Guide for Authors
Aims and scope
Biomaterials is an international journal covering the science and clinical application of biomaterials. A biomaterial is now defined as a substance that has been engineered to take a form which, alone or as part of a complex system, is used to direct, by control of interactions with components of living systems, the course of any therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. It is the aim of the journal to provide a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of original papers and authoritative review and opinion papers dealing with the most important issues facing the use of biomaterials in clinical practice. The scope of the journal covers the wide range of physical, biological and chemical sciences that underpin the design of biomaterials and the clinical disciplines in which they are used. These sciences include polymer synthesis and characterization, drug and gene vector design, the biology of the host response, immunology and toxicology and self assembly at the nanoscale. Clinical applications include the therapies of medical technology and regenerative medicine in all clinical disciplines, and diagnostic systems that reply on innovative contrast and sensing agents. The journal is relevant to areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy, implantable devices, drug delivery systems, gene vectors, bionanotechnology and tissue engineering.
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Biomaterials is the flagship title in Elsevier's biomaterials science portfolio; it sits alongside Materials Today Bio, Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications and Biomaterials and Biosystems. As part of the broader Materials Today family, Biomaterials offers authors rigorous peer review, rapid decisions, and high visibility. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Types of article
Original Research: Provide a full length account of original research.
Review: Provide an in-depth and up to date critical review of a related topic.
Leading Opinion Paper: This article type may only be submitted by invitation from the Editor-in-Chief.
Contact details for submission
The peer review submission system for Biomaterials is located here: https://www.editorialmanager.com/BIOMAT/default.aspx
Editorial Manager is a web-based submission and review system. Authors may submit manuscripts and track their progress through the system to publication. Reviewers can download manuscripts and submit their opinions to the editor. Editors can manage the whole submission/review/revise/publish process.
Referees, whose names are not normally disclosed to the authors, will study all contributions which the Editor-in-Chief deems to be of sufficient significance and interest to be sent for peer review. The criteria by which this initial assessment is made include relevance to the scope of the journal, the originality of the work and its significance to the broad development of the field of biomaterials. Please note that the editorial team are not able to provide a pre-evaluation for a new submission or proposal. All submissions should be sent to the journal directly through the Editorial Manager submission site. We are unable to respond to pre-evaluation requests from authors.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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