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2025年12月3日星期三
Guide for authors
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Introduction
Types of article
The Engineering Microbiology journal publishes full length original research papers, review type articles, short communications, research highlights as well as news and commentaries.
Research Papers are not limited in size. However, we do strongly recommend to authors to keep the main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and references) not to exceed 6,000 words
Short Communications have the following soft limits. This format may not exceed 4 printed pages. The manuscript should ideally contain the title page, all sections of the manuscript (including the references), and Figure/Table legends. The abstract should be limited to 75 words.
Review Articles Length: a maximum word count of 12,000 and may contain no more than 15 Figures/Tables
Research Highlights are short articles that describe, analyze and discuss the latest cutting-edge research findings published either in Engineering Microbiology or somewhere else. Article submission is, in most cases, invited from the editorial board and are not peer-reviewed. These articles usually have three sections: abstract, main text and cited references. The length is typically 2-3 printed pages, although some may be longer.
News are short articles in news format. They report the latest research progresses in the key areas of the contemporary microbiology, or any commercial, ethical, legal, societal news related to the microbiology research field.
Commentaries are short focused essays reporting analysis of recently published articles on hot topics of immediate importance to the microbiology field. These articles are, in most cases, submitted by invitation. The length may not exceed 3 printed pages, exclusive of references.
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
• Continuous line numbers should be included
• 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
For further information, visit our Support Center.
Essential Figure Requirements for Revision & Publication
Figures should be cited in numerical order in the text in the order they are mentioned.
Compliance with the following standards at the time of initial submission is strongly encouraged to prevent delays during the revision and production phases:
1. Figure Dimensions (Maximum):
Figures should be prepared at their final publication size. The final dimensions must NOT EXCEED:
Width:
Single-column: 85 mm (≈3.35 in)
Double-column: 178 mm (≈7.01 in)
Height: 228 mm (≈8.98 in) for both single and double-column figures.
Image Quality & Format:
Resolution: Minimum 300 PPI at final size.
Color Mode: Use RGB for color figures.
File Formats: Submit as TIFF, EPS or PDF files.
Tip: To avoid blurry images, ensure resolution is high enough before setting the final dimensions. Enlarging a small image will reduce quality.
3. Text Formatting:
Font: Use only standard fonts (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New, Symbol).
Size: 8 pt for all primary text. 5 pt for subscript and superscript characters.
Important: Do not convert text to outlines or paths.
4. Line Weight:
All lines, axis lines, borders, and strokes must have a weight between 0.5 pt and 1.0 pt to ensure clarity upon publication.
5. Panel Identification:
Multi-panel figures must be labeled sequentially with lowercase, bold letters (e.g., a, b, c) in the top-left corner of each panel.
The font size for all labels is 12 pt, bold.
Important: These labels must be added after all panels have been assembled and scaled to their final publication size to prevent misalignment or scaling errors during processing.
6. Error Bars:
Any graphical representation of quantitative data derived from three or more independent experiments must display error bars on the measured values. The nature of the error (e.g., standard deviation [SD], standard error of the mean [SEM]) must be explicitly defined in the figure legend.
Authors should provide clear, detailed descriptions of their statistical analysis in the Materials and methods section and/or figure legends, including, but not limited to, the statistical test used, actual p-values, number of biological and technical replicates, measure of center, and measure of variability.
Before you begin
Studies in humans and animals
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.
The author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and have been approved by the appropriate institutional committee(s). This statement should contain the date and reference number of the ethical approval(s) obtained. Authors should also include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
The journal will not accept manuscripts that contain data derived from unethically sourced organs or tissue, including from executed prisoners or prisoners of conscience, consistent with recommendations by Global Rights Compliance on Mitigating Human Rights Risks in Transplantation Medicine. For all studies that use human organs or tissues authors must provide sufficient evidence that they were procured in line with WHO Guiding Principles on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation. The source of the organs or tissues used in clinical research must be transparent and traceable. Authors of manuscripts describing organ transplantation must additionally declare within the manuscript:
that autonomous consent free from coercion was obtained from the donor(s) or their next of kin; and
that organs/tissues were not sourced from executed prisoners or prisoners of conscience.
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.
Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. All authors, including those without competing interests to declare, should provide the relevant information to the corresponding author (which, where relevant, may specify they have nothing to declare). Corresponding authors should then use this tool to create a shared statement and upload to the submission system at the Attach Files step. Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required.
Only the content in the separate declaration of competing interest file that you submit to the submission system will be published, so there is no need to repeat the statement in the manuscript file.
Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.
Elsevier recognizes the potential of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI Tools”), when used responsibly, to help researchers work efficiently, gain critical insights fast and achieve better outcomes. Increasingly, these tools, including AI agents and deep research tools, are helping researchers to synthesize complex literature, provide an overview of a field or research question, identify research gaps, generate ideas, and provide tailored support for tasks such as content organization and improving language and readability.
Authors preparing a manuscript for an Elsevier journal can use AI Tools to support them. However, these tools must never be used as a substitute for human critical thinking, expertise and evaluation. AI technology should always be applied with human oversight and control.
Ultimately, authors are responsible and accountable for the contents of their work. This includes accountability for:
Carefully reviewing and verifying the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and impartiality of all AI-generated output (including checking the sources, as AI-generated references can be incorrect or fabricated).
Editing and adapting all material thoroughly to ensure the manuscript represents the author’s authentic and original contribution and reflects their own analysis, interpretation, insights and ideas.
Ensuring the use of any tools or sources, AI-based or otherwise, is made clear and transparent to readers. If AI Tools have been used, we require a disclosure statement upon submission; please see example below.
Ensuring the manuscript is developed in a way that safeguards data privacy, intellectual property and other rights, by checking the terms and conditions of any AI tool that is used.
Finally, authors must not list or cite AI Tools as an author or co-author on the manuscript since authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to, and performed by, humans.
The use of AI Tools in the manuscript preparation process must be declared by adding a statement at the end of the manuscript when the paper is first submitted. The statement will appear in the published work and should be placed in a new section before the references list.
An example:
Title of new section: Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the manuscript preparation process.
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the published article.
The declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools, such as tools used to check grammar, spelling and references. If you have nothing to disclose, you do not need to add a statement.
Please read Elsevier’s author policy on the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, which can be found in our generative AI policies for journals.
Please note: to protect authors’ rights and the confidentiality of their research, this journal does not currently allow the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies such as ChatGPT or similar services by reviewers or editors in the peer review and manuscript evaluation process, as is stated in our generative AI policies for journals. We are actively evaluating compliant AI Tools and may revise this policy in the future.
Submission declaration and verification
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis, see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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