|
Protein
& Peptide Letters
ISSN: 0929-8665 - Volume 16, 12 Issues, 2009


Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts should be submitted openly to
one of the following Editors with a copy to Ms. S.
Abbasi, Bentham Science Publishers, P.O. Box 8484
R- 101, Zoramin Residency, Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hejri, Karachi
- Pakistan; Fax Nos: +92-21-4612073, +92-21-4975781, +92-21-4977491,
+92-21- 4819018, +92-21 4819019; E-mail: sarwat@benthamscience.org,
without prior invitation at the following addresses:
Submissions from Northern and South America:
Prof. Ben M. Dunn, Distinguished
Professor, (Protease enzymology, protein structure, protein
folding, enzyme kinetics, HIV-1 protease, malarial proteases)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Florida, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100245, Gainesville,
Florida 32610-0245, USA) Tel: +1 352-392-3362; Fax: +1 352-846-0412;
E-mail: bdunn@ufl.edu
Vladimir N. Uversky, Director (Molecular
mechanisms of protein folding, misfolding and non-folding)
Director, Institute for Intrinsically Disordered Protein Research,
Senior Research Professor Center for Computational Biology
& Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 W. 10th
Street, HS 5009, Indianapolis, IN 46202: Telephone: 317-278-6448:
Fax: 317-278-9217: E-mail: vuversky@iupui.edu
Francisco A.P. Campos, Professor,
(Protein structure, proteomics, protein folding, plant proteins,
anti-nutritional / toxic proteins) Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará,
Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Tel: +55 88-33669824; Fax: +55 85-33669789; E-mail: bioplant@ufc.br
Submissions from Western and Eastern
USA:
Dr. Kuo-Chen Chou (Bioinformatics,
protein structure prediction and modeling, enzyme kinetics,
computational proteomics) Gordon Life Science Institute, 13784
Torrey Del Mar Drive, San Diego, California 92130, USA) Tel:
+1 858-380-4623, Fax: +1 858-484-1018, E-mail: kchou@san.rr.com
Prof. Liang Tong (Protein structure and function,
structural biology, signal transduction) Department of Biological
Sciences, 1212 Amsterdam Avenue, MC 2451, Columbia University,
New York, NY 10027, USA), Tel: +212 865 8246; Fax: +212 865
8246, E-mail: ltong@columbia.edu
Submissions from Europe:
Prof. Anna Maria Papini (Peptide
synthesis, semi-synthetic strategies to proteins, solid phase
strategies, peptide mimetics, protein posttranslational modifications,
glycoproteins, diagnostics, biomarkers, autoimmunity) Laboratory
of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology, Polo Scientifico,
University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 13, I-50019 Sesto
Fiorentino, Florence, Italy) Tel: +39 055 4573561; Fax: +39
055 4573584; E-mail: annamaria.papini@unifi.it
Submissions from Australia & Asia:
Prof. John D. Wade (Protein structure, protein
folding, peptide mimetics, solid phase peptide synthesis,
drug design) NH&MRC Principal Research Fellow, Howard
Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010,
Australia) Tel: 61-3- 9344-5654; Fax: 61-3-9348-1707; E-mail:
j.wade@hfi.unimelb.edu.au
Yunlong Liu, PhD (Biotechnology
and Sequencing) Department of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics,
Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Center
for Medical Genomics, Indiana University School of Medicine,
410 W. 10th Street, HITS 5015, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
Tel: (317) 278-9222; Fax: (317) 278-9217; E-mail: yunliu@iupui.edu
Letters Length: The published Letter, written in English,
can be 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 pages of the journal's format, which
can be reviewed at the website www.bentham.org/ppl
with a maximum word count per page of ca. 900 words.
Crystallization Reports: Crystallization
reports are no longer routinely published by the journal.
Only reports on the first crystallization of proteins of substantial
interest or reports on new crystallization techniques of wide
application will be considered. Crystallization reports should
include data describing the source of the protein, composition,
pH and concentrations of precipitants and buffers etc., the
method employed, crystal size and morphology, and time of
growth etc. Unit cell dimensions, space-group assignments,
resolution limit, specific volume and asymmetric unit contents
must also be provided.
Short Reviews: Short reviews are published on all aspects
of the state-of-the-art science of proteins and peptides.
Manuscripts featuring short reviews of 8-14 published pages
in length may be submitted openly without prior invitation
by the Editor-in-Chief. It is however advisable that authors
first submit a short abstract of their review topic to Prof.
Ben M. Dunn prior to submitting the whole manuscript.
Manuscript Organization: The manuscript should be typed
in double spacing throughout on A-4 or US Letter (8.5x11 inches).
Dot matrix print or any print that is difficult to read is
unacceptable. All pages should be numbered. Abbreviations
should be defined the first time they are used in the manuscript
and a list of abbreviations used should also be provided.
The manuscript should be divided as: Title page, abstract
and the main text. The text may be subdivided further according
to the areas to be discussed. The Acknowledgements (if any)
and Reference sections must then follow. 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
(corresponding) author.
Conflict of Interest: Financial contributions
to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged,
as should any potential conflict of interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Please acknowledge anyone
(individual/company/institution) who has contributed to the
study by making substantial contributions to conception, design,
acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data,
or who was involved in drafting the manuscript or revising
it critically for important intellectual content. Please list
the source(s) of funding for the study, for each author, and
for the manuscript preparation in the acknowledgements section.
This journal complies with the International Committee of
Medical Journal Editors' Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals www.icmje.org <http://www.icmje.org>
and the FDA's Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution
of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference
Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and
Approved or Cleared Medical Devices http://www.fda.gov/oc/op/goodreprint.html
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 50 words and
it should condense the essential features of the letter article,
with the focus on the major advances in the field.
Keywords: Authors must supply up to six keywords along
with their manuscript.
Text: The main text should begin on a separate page and
it may be subdivided into separate sections. 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 Protein & Peptide Letters.
If the figures are found to be sub-standard, then the manuscripts
will be rejected/ and the authors offered the option of figure
improvement professionally by Bentham Publishing Services.
The costs for such improvement will be charged to the authors.
Editorial Requirements:
The quality of the illustrations printed in the journal largely
depends on the quality of the figures/illustration provided
by the author. The acceptance of a manuscript for publication
is subject to the figures being up to the highest standards
in terms of clarity and resolution. In case the figures supplied
are not up to the standards required, then the manuscripts
will be rejected, and the authors given the option to either
return the manuscripts within one week with appropriate drawings/figures
or they may opt to have these professionally prepared through
the paid professional service available from Bentham Publishing
Services.
- 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): TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PDF.
- Whenever possible, submit graphics that do
not have to be reduced to fit the standard figure size or
alternatively, submit the figures in their original program
in which they have been drawn.
- 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.
- Font: Times New Roman Font size: 12pt
- 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 USD 850; the second additional page
will be for USD 621 and each subsequent page for USD 420.
-
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.
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).
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.
Chemical Structures: Chemical structures
MUST be prepared according to the guidelines below.
Structures should be prepared in ChemDraw and provided as
separate file, submitted both on disk and in printed formats.
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
Size 12pt
Under the Preference Choose:
Units
points Tolerances 3
pixels Under Page Setup Use: Paper US
letter
Scale
100%
References: References must be
listed in the ACS Style only. All references should be numbered
sequentially [in square brackets] in the text and listed in
the same numerical order in the reference section. The reference
numbers must be finalized and the bibliography must be fully
formatted before submission.
See below few examples of references listed in the ACS Style:
Journal Reference:
[1] Bard, M.; Woods, R.A.; Bartón, D.H.; Corrie, J.E.;
Widdowson, D.A. Sterol mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae:
chromatographic analyses. Lipids, 1977,
12(8), 645-654.
Book Reference:
[2] Crabtree, R.H. The Organometallic Chemistry of the
Transition Metals, 3rd ed.; Wiley & Sons: New York,
2001.
Book Chapter Reference:
[3] 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 only be 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.
SUPPORTIVE/SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: We do
encourage to append supportive material, for example a PowerPoint
file containing a talk about the study, a PowerPoint file
containing additional screenshots, a Word, RTF, or PDF document
showing the original instrument(s) used, a video, or the original
data (SAS/SPSS files, Excel files, Access Db files etc.) provided
it is inevitable or endorsed by the journal's Editor.
Published/reproduced material should not be included unless
you have obtained written permission from the copyright holder,
which must be forwarded to the Editorial Office in case of
acceptance of your article for publication.
Supportive/Supplementary material intended for publication
must be numbered and referred to in the manuscript but should
not be a part of the submitted paper. In-text citations as
well as a section with the heading "Supportive/Supplementary
Material" before the "References" section should
be provided. Here, list all Supportive/Supplementary Material
and include a brief caption line for each file describing
its contents.
Any additional files will be linked into the final published
article in the form supplied by the author, but will not be
displayed within the paper. They will be made available in
exactly the same form as originally provided only on our Web
site. Please also make sure that each additional file is a
single table, figure or movie (please do not upload linked
worksheets or PDF files larger than one sheet). Supportive/
Supplementary material must be provided in a single zipped
file not larger than 4 MB.
Authors must clearly indicate if these files are not for publication
but meant for the reviewers'/editors' perusal only.
Abbreviations should be defined the first time that they are
used in the manuscript and a list of abbreviations should
also be provided.
Sequence and Coordinate Data: Nucleic acid and protein
sequences, and atomic coordinates for crystal structures may
be deposited with a database prior to manuscript submission.
Appropriate databases are GenBank and EMBL for sequence: Cambridge
Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), or Brookhaven Protein
Data Bank for atomic coordinates.
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 Editor-in-Chief of the journal has
accepted your abstract, we would prefer that you submit your
full manuscript online via our online submission service available
at www.bentham-mps.org
or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.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, 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 in the appropriate place. 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.
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
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 Science's online submission
service. Authors must provide their full address, telephone
and fax numbers with e-mail address with all submissions.
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. Authors are encouraged, however,
to suggest members of the Editorial Advisory Board for the
initial review and up to four names of possible additional
referees for their submissions. Authors can select the names
of Editorial Advisory Board members from the list available
at www.bentham.org/ppl.
Please provide names and mailing address of additional referees,
along with phone, fax and e-mail contact information of each.
Every effort is made to assess the papers quickly and the
decision conveyed to the authors in due course. The papers
will be typeset and the proofs dispatched by e-mail to the
authors.
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 (corresponding)
author will receive electronically a certain number of free
reprints. 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 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. All corresponding authors will be asked to indicate
whether or not they wish to pay to have their paper made freely
available on publication. If authors do not select the Open
Access option, then their article will be published with standard
subscription-based access at no charge.
Bentham Science offers authors the choice of open access publication
of their articles at a fee of USD 2,800 per published article
which allows indefinite free-to-view online publication with
Bentham Science.
Alternatively, authors may choose to publish their article
with Bentham Science at a reduced fee for a limited open access
period. Bentham Science is the first and only publisher to
offer authors the choice at a reduced open access fee to have
their article published for a limited open access period.
For open access publication for a period of either twelve
months or two months (limited open access option) the per
article fee is USD 1,400 or USD 700, respectively.
For more information please contact us at e-mail: openaccess@bentham.org
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.
|