Manuscript
Instructions - 24th Symposium
A Guide for Authors and Contributors
These pages should be read with care by both author and
typist. Meticulous attention to the preparation of your manuscript is the
single most important factor in assuring publication of an error-free text
that precisely reflects your intentions.
Hard Copy Manuscript
All manuscripts (consisting of no more than 20 pages - maximum)
for publication that have not been sent to Dr. Davison prior to the
symposium should be submitted in triplicate (three copies+original) at the
time of registration at the meeting in Gatlinburg.
Scientific Note: An additional option for
contributors is the preparation of your manuscript as a Scientific Note.
If your paper covers a limited subject area, and particularly if you are
presenting preliminary information, you may wish to prepare your
manuscript as a Scientific Note in the same format as the
manuscript, with a maximum of 12 pages. Normal editorial and peer
review will be carried out for all regular papers and Scientific Notes.
Please note in the upper right-hand corner of your manuscript if it is a Scientific
Note. All other provisions for manuscripts should be followed.
Manuscripts including text, tables, references,
footnotes, charts, figures, and legends must be submitted in English, and
should be concise and consistent in style, spelling, and use of
abbreviations. All materials must be typed double-spaced on one side of
consecutively numbered pages (maximum 20) and include all figures
and tables. The first page of each manuscript should provide the title
of the article, the authors’ name (without degrees), and the authors’
affiliations. An asterisk should identify the author to whom
correspondence and reprint requests are to be addressed. Title page should
also include the corresponding author's address, phone/fax numbers, and
e-mail address. The manuscript should be submitted on white
paper, with 1-in. margins.
Provide three copies of the manuscript, together with all figure
captions, tables, artwork, and references directly to the Editor's desk,
which will be adjacent to the registration desks..
General Style
Without exception, all material must be double spaced.
The manuscript should be typed on one side of a good-quality white bond
paper, of approximately 8½ x 11 in., with margins of 1 to 1½ in. on all
sides, using an open, dark typeface.
Manuscripts exceeding 20 pages or Scientific Notes exceeding 12 pages
will be rejected by the editors.
A summary of 100 words or less is required for
papers. (Summaries are not required for Scientific Notes.) The
summary should be carefully prepared, for it will automatically be the
source of most abstracts. Authors should supply up to five key words or
phrases that best characterize their manuscript.
Authors are encouraged to use descriptive headings in
this order: Summary, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion,
Acknowledgments, and References.
Units of weights, measures, etc., when used in
conjunction with numerals, should be abbreviated and un-punctuated (e.g.,
10%, 50 mL, 3 g, 8 cm). The SI unit system is required, and SI equivalents
must always be added if other systems are employed.
Figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic
numerals in order of mention in the text; their descriptive legends are to
be collected and typed together on a separate sheet, double-spaced. All
illustrations, including chemical structures, must be provided in
professional-quality, finished form ready for direct reproduction without
further alteration. Drawings should be made with India ink and tracing
linen, smooth surface white paper, or Bristol board. All lettering must be
large, clear, and "open" so that letters and numbers do not fill
in when reduced for printing. Grid lines that are to be shown in the final
engraving should be inked in black. Color art cannot be accepted.
Photographs should be glossy prints with strong
contracts; the magnification should be indicated by an internal scale
where appropriate.
Footnotes should be avoided if possible; if they must
be employed, they should be designated by daggers, double daggers, etc.,
in text.
All tables should be typed, double-spaced, on separate
pages and assigned Arabic numerals in the order of their mention in the
text. They should have clear and complete descriptive titles and column
heads.
References to the literature should be cited in
numerical order as they appear in the text using italic Arabic numerals in
parentheses, set on the text line, and should be listed at the end of the
paper in consecutive order. Abbreviations of journal titles should follow
the style used in Chemical Abstracts Source Index. Follow style indicated
below:
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Journal reference: l. Nakane, P.K. and Kawaoi,
A. (1974), J. Histochem. Cytochem. 22, 1084-1088.
Chapter in book: 2. Rilke, R.M. and Thomas, D.
(1984), in Applied Biopoeisis, vol. 3, Lowell, R., ed., Humana,
Totowa, NJ, pp. 99-108.
Book Reference: 3. Bergmeyer, H. (1974), Methods
of Enzymatic Analysis, 2nd ed., Academic Press, New York.
Report or document: 4. Sansard, H. (1980), PhD
thesis, First Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Authors are cautioned to type, wherever possible, all
mathematical and chemical symbols, equations, and formulas. If these must
be handwritten, please write clearly and leave ample space above and below
for printer’s marks; please use only ink. All Greek or unusual symbols
should be identified in the margin the first time they are used. Please
distinguish in the margins of the manuscript between capital and small
letters of the alphabet wherever confusion may arise (e.g., k, K). Please
underline with a wavy line all vector quantities. Use fractional exponents
to avoid root signs. The nomenclature sponsored by the International Union
of Pure and Applied Chemistry is requested for chemical compounds.
Chemical bonds should be correctly placed and doubled bonds clearly
indicated. Valence is to be indicated by superscript plus and minus signs.
Permissions
If you are using any material (illustrations, tables, quotations of
more than a few words, etc.) taken from another publication, you need
first to obtain permission to reuse it from the copyright owner (usually
the publisher of the original). Please send your request to the publisher
(with a courtesy copy to the original author) for such materials, pay all
fees required, and supply all necessary permission letters to the Editor(s)
along with your manuscript.
PREPARATION OF THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT
Electronic Manuscript
In order to decrease manuscript processing time, we urge you to provide
a disk
version of your submitted manuscript. Please ensure that the hard copy
and disk copy contain the same version of the manuscript.
The programs most widely used by Humana Press are MicroSoft Word and
Aldus PageMaker. If your manuscript has been prepared in some other
word-processing program, we can generally convert it for our use. The
manuscript should be saved as both a word-processing file and a text file
(in ASCII form).
Keep a backup copy of your original manuscript and electronic documents
in case of damage or loss of the submitted disk while in transit.
Label the disk with your name, the name of the documents on the disk,
the journal or book in which it is appearing, and the name of the word
processing program used.
Hard Copy Manuscript
Without exception, all material must be double spaced.
Title page should include all author information (address and phone/fax
numbers).
The manuscript should be typed on one side of a good-quality white bond
paper, of approximately 8½ x 11 in., with margins of 1 to 1½ in. on all
sides, using an open, dark typeface.
Try to avoid making copy editing marks on the manuscript, as this will
interfere with the scanning process we may need to employ if your disks
are unusable. Likewise, do not staple your manuscript. Use clips or rubber
bands.
Submit two copies of the manuscript, together with all figure captions,
tables, artwork, and references directly to the Editor(s).
Copyright Agreement Form
With the advent of the U.S. copyright law effective January 1978, the
transfer of copyright from author to publisher, heretofore implicit in the
submission of a manuscript, must now be clearly stated in writing, to
enable the publisher to assure maximum dissemination of the authors’
work. A copy of the transfer of copyright agreement to be used for Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology will be mailed to the corresponding
author by the editor when the paper is accepted for publication. A copy of
that agreement, executed and signed by the author, is now required with
each manuscript submission. (If the article is a "work made for
hire", the agreement must be signed by the employer.)
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