Guidelines for authors of Beneficial Microbes
Scope
‘Beneficial Microbes’ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a specific area of focus: the promotion of the science of microbes beneficial to the health and wellbeing of man and animal. The journal contains original research papers and critical reviews in all areas dealing with beneficial microbes in both the small and large intestine, together with opinions, a calendar of forthcoming beneficial microbes-related events and book reviews. ‘Beneficial Microbes’ takes a multidisciplinary approach and focuses on a broad spectrum of issues, including safety aspects of pro- & prebiotics, regulatory aspects, mechanisms of action, health benefits for the host, optimal production processes, screening methods, (meta)genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, host and bacterial physiology, application, and role in health and disease in man and animal.
Manuscripts
• Indicate the type of manuscript. Your manuscript must contain title, author(s) and affiliation(s) and the requirements for the manuscript type (see the Table below).
• Your paper should be within the range of pages given for the type of manuscript (see the Table below). Contact the editorial office if your manuscript exceeds the page range.
• The maximum size in Manuscript Central for your manuscript, including figures and additional files is 50 Mb. If you need more space please contact the editorial office.
Manuscript type
As a MS-word file
In the Journal
Manuscript should contain
Research article1
6-14 pages
4-10 pages
title, authors, affiliations +
abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusion (combined or separate), acknowledgements (optional), references
Review article1
6-20 pages
4-15 pages
abstract, keywords, introduction, several subject sections, acknowledgements (optional), references
Letter to the editor2
2 pages
1 page
original article title and authors, commentary text, references
Book review2
2 pages
1 page
book name, authors and publisher, review text
Opinion paper3
4-8 pages
2-6 pages
abstract, keywords, introduction, subject sections, acknowledgements (optional), references
Hypothesis paper3
6-8 pages
4-6 pages
abstract, keywords, introduction, subject sections, acknowledgements (optional), references
1 Submit your manuscript via internet through http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bm.
2 Should be submitted to the editor-in-chief.
3 Please contact the editor-in-chief before submission.
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