Advancements of Microbiology (Postępy Mikrobiologii)
Articles published in the Advancements of Microbiology are subject to review by both the Editorial Board and reviewers. The review process is blind, manuscripts are assigned to one of the section Editors and sent to at least two qualified outside experts in the presented topic.
The manuscript files should be sent to the Journal e-mail address: post.mikrobiol@biol.uw.edu.pl
Before submitting a manuscript, please check the compatibility of the text with the Instructions for Authors. We recommend using the manuscript template and reading the FAQ file to avoid the most common mistakes.
Send files according to the following list:
1. Cover letter
2. Title page with summary (title, affiliations, table of contents, abstract and keywords)
3. Manuscript (main body of the manuscript containing the title and article text)
4. Figures (if applicable)
5. Description of figures (if the manuscript contains figures)
6. Tables (if applicable)
7. Open access agreement.
Instructions for Authors and for Reviewers and template files can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
In the case of manuscript addressed to The Methodical Publications and Standards Section, the review manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the general the Instructions for Authors and with information compatible with the Methodical Publications and Standards Section.
Upon acceptance of a manuscript, Authors will be requested to pay fee (100 USD + 23% VAT, if applicable).and sign Open Access Agreement and Statement of Conflict of Interest prior to publication.
The Editorial Office reserves the right to make minor grammatical and other changes to any accepted manuscript at any stage before publication to warrant clarity and accuracy of the article to be published in Advancements of Microbiology. To find out more please check Instructions for Authors.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Advancements of Microbiology (Postępy Mikrobiologii) publishes review articles from all areas of microbiology that have not previously been published in other journals. We also print methodological reviews, and, in the section New Releases, reviews of new books in the field of microbiology and related sciences. Articles and illustrations printed in Advancements of Microbiology cannot be published in other periodicals without the consent of the Editorial Office.
1. Formal requirements. 2. Preparation of the manuscript. 2.1. Cover letter. 2.2. Text. 2.3. Illustrations and tables. 2.4. References. 2.5 Websites citations. 2.6. Methodological Publications and Standards. 3. Detailed recommendations. 3.1. Nomenclature of microorganisms. 3.2. Genetic nomenclature. 3.3. Chemical nomenclature. 3.4. Reporting numerical data. 3.5. Isotope-labelled substances. 4.Manuscript processing. 5. Article submission. 6. Additional comments
1. Formal requirements
Articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. It is required to complete and sign an Open Access Agreement (CC-BY-NC-ND) after acceptation of the article. The details of the Creative Commons License are available on the webpage at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Advancements of Microbiology editorial policy is based on Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE) at www.icmje.org. The details are presented in the Ethical Policy Statement. According to our editorial policy, upon submission of the manuscript the authors are requested to submit a Declaration of Conflict of Interest (available in supplementary information section). To ensure fast and efficient cooperation with the Editorial Office, the submitted manuscript should be formatted according to details listed below and accompanied by a cover letter.
Articles are subjected to fees. Upon acceptance of a manuscript, Authors will be contacted by the Editorial Office and requested to pay fee 100 USD + 23% VAT (if applicable). The fee for members of Polish Society of Microbiologists is reduced.
2. Preparation of the manuscript
2.1. Cover letter
The manuscript should be accompanied by a cover letter (it will take significantly longer to process submissions without the cover letter) that should contain:
A title and Authors’ names;
Significance of the selected topic;
Brief summary and highlights of the review;
Description of what special features and new information the submitted work contains in comparison to the current reviews (published within 2 last years)
Statement that all Authors read and accepted the manuscript and the statement about conflict of interests;
Statement that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, or is not in processing by any other journal;
To ensure fast manuscript review, Authors should present a list of five potential reviewers with their affiliations and e-mail addresses. Authors are requested to choose experts in their field. Preselected reviewers should not be co-authors within last five years or share Authors’ affiliation.
2.2. Text
The manuscripts should be sent to the Editorial Office in the form of editable text files (.doc or .docx), as an e-mail attachment. The volume of work should not exceed, along with the literature and illustrations, 30 pages (font size 12, space between lines 1.5).
There should be no dots after titles. On a separate page (title page) Authors should include the title of the work, below which should be: the names and surnames of the authors, addresses of authors and affiliations, telephone numbers and e-mail of the corresponding author, table of contents (titles of individual chapters) and no more than five key words, in alphabetical order. A summary of the work (maximum 250 words) should be attached in a file with the title page. The manuscript should end with a short summary containing the most important elements of the content. The text of the thesis should be in accordance with the detailed instructions to the authors.
In the case of works addressed to the "Methodological Publications and Standards" section, works prepared according to the above-mentioned guidelines and detailed guidelines presented in the second part of the manual should be sent to the Editorial Office. Documents sent to the Editorial Office should be written in correct English.
Authors who are unsure of proper English usage should have their manuscripts checked by someone proficient in the English language or use a professional language editing service. ……
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