Authors Guidelines
KBM-SPLP accepts original research articles, short communications, and review articles in all scientific fields including but not limited to Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental sciences, Food sciences, Animal Sciences, Genome, Genetics, Biotechnology, Marine sciences, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Plant sciences, Forensic sciences, Ecology, physics, chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Computer Applications, etc.
Manuscript Preparation
The following guidelines apply to all KBM journals. Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word, 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman font, a page margin of 1" (2.4 cm) in all sides, and tables and figures in one file. The manuscripts must have the following items in order and must be less than 50 pages long including the text, figures, and tables.
1. Page Title
The title page must contain:
- A full title of the manuscript
- Authors full names (first and last name)
- Corresponding author's e-mail address, phone#, and fax#
- Authors affiliations
- Key words
2. Abstract
This page must contain:
- An abstract of the manuscript not to exceed 350 words
- Key words: at least three keywords
- Abbreviations if applicable
3.
Body Text
This section must contain the whole manuscript and its sections as follows:
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion (may be combined with Results)
- Acknowledgments if applicable
- References
References
All references must be cited in the
text and in the alphabetical order in the "References" section.
Only published and in press articles should be cited in the text and the
references section. References must be written in text as follows:
(Brown,
1996; Salek and Singh, 2006; Lightfoot et al., 2002). Authors must
follow these
directions to prepare the "References" section:
Examples:
Journal articles:
Lightfoot DA, VN Njiti, PT Gibson, MA Kassem, JM Iqbal, and K Meksem (2005) Registration of the Essex by Forrest Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Mapping Population. Crop Science 45 (4): 1678-1781.
Njiti VN, K Meksem, MJ Iqbal, JE Johnson, MA Kassem, KF Zobrist, VY Kilo, and DA Lightfoot (2002) Common Loci Underlie Field Resistance to Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome in Forrest, Pyramid, Essex, and Douglas. Theor Appl Genet 104 (2/3): 294-300.
In Press Articles
Palomeque L, L Li-Jun, W Li, B Hedges, ER Cober, and I Rajcan (2009) QTL in mega-environments: I. Universal and specific seed yield QTL detected in a population derived from a cross of high-yielding adapted £ high-yielding exotic soybean lines. Theor Appl Genet. In press
Books
Drinkwater LE and SS Snapp (2007) Understanding and managing the rhizosphere in agroecosystems. In: ZG Cardon, JL Whitbeck (eds.) The rhizosphere-an ecological perspective. Elsevier, pp. 155-178.
Hede A, B Skovmand, and J Lopez-Cesati (2001) Acid soils and aluminum toxicity. In: Reynolds M (ed) Application of physiology in wheat breeding. CIMMYT, Mexico, pp. 172-182.
4. Tables and Figures
References must be followed by Tables and figures captions then tables and figures. Authors must follow these guidelines:
- Tables, figures and images must be numbered using Arabic numbers (Figure or Table 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
- Figures can be accepted in JPEG, TIF, and GIF formats
- Authors must paste the figures into Microsoft Word
- Figures and tables must be on the same file
- Manuscripts must be submitted in one file in Microsoft Word
Submission
Submit
your article via the Manuscript Tracking System (MTS). If you have
difficulties submitting via the MTS, please send your manuscript in one
file to the Managing Editor <editor@kbm-scientific-publishing.org>
and mention to which journal your manuscript is submitted in the cover
letter or e-mail body.
Please follow these guidelines:
Please submit your manuscript in one file as follows:
1. Cover letter:
Each manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter where the corresponding author must state that:
- 1. All authors have read and approve the content of the manuscript
- 2. The manuscript has not been published or submitted to another journal
- 3. The manuscript is free of any plagiarism or copyrighted materials
2. Manuscript:
Please submit you manuscript in Microsoft Word in one file containing the following items in order:
- 1. Title page with the article's title, authors, affiliations, and contact information of the corresponding author
- 2. Abstract not to exceed 350 words
- 3. Introduction
- 4. Materials and Methods
- 5. Results
- 6. Discussion (may be combined with Results)
- 7. Acknowledgements
- 8. References
- 9. Table and Figures Captions
- 10. Tables
- 11. Figures
3. Suggested Reviewers (optional):
Authors may elect to provide a list of 3-4 reviewers. In this case, please provide the names, affiliations, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers of the proposed reviewers.
4. Receipt of the Manuscript:
The
Editor-In-Chief or Managing Editor will send an e-mail to the
corresponding author stating that the manuscript was received. Please
send all required files via the MTS or to the Managing Editor
Copyright Transfer Agreement Form:
Upon acceptance of an article, the corresponding author must sign and submit a Copyright Transfer Agreement Form before the manuscript is published.
Please download the Copyright
Transfer Agreement Form, fill it, sign it, and send it to
the Managing Editor at
Publication Charge
KBM-SPLP charges $150-$200.00 (US Dollars) per manuscript published depending on the journal. Please refer to the journal's web page for the manuscript charges.
The charge will cover the daily maintenance of the website and overall operations of KBM-SPLP. KBM-SPLP may grant a discount exclusively for authors and institutions from developing countries. The discount amount will be determined by KBM-SPL on a case by case basis.