Current Proteomics

ISSN: 1570-1646 - Volume 5, 4 Issues, 2008

Instructions for Authors

Authors are strongly advised to read the following instructions carefully and follow them strictly. The editors reserve the right to return manuscripts that are not prepared in accordance with these instructions.

I. General Information
Current Proteomics publishes well-timed review articles in all aspects of the fast-expanding field of proteomics. Before submission of the full manuscript, authors are strongly advised to send a summary of the proposed article for determination of its appropriateness for publication in the journal. This summary should outline the intended contents and coverage of the article. All manuscripts should be written clearly and concisely in English. The manuscript should be organized using double-spacing and 1 inch margins throughout. Manuscripts for full-length review articles should not exceed 60 pages (approximately 30 printed journal pages) while the limit for mini-reviews is 30 pages (approximately 15 printed journal pages).
There are no page charges for publication of manuscripts.

II. Submission of Manuscripts
The manuscript should be submitted online or via email to Ms. Ambreen Lodhi (Editorial Office) at ambreenlodhi@benthamscience.org

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 submission 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 author's manuscripts, authors are strongly advised to include the PDF file of their manuscript 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.

Online Manuscript Submission: (preferable)
To facilitate speedy and cost-effective submission of abstracts and manuscripts, an online submission and tracking service via Internet is being offered. Once the abstract has accepted, we would prefer that you submit your full manuscript online via our online submission service available at www.bentham-mps.org

For online submission, please provide your complete manuscript in the form of a single zipped folder containing all the material (main text, figures/ illustrations, scanned photographs, tables, chemical structures drawn in ChemDraw) as separate files and a PDF version of the entire manuscript with all the figures/ illustrations / tables / chemical structures etc., embedded in the text exactly in the manner as they should appear in printing.

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

For online submission of manuscripts, these should be submitted via our online manuscript submission service available at www.bentham-mps.org or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.org

You may, however, still submit your abstracts and manuscripts through conventional surface mail.

III. Organization of the manuscript
The manuscript should be divided in the following sections, each of which should start on a separate page: title page, list of abbreviations, abstract, the main text, acknowledgements (if any), references cited, tables and legends to figures (if any). All pages of the manuscript should be numbered. Please ensure that the letter “l” and the digit “1” as well as the letter “O” and the digit “0” have been properly used. For submission on a floppy disk, please specify the type of computer (IBM compatible, Macintosh, or other) as well as the name and version number of the word-processing package used. Please also label the disk with the name of the contributing author and the name of the file in the disk.

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

Title page: The first page should contain the title of the article, the names of the authors (full first name, middle initials and surname), their institutional affiliations and keywords. Where it is necessary to distinguish author’s institutions, appropriate symbols should be used. Present address(es) of any author(s) can be indicated in a footnote. The name of the contributing author with whom all correspondence regarding the manuscript will be made should be indicated with an asterisk followed by his or her complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and an email address. The authors must supply up to eight relevant keywords that will assist indexers in cross-referencing the article. This should be followed by a short running title of no more than 40 characters (including letters and spaces).

List of abbreviations: Abbreviations should be defined the first time they are used in the manuscript and a list of abbreviations used should be provided.

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

Key Words: Authors must supply up to eight key words along with their manuscript.
Text: The main text may further be subdivided according to the areas to be discussed. 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. For brevity, the authors are strongly encouraged to cite materials that have already been published in a previous review.

Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements should be kept to a minimum.

References: Current Proteomics uses the author-date reference style (the Harvard System), with in-text citations within parentheses and an unnumbered reference list arranged alphabetically by first author’s surname. In the text, references should be referred to by the last name of the author(s) and year. More than one paper from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by letters a, b, c, etc. placed after the year of publication. In the text, when referring to a paper by more than two authors, the name of the first author should be followed by “et al.”. Literature references must consist of names and initials of all authors, year, title of the paper referred to, abbreviated title of the journal, volume number and the first and the last page numbers of the paper. For more than eight authors, list only the first eight and then add et al. Periodicals, books and multi-author books should conform to the following

Examples:
Journal articles:
Chakravarti, D.N., Fiske, M.J., Fletcher, L.D. and Zagursky, R.J. (2000). Application of genomics and proteomics for identification of bacterial gene products as potential vaccine candidates. Vaccine 19: 601-12.

To be referred to in the text as: (Chakravarti et al., 2000)

Book chapters:
Chakravarti, B. and Chakravarti, D.N. (1998). Onchocerciasis. In Encyclopedia of Immunology, 2nd ed. (eds. I.M. Roitt and P.J. Delves), Academic Press, San Diego, pp 1872-5.

To be referred to in the text as: (Chakravarti and Chakravarti, 1998)

Books:
Liebler, D.C. (2002). Introduction to proteomics: Tools for the new biology, 1st ed. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey.
To be referred to in the text as: (Liebler, 2002)

Please note the punctuation (comma after last names and initials, periods in initials); publication dates not enclosed in parentheses; titles required for all journal articles and individual book chapters cited; only initial word and proper nouns capitalized in article, chapter and book titles; periods are used in abbreviated journal titles; and full page ranges are required.

The author(s) are responsible for the accuracy of the references. References to abstracts, unpublished data, articles in preparation or submitted for publication, personal communications (which can only be included if permission has been obtained), company publications, patent applications and patents pending, databases, and websites should be made either parenthetically or provided as footnotes in the text. References to papers accepted for publication but not yet published should be designated as “in press” while information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted for publication should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations”. For these, the authors should obtain permission to cite such papers as well as verify whether they have been accepted for publication.

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 Proteomics.

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 color from graphics except for those illustrations (Greyscale), which are intended to be printed in color.
• Good quality of hardcopy originals are a requirement.
• Figures should be referred to as “Figure (1)”, “Figure (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$ 730; the second additional page will be for US$ 535, and each subsequent page for US$ 360.
• Color figures should be supplied in CMYK not RGB colors.
• 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, they will not have to be reduced when printed. Negatives are not acceptable. However, in case of hardcopy submission, color illustrations and plates can be published from 35 mm color slides.

Electronic Illustrations: Electronic illustrations should not be submitted as PowerPoint documents (72 dpi) since reproduction of these documents is very poor. Graphic illustrations should be saved as TIFF files (GIF and JPEG files are also acceptable) on a 3.5 inch - 1.44 MB high-density floppy diskette, ZIP disk, or CD-ROM. All materials containing line art should be scanned at a resolution of 600 dpi and saved in grayscale mode. Gray halftones should be scanned at 300 dpi and saved in grayscale mode. Color halftones should also be scanned at 300 dpi and saved in CMYK mode.

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

Structures should be prepared 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 in bold should be in 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                    10pt

Under the Preference Choose:

Units                    points

Tolerances          3 pixels

Under Page Setup Use:

Paper                  US letter

Scale                  100%

IV. Processing of the Manuscript

Manuscript review and publication time lines: All manuscripts, whether invited or submitted directly for publication, will be immediately subjected to editorial scrutiny, usually in consultation with the members of the Editorial Advisory Board as well as external referees as appropriate. Every effort will be made to assess the manuscripts quickly and the decision conveyed to the authors normally within four weeks. Revised manuscripts, if applicable, should be submitted within a period of four weeks. Accepted papers will be typeset and the proofs sent to the corresponding author normally within four to six weeks of their acceptance.

You may, however, still submit your abstracts and manuscripts through conventional surface mail.

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

Page Charges: No page charges will be levied to 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

Bentham Open Access: Accepted articles can be published online for an immediate free open access for all to view. Open access publishing provides the maximum dissemination of the article to the largest audience. Authors must pay for this service. For more information please contact us at e-mail: openaccess@bentham.org

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 Advisory Board. Every effort will be made to assess the papers quickly. The papers will be typeset and the proofs dispatched to the authors normally within 4 weeks of their acceptance.

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.