Current Computer-Aided Drug Design

ISSN: 1573-4099 - Volume 4, 4 Issues, 2008

Instructions for Authors

Online Manuscript Submission: Manuscripts must only be submitted online to the Bentham Science Editorial Office. You may submit your full manuscript either by e-mail at cad@benthamscience.org (file size restricted) or by online submission.

Short review manuscripts may be submitted as an e-mail attachment (maximum file size 512 KB) to the editorial office at cad@benthamscience.org

For online submission, the manuscripts should be submitted via our online manuscript submission service available at www.bentham-mps.org or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.org Please provide your complete manuscript in the form of a single zipped folder containing soft copies of all the material (main text in MS word format, figures / illustrations, scanned photographs, tables, chemical structures drawn in ChemDraw) as separate files, while a PDF version of the entire manuscript must also be included with all the figures / illustrations / tables / chemical structures etc. embedded in the text exactly in the manner as they should appear online.

Authors are required to proofread the PDF version of their manuscript before submission. The Publishers will not be responsible for any error occurring in the manuscript in this regard.

A successful electronic submission of a manuscript will be followed by a system-generated acknowledgement to the principal/corresponding author within 72 hours of the dispatch of the manuscript. Any queries therein should be addressed to mahmood@bentham.org and copied to Jalil@bentham.org

Manuscript Length: For full-length review articles, the manuscript, written in English, should not exceed 70 pages in length (ca. 30 printed pages) and for mini-reviews a maximum of 40 manuscript pages in length (ca. 15 printed pages).

Manuscript Organisation: The manuscript should be divided as: Title page, abstract, a list of up to ten key words, and the main text. The text may be subdivided further according to the areas to be discussed. The Acknowledgements (if any) and Reference sections follow after the main text. The first page should contain the title, the author’s names (initials and surname only), with an asterisk in front of the name of the principal author.

Conflict of Interest: Financial contributions to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged, as should any potential conflict of interest.

Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should condense the essential features of the review article, with the focus on the major advances in the field.

Key Words: Authors must supply up to eight key words along with their manuscripts.

Text: The main text should begin on a separate page and may be subdivided into separate sections. The review article should mention any previous important reviews in the field and contain a comprehensive discussion starting with the general background of the field. It should then go on to discuss the salient features of recent developments. The authors should avoid presenting material, which has already been published in a previous review. The reference numbers should be given in square brackets [ ] in the text. Acknowledgements should be kept to a minimum.

Tables:

• Data Tables should be submitted in Microsoft Excel or in Microsoft Word table format.
• Each table should include a title/caption explaining what the table shows. Detailed legends may then follow.
• Tables should be given on separate pages with indications on the left hand margin to the text, as to the appropriate placement of the tables.
• Tables should not contain vertical rules.
• Columns and rows of data should be made visibly distinct by ensuring the borders of each cell display as black lines.
• Tables should be numbered consecutively in order of their citation in the body of the text, with Arabic numerals.
• If a reference is cited in both the table and text, insert a lettered footnote in the table to refer to the numbered reference in the text.
• Tabular data provided as additional files can be submitted as an Excel spreadsheet.

Figures / Illustrations:
All authors must strictly follow the guidelines below for preparing illustrations for publication in Current Computer-Aided Drug Design.

Editorial Requirements:
The quality of the illustrations printed in the journal largely depends on the quality of the figures/illustration provided by the author. In preparing artwork or graphics for publication, keep in mind the following points:

• Submit the original artwork or a photographic print of the original for publication.
• Do not submit photocopies (Hardcopy submission requirement).
• Illustrations should be provided as separate files, not embedded in the text (Hardcopy submission requirement).
• Remove all colour from graphics except for those illustrations (Greyscale), which are intended to be printed in colour.
• Good quality of hardcopy originals are a requirement.
• Figures should be referred to as “Fig. (1)”, “Fig. (2)” etc. in the text with figure numbers in bold within round bracket.
• Revised manuscripts should contain a complete set of artwork and photographs.

Technical Details:

• Figures should be provided on high quality, white, smooth opaque paper. (Hardcopy requirement).

Format & Resolution:

• The following file formats can be accepted. (Preference in order of appearance): PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF.
• Illustrations must fit a single or double column format on the journal page, according to the following guideline below:

• Whenever possible, submit graphics that do not have to be reduced to fit the standard figure size.
• Use the best resolution available. (hardcopy submission requirement). For online submission the maximum resolution is 300 dpi.
• Avoid textures and shadings giving a three-dimensional effect to the illustration.
• Symbols and lettering in the illustration should be of similar size.
• Smaller lettering is used.
• Font: Times New Roman or Helvetica is preferable. Font size: 10pt (maximum).
• Line drawings should have clear and sharp lines and should be of uniform density. Moreover, lines should be continuous without any breaks.
• Do not use lines thinner than 1 point.

Color Figures / Illustrations:

• The cost for the first published page of color figures is US$ 780; the second additional page will be for US$ 570, and each subsequent page for US$ 385.
• Colour figures should be supplied in CMYK not RGB colours.
• Required resolution for online submission is 300 dpi. In case of hardcopy submission, please use the maximum resolution available. In case the figure(s) are of an inferior quality they will need to be improved either by the author or by the publisher on a charged basis.

Photographs:
Submit high-contrast prints that are of single- or double-column width so that they will not have to be reduced when printed. Negatives are not acceptable. However, in case of hardcopy submission, colour illustrations and plates can be published from 35 mm colour slides.

Chemical Structures: Chemical structures must be drawn according to the guidelines below.

Structures should be drawn using a suitable drawing program e.g. ChemDraw and provided as separate file, submitted both on disk and in printed formats.

Numbers in bold should identify all chemical structure. If a name is also used to describe the compound, the associated number if required, should be in bold and parenthesis, e.g. “compound (1)”.

Structure Drawing Preferences:
[As according to the ACS style sheet]

Drawing Settings:

Chain angle       120°

Bond spacing    18% of width

Fixed length       14.4 pt (0.500cm, 0.2in)

Bold width          2.0 pt (0.071cm, 0.0278in)

Line width           0.6 pt (0.021cm, 0.0084in)

Margin width       1.6 pt (0.096cm)

Harsh spacing    2.5 pt (0.088cm, 0.0347in)

Text settings:

Font                    Times New Roman / Helvetica

Size                    8pt

Under the Preference Choose:

Units                    points

Tolerances          3 pixels

Under Page Setup Use:

Paper                  US letter

Scale                  100%

References: For the format of references, see the ACS Style Guide, pp 106-114 Examples:

Journal Reference:
Gallant, M.; Dufresne, C.; Gareau, Y.; Guay, D.; Leblanc, Y.; Prasit, P.; Rochette, C.; Sawyer, N.; Slipertz, D.M.; Tremblay, N.; Metters, K.M.; Labelle, M. New glass of potent rigands for the human peripheral cannabinoid receptor. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 1996, 6, 2263-68.

Book Reference:
Rahman, A.-U.; Shah, Z. Stereoselective Synthesis in Organic Chemistry, Springer-Verlag: New York, 1993.

Book Chapter Reference:
Wheeler, D.M.S.; Wheeler, M.M. In Studies in Natural Products Chemistry; Atta-ur-Rahman, Ed.; Elsevier Science B. V: Amsterdam, 1994; Vol. 14, pp. 3-46.

Abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications (which can be only included if permission has been obtained) should not be given in the references section but they may be mentioned in the text and details provided as footnotes. All authors of referenced papers must be cited and there must be no use of the short hand version of et al. when citing authors.

Manuscript Submission: Two copies of the manuscript must accompany the original along with the soft copy of the manuscript on a computer floppy disk(s) in MS Word file format (or created in any other well-known word processing software) should be submitted. To achieve rapid publication, authors are encouraged to e-mail or fax their submissions to the appropriate editorial office (see above) at the same time that they mail the manuscript. For even faster publication, authors are encouraged to submit their entire manuscript via Bentham’s online submission service (see below). Authors must provide their full address, telephone and Fax numbers with E-Mail address with all submissions.

For expedient and speedy reviewing of authors manuscripts, authors are strongly advised to include the PDF file of their manuscripts on a floppy or zip disk, into the mailing material. At the same time the package is mailed, please also send by e-mail a copy of the PDF file of the manuscript to the editorial office.

Page Charges: No page charges will be levied to the authors.

Language Editing: Manuscripts submitted containing many English typographical errors will not be published. Authors from non-English language countries are advised to use the services of our professional language editing department prior to submitting their manuscript to the Journal. Please contact Bentham Publishing Services www.benthampublishingservices.com for a language editing quote at e-mail: info@benthampublishingservices.com stating the total number of words of the article to be edited.

Proofs: Authors are sent page proofs. To avoid delays in publication, proofs should be checked immediately for typographical errors and returned within 48 hours. Authors will be charged for excessive changes made at the page proof stage.

Reprints: Each first named author will receive by e-mail a free copy of their article as a PDF file. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article which is exclusively for the author's own use and may not be copied or distributed. Reprints may be ordered from the Publisher prior to publication of the article. First named authors may also order a personal print and online subscription of the journal at 50% off the normal subscription rate by contacting the subscription department at e-mail: subscriptions@bentham.org

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Reviewing and Promptness of Publication: All papers submitted for publication will be immediately subjected to editorial scrutiny, usually in consultation with members of the Editorial Board. Every effort will be made to assess the papers quickly and the decision conveyed to the authors normally within two weeks of the receipt of the paper. The papers will be typeset and the proofs dispatched to the authors normally within 4 weeks of their acceptance. Please provide your Tel. and Fax numbers with your E-Mail address with all submissions.

Copyright: It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and by submitting the article for publication the authors agree that the publishers have the legal right to take appropriate action against the authors, if plagiarism is discovered. By submitting a manuscript the authors agree that the copyright of their article is transferred to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication.