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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • Text abides by the maximum number of types allowed for selected section.
  • Paper is uploaded in Word or RTF format using the journal article template.
  • Manuscript is anonymous: name, affiliation and email address of each authors are put in the metadata and not in the text or in the file properties.

  • Reference list will appear at the end of the article. Please remember to include in the reference list only the works cited in the text, in alphabetical order by author family name or by title, in case authors are missing, according to The Harvard Referencing Style. For example:

    • In-text citations
      Two or more works cited at one point in the text
      If two or more works by different authors or authoring bodies are cited at one point in the text, use a semi-colon to separate them: (Larson 2000; Malinowski 1999)
      The authors should be listed in alphabetical order.
    • Book: single author
      Holt, DH 1997, Management principles and practices, Prentice-Hall, Sydney.
    • Book: 2 or 3 authors
      McCarthey, EJ, William, DP & Pascale, GQ 1997, Basic marketing, Irwin, Sydney.
    • Book: chapter or article in edited book
      Milkman, R 1998, "The new American workplace: High road or low road?” in P Thompson & C Warhurst, (eds), Workplaces of the future, pp. 22-34. Macmillan Press, London.
    • Journal article: print
      Conley, TG & Galeson, DW 1998, "Nativity and wealth in mid- nineteenth century cities", Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.
    • Journal article: online only journal (volume
      & issue number available)
      Segon, M & Booth, C 2011, "Bribery: what do Australian managers know and what do they do?", Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 15-29. Available from:http://jbsge.vu.edu.au/article/view/206. [20 October 2014].
    • Repeated quotations of the same work have to be stated as “Ibid.”
    • More examples are available at https://library.sydney.edu.au/subjects/downloads/citation/Harvard_Complete.pdf
  • Paper submission may be rejected if not compliant with the above mentioned guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts have to be submitted through the journal website at

If you experience any difficulties or have any questions about submitting your manuscripts, please contact the journal staff.

Please, before sending the submission, see the section policies.

Authors must to format the submissions following specific instructions and article template here:

 

Organisms requires that the manuscripts submitted meet a good English standard. Please consider referring to our Language editing service for an Organisms special rate.

  • Editorial

Editorial submission pertain to the responsibility of the Editor and associated Editors. In some case, selected scientists may be asked to contribute in writing the Editorial.

Article Length: 4000 words or fewer.

 

  • Original Research articles

These novel research studies shall offer a complex story involving several techniques or approaches.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article Length: 8000 words or less

[x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[ ]Peer Reviewed

 

  • Research highlights

This section is by invitation only and includes brief reviews of papers of exceptional significance written by the same author. THe revie should present the reearch proceedings by the author.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article Length: 5000 words or less

[x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[ ]Peer Reviewed

 

  • Hypotheses

This ection presents original hypotheses backed up by a survey of previously published results.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article Length: 6000 words or less

]x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[x] Peer Reviewed

 

  • Reviews

Thi ection include authoritative, balanced and scholarly surveys of recent research developments.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article Length: 20000 words or less

[x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[x]Peer Reviewed

 

  • Case reports

This ection highlights unique aspects of disease processes that may expand the differential diagnosis and improve the care for patients.

Abstract length: Abstract is not required.

Article Length: 5000 words or less

[x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[x] Peer Reviewed

 

  • Commentaries

This section include opinion pieces consisting of a main point and supporting discussion. These contributions usually pertain to a specific article, published in Organisms or elsewhere.

Abstract length: Abstract is not required.

Article Length: 3000 words or less

[x] Open Submissions

[x] Indexed

[x] Peer Reviewed

Letters

This section includes letters to the Editor as well as short reply to previously published papers in ORGANISMS.

Abstract length: Do not require abstracts.

Article length: 3000 words or fewer.

Maximum 10 References

Commentaries

These opinion pieces shall discusss a main point about a specific article, published in Organisms or elsewhere.

Abstract length: Do not require abstracts.

Article length: 3000 words or fewer.

Experimental Studies

Novel research studies with a complex story, often involving several techniques or approaches

Abstract length: 350 words or fewer (the abstract must not be structured into separate sections).

Article length: 8000 words or fewer.

History and Science

It deals with relevant aspects of the history of sciences.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article length: 20000 words or less

Perspectives and Hypotheses

It should present an untested original hypothesis backed up solely by a survey of previously published results rather than any new evidence.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article length: 6000 words or less

Reviews

It is an authoritative, balanced and scholarly survey of recent developments in a research field.

Abstract length: 350 words or less

Article length: 20000 words or less

Case Reports and Clinical Trials

It highlights unique presentations or aspects of disease processes that may expand the differential diagnosis and improve patient care.

Abstract length: 200 words or less

Article length: 6000 words or less

Ahead of Printing

Organisms publishes Ahead of Printing articles, that come online before they appear in a regular issue of the journal. Online First articles are copy edited, typeset and approved by the author before being published.

Each Online First article has a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI). This should be included in all citations.

Plese, use this citation format:

Before the article has appeared in an issue
Lazebnik, Y, 2018, “Who is Dr. Frankenstein? Or, what Professor Hayek and his friends have done to science”, Organisms. Journal of Biological Sciences, Ahead of Printing (November 2018), DOI: 10.13133/2532-5876_XXX


After the article has appeared in an issue
Lazebnik, Y, 2018, “Who is Dr. Frankenstein? Or, what Professor Hayek and his friends have done to science”, Organisms. Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol.2, No.2, pp. xx_xx, DOI: 10.13133/2532-5876_XXX

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Copyright Agreement with Authors

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