.

Email Submission

The soft copy of manuscript also can be sent directly to [email protected] in an attached file. The file is prepared in Microsoft Word. Please indicate the author’s name and file name.

Hard Copies Submission

Three hard copies of original articles and one soft copy of the file should be submitted. The file is prepared in Microsoft Word. Please indicate the author’s name and file name. It is the author’s responsibility to check the readability of the softcopy. Manuscripts will not be accepted if these requirements are not fulfilled. Please send the manuscripts or its soft copy to:

Editors of International Journal of Biosciences and Biotechnology

3th Floor, Postgraduate Building, Udayana University, Jalan PB Sudirman, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Phone/Fax: +62-3618497043/+62-361-8497044 E-mail: [email protected]

FORMAT

General

All parts of the papers, including abstract, titles of the tables and figures, table’s footnotes, figure legends, and references should be double-spaced on quarto-size (letter) paper with 2 cm margin, using Times New Roman font with 12 font size. Figures and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscripts, each of them on separate sheets. Figures and papers from previous

publications can be used as long as there is consent from its authors. All pages, including the pages with figures and tables at the end of the paper, must be numbered consecutively. Research paper may occupy up to 4500 words, some figures and tables; or 15 pages maximum. Reviews, written as continuous articles without the subheadings such as Materials and Methods, Result, and Discussion should not exceed 3500 words or 12 pages maximum including figures and tables. Short articles which contains research material for unique interest but not sufficient to form regular research article will be published as a short communication. The manuscripts should be prepared in a single section without subheadings such as Materials and Methods, Result, and Discussion; not exceed 3500 words. For regular research papers, the presentation of the manuscripts should be as follows.

Title

The title page should include the title, the author’s name(s), each author’s institution and address, and a footnote containing the address to which all correspondence should be sent, complete with telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail address.

Abstract

It must not exceed 250 words. Abstract contains a brief summary of the text, covering the whole manuscripts without being too elaborate on every section. Avoid any abbreviation, unless it is a common knowledge or has been previously stated. Key words consisting of three to five words 40• asia oceania biosciences and biotechnology consortium

are listed in order of importance and placed below the abstract. Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Introduction

This section must give sufficient background in order that readers can understand and evaluate the results without having to read previous publications related to the topic. Use only references that really support the discussion. Introduction includes the background and the objective of the research. Uncommon name of organism (local name) must be followed by its scientific name at the first use.

Materials and Methods

This section should contain sufficient technical information to enable the experiment to be reproduced successfully. If a special condition is needed, for example in centrifugation, it should specify the name of the machine, rotor model, temperature, time, and centrifugal speed (in x g). For widely recognized materials and methods such as media and determination of protein concentration, it is sufficient to mention the reference only. If there are commonly-used modified techniques, the authors must explain the technique briefly. Explain thoroughly if the method is new, likewise for uncommon equipment, materials, and microbial strain. If there are many strains or mutants used, present them in a table that contains the identities (name, code, collection number, source, and characteristics (physiological and genetic) of the strains, mutant, bacteriophages, plasmids, viruses, and living materials such as microbial strains and cell lines described in the article are available for academic purpose. Any members of the scientific community can ask for those materials at reasonable cost for noncommercial purposes. Please also write the measurement unit in International Standard Units and type g L rather than g/L.

Result and Discussion

This section only contains research results and the interpretation of the results. Please state the data clearly and precisely in a past tense. Do not state references, or discuss the result either. Do not repeat the details of experiment in this section, which were already mentioned in the materials and methods section. Do not use too many tables and graphs if it can be explained briefly in the main text. Means in tables and graphs should be given standard deviation. Limit the use of photograph; present only the ones that clearly represent the result. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively. Every figure and table showed must be cited on the text. Authors that used Microsoft Excell Program need to give the raw data. Add measurement scale on photos if needed, arrows should be given to point certain objects.

Acknowledgement(s)

Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

References

IJBB strongly recommends to use primary references only. References are arranged in alphabetical order using Harvard referencing style. Please use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviation and refer to: [CSE] Council of Science Editors. 2006. Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers 7th Ed. Reston (VA): The Council.

Journal

Kawai K, Kaku K, Izawa N, Fukuda A, Tanaka Y and Shimizu T. 2007. Functional analysis of transgenic rice plants

expressing a novel mutated ALS gene of rice J. Pestic. Sci. 32: 385-392.

Patent

Carlson TL, Peters EM, inventors; Cargill, Inc (Wayzata, MN), assignee. 2002 Nov 5. Low pH lactic acid fermentation. United State patent. US6,475,759.

Conference Proceeding

Widiastuti H. 2011. Proses interaksi fungi mioriza dengan kelapa sawit pada tanah masam[Interaction prosess between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and oil palm in acid soil]. In: Budi SW, Turjaman M, Mardatin NF, Nusantara AD, Triesilawati O, Sitepu IR, Wulandari AS, Riniarti M, Setyaningsih I, editors. Percepatan Sosialisasi Teknologi Mikoriza untuk Mendukung    Revitalisasi Pertanian,

Indonesia Congress and Seminar on Bogor: AMI. p 96-101.

Dissertation

Widyanto T. 2005. Selection of nitrification and denitrification bacteria for bioremediation in    shrimp farm

[dissertation]. Bogor (ID): Institut Pertanian Bogor.

Webpage

Commonwealth of Australia. 2007. A National Plan for Water Security. Available from; http://www. Nalwt.gov.au/files/national_plan_for_wate r_security.pdf.

PAGE CHARGES

Page charge is IDR 1,000,000 (USD 100) per printed article up to 4 pages. Additional page will be charged IDR 300,000 (USD 25) per printed page without photo(s). Page with black and white photo(s) will be charged IDR 500,000 (USD 50) and color photo(s) will be charged IDR 600,000 (USD 60) per page.

PROOF PRINT AND REPRINTS

Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author to be edited and approved for publication. Please return the proofs immediately. The author is required to sign the proof print as approval. Final editing, without changing the content, is written directly on the proof print. Author will receive five off prints free of charge. Reprints are available with a minimum order of 50 copies.

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