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Manuscript Preparation
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Types of Papers
Research
Papers should include the following sections:
1.
Abstract: A single paragraph of fewer than 250 words.
The primary goal of the abstract should be to make the general
significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly
accessible to a broad readership. References should not
be cited in the abstract.
2. Key words: Include 5-10 for indexing purposes.
3. Introduction.
4 . Results: Present results in logical sequence in
tables and illustrations. In the text, explain, emphasize
or summarize the most important observations. Units of measurement
should be expressed in accordance with Systeme International
d'Unites (SI Units).
5 . Discussion: Do not repeat in detail data given
in the Results section. Emphasize the new and important
aspects of the study. Relate observations to other relevant
studies. On the basis of your findings (and others'), discuss
possible implications/conclusions. When stating a new hypothesis,
clearly label it as such.
6. Patients and Methods/Materials and Methods: Describe
selection of patients or experimental animals, including
controls. Do not use patients' names or hospital numbers.
Identify methods, apparatus (manufacturer's name and address),
and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers
to reproduce the results. Provide references and brief descriptions
of methods that have been published. When using new methods.
Evaluate their advantages and limitations. Identify drugs
and chemicals, including generic name, dosage, and route(s)
of administration.
Indicate
whether the procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee
of Human Experimentation in your country, or are in accordance
with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975.
7. References: No more than 85.
8. Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively
with Arabic numerals and include descriptive titles and
legends.
9. Figure legends.
In
addition to basic research studies, Gut Microbes welcomes
papers describing clinical studies that pertain to the field.
Brief Reports follow the general guidelines for Research Papers, but that are substantially shorter, usually having no more than two figures. Researchers who have made observations that are fundamentally important for scientists in the field of Gut Microbes, but do not constitute a regular Research Paper, are encouraged to consider the Brief Report format. All of the guidelines for Research Papers apply, but the total number of references should not exceed 50.
Methods This category is for papers that follow the general guidelines for Research Papers or Brief Reports, but have a focus on methodology. The number of references should be commensurate with the length of the article.
Reviews
should be recognized as scholarly by specialists in the
field being covered, but should also be written with a view
to informing readers who are not specialized in that particular
field, and should therefore be presented using simple prose.
Please avoid excessive jargon and technical detail. Reviews
should capture the broad developments and implications of
recent work. The opening paragraph should make clear the
general thrust of the review and provide a clear sense of
why the review is now particularly appropriate. The concluding
paragraph should provide the reader with an idea of how
the field may develop or future problems to be overcome,
but should not summarize the article. To ensure that a review
is likely to be accessible to as many readers as possible,
it may be useful to ask a colleague from another discipline
to read the review before submitting it. Submitted reviews
are subject to the same page charges as full-length reports
-- whether and how page charges will apply for commissioned
reviews will be made clear when each review is commissioned.
Reviews should include an abstract of 150 words and should
cite no more than 150 references. Please include 5-10 key
words for indexing purposes.
Commentaries
and Views may be short and focused opinion articles,
commentaries on papers recently published in Gut Microbes
or elsewhere, or commentaries on significant conceptual
changes, important trends or new directions in the field.
These may include figures and up to 30 references. Please
include an abstract of 150-200 words and 5-10 key words
for indexing purposes.
Addenda are essentially an auto-commentary. The Editorial Board will solicit authors of the most significant recent and forthcoming papers, published elsewhere, to provide a short summary with additional insights, new interpretations or speculation on the relevant topic. These manuscripts may include data or models, which due to space limitations were not included or discussed in the original paper. In other words, the authors may provide biased and uncensored points of views, complementing their article. Addenda will appear simultaneously, or very soon after, publication of the original paper.
Please
include an abstract of 150-200 words and 5-10 key words
for indexing purposes. The citation for the original article
including the full author list, title of article and journal
information should be included on the title page. The typical
length of an addendum will be approximately 500-1,000 words
and may include up to 30 references. There will be no page
charges for addenda and you are encouraged to include figures;
however, please note the journal policy regarding color
charges below.
Meeting
Reports are summaries of presentations from recent meetings
in the field. Authors are encouraged to contact the Editor
with proposals for meeting reports. Also, please contact
the meeting organizers to verify that reports will be permitted.
Please include an abstract of 150-200 words and 5-10 key
words for indexing purposes. |
