Guidelines for
Authors
Journal of Biotechnology and Crop
Science publishes original research papers involved in the field of crop
science including Crop Physiology, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Biochemistry,
Biology and Soil Science of all the cultivated crops. It also publishes
research articles on related to the production science of field crops and
resource plants, including cropping systems, sustainable agriculture,
environmental change, post-harvest management, biodiversity, crop improvement,
and recent advances in physiology and molecular biology. It is cover all related
subjects in a wide range of sciences such as the ecological and physiological
aspects of crop production, genetics, plant breeding, and biotechnological
approaches for crop improvement in modern technology.
Submission of manuscripts
Submission to this journal proceeds totally
on-line. Papers for consideration should be submitted
to the Journal of Biotechnology and Crop Science editorial system by email address (psb. association@gmail.com). Text should be 11 font sizes in Times New Roman with 1.15 line spacing.
Submission of an article implies that
the work described has not been published previously (except in
the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or
academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all
authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in
any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.
Preparation of a manuscript in English, should normally be subdivided into sections: abstract, introduction, methods, results,
discussion.
The abstract should be approximately 150-250 words. A maximum of six keywords (or short
phrases) should be included
with the submitted
manuscript. These will be used in the compilation of the subject index and for any subsequent retrieval.
Tables should bear a short descriptive title
and should also be typed on separate sheets. Illustrations should be numbered according to their
sequence in the text. References should be made in the text to each illustration.
Author’s full names, academic
or professional
affiliations and addresses should be included on the first page.
The postal address, phone and fax numbers and, if possible,
the E-mail address of the corresponding authors should also be indicated on the first page. Indication of name and address for proofs should be given. Authors should consult papers in a recent issue for details of style that are not printed below. Authors
are responsible for submitting well-written manuscripts in proper style that have been carefully read and corrected to
eliminate errors. Authors who are not fluent in English should have
their manuscripts read by English-speaking colleagues to ensure that the submitted paper is free from grammatical
errors. Failure to meet these standards may cause serious delay in the handling of manuscripts; manuscripts with serious deficiencies will be returned to the authors for rewriting before they are
considered further. References should be numbered in the order that they first appear in text and listed in numerical sequence on a
separate sheet. References should be cited in full in the reference list, including the title and the first and last page numbers. In the reference list, periodicals [1], books [2], and
multi-author books [3] should accord with the following.
Example
1. JF Briat, M Dron, R Mache, Is transcription of higher plant chloroplast ribosomal operons regulated by premature
termination? FEBS Lett. 163 (1083) 1-5.
2. T Bengochea, JH Dodds, Plant Protoplasts, Chapman & Hall, London,
New York, 1986, pp. 1-90.
3. HJ Bohnert, EJ Crouse, JM Schmitt, Organization and expression of plastid genomes, in: B Parthier, D Boulter, (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New Series, Vol. 14B, Springer Verlag, 1982, pp. 475-530.
Abbreviations for the titles of journals should follow the system used by the International Serials Catalogue, 1978 edition and supplements. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to
transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure the widest possible
dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the
corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating
transfer of copyright will be provided. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the Author
(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright
owners and send it along
with the original paper in revision.
Short Communications
Short Communications will only be considered if material is of unusual interest. These articles
will be short, complete and essentially final reports. The Editors
will
rapidly evaluate the submission on a yes/no basis and, if appropriate, immediately pass on to the Publisher. The overriding criterion for inclusion in this section is that a paper must
be of sufficient immediate
importance to the work of other
investigators to justify urgent publication. Short Communications should not be manuscripts describing preliminary, incomplete
studies.
Proofs
When your manuscript is received at the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded
as ‘drafts’. One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked
for typesetting/editing. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted
(and
subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this
stage.
Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
A form with queries from the copy editor may accompany your proofs. Please answer all queries
and make any corrections or additions required. The Publisher reserves the right to proceed with publication if corrections are not communicated. Return corrections with in two working days of receipt of the proofs. Should there be no
corrections, please confirm this.
Biotechnology and Crop Science will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly
and accurately as possible. In order to do this we need your help. When you receive the (PDF) proof of your article for
correction, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.
Note that this does not mean you have any
less time to make your corrections
just that only one set of corrections will be accepted.