Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The manuscript represents original work; it has not been published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- All authors have seen and approved the manuscript being submitted. Common agreement has been reached before submission. The corresponding author is responsible for the submission, on behalf of all co-authors. No additional authors might be added post submission, unless editors receive detailed explanation.
- Two submission files are prepared for upload: the manuscript (in Microsoft Word file format) and a cover letter (where three preferred reviewers are listed, with contact information).
- The text is written in comprehensible English and adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
Regular articles
Regular articles include original research in all fields of biology. Regular articles are peer-reviewed and receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 30 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
Reviews
Reviews represent syntheses of different topics in biology. Reviews are peer-reviewed and receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 30 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
Short communication
Short communications are considered brief original research articles. They may focus on a particular aspect of a problem. They are peer-reviewed and they receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 10 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
Abstracts
Abstracts are summaries of original research articles. They might be peer-reviewed in certain cases (e.g. collection of conference abstracts) but they do not receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 3 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
Book review
Book reviews are presentations of original books. They are not peer-reviewed, and they do not receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 5 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
In memoriam
In memoriam are manuscripts that honor a deceased personality in the field of biology. They are published in English and should not exceed 5 pages (in Studia UBB Biologia format).
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