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General submission rules

 

 

Instructions for authors are written as a guide for submission of manuscripts. The limits put on the number of words, references and figures are there to speed the reviewing and editorial process. Authors are strongly recommended to use the Open Journal Systems. Authors are advised to contact the editors at editorial@ibscientific.net for any specific queries about their submissions. 

 

What is the IBScientific Journal of science (IBS JoS)?

 

IBS JoS (ISSN: 1751-0724; and NLM ID: 101276223) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, and multidisciplinary journal. IBS JoS is a free-to-publish online quarterly published by the IBScientific publishing group since 2006.

The disciplines covered in the Journal include the sciences, engineering, technology, social sciences, and the arts.

IBS JoS is open to contributions from anywhere in the world and considers manuscripts from authors in the developing countries. Further, IBS JoS encourages student and junior scientists/academics to submit manuscripts for publications. See below of the types of manuscripts published by IBS JoS.

Our audience is the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, and the public. 

 

IBS JoS Scope

 

IBS JoS is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes empirical and conceptual papers in any discipline of science, technology, arts or social sciences. The Journal provides an international forum for refereed original articles, letters, essays, reviews and focus issue papers covering any field of active research.

Why publish in IBS JoS?

 

IBS JoS is an open access Journal so your research will be freely available, increasing your potential to be cited.

IBS JoS is already indexed in the Chemical Abstracts of the American Chemical society, Google Scholar and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) making your work widely available. We are working on specialised and general database such as Scopus and the social sciences abstracts.

IBS JoS is catalogued by the NCBI national library of medicine (NLM ID: 101276223)

IBS JoS is a free-to-publish Journal. No fees are paid at any stage of the process.

IBS JoS apply a double-blind peer reviewing process. Identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential ensuring complete anonymity.

IBS JoS has published papers by scientists of international standing. 

Youcef Mehellou & Erik De Clercq (2007). The current status of HIV chemotherapy. IBS JoS 2(3) p43. 

Prof Erik De Clercq is a world authority and pioneer of HIV chemotherapy based at the Rega institute (Leuven) in Belgium.

Bronwen Martin, Erin Golden, Josephine M Egan, Mark P Mattson & Stuart Maudsley (2007).Reduced energy intake: the secret to a long and healthy life? IBS JoS 2 (2) p 35

Dr Stuart R. Maudsley is the Head of the Receptor Pharmacology Unit, at the institute of aging. Bethesda, USA.

 

The editorial process

 

Open Journal Systems (OJS)

 

To make it easier for authors to track the progress of their manuscript, we have adopted the Open Journal System for our current publications.

 

How do manuscripts get published through OJS?

 

Authors submit manuscripts online filling all the necessary information, otherwise the manuscript will NOT be processed for reviewing and their articles if acceptable may NOT be indexed. The manuscript should adhere to IBScientific guidelines on word and figure limits, and the whole manuscript (including references, figures, legends and supplementary information) should be submitted as single document file preferably PDF. After completing the submission, the chief editor will forward the manuscript to the appropriate chief reviewer. The chief reviewer initiates the double-blind reviewing process, and communications on the manuscript will be exchanged between authors and reviewers through the chief reviewer for a maximum of two rounds. The chief reviewers pass the preliminary decision on the manuscript to the chief editor after consulting the reviewers. The chief editor may accept or reject the manuscript in its improved format. Upon acceptance, the chief editor contacts the authors to request original formats for figures, tables, text… After receiving all information, the manuscript is proofread and copyedited before an immediate open access publication. The authors will be made aware when the manuscript will be published in an issue of the Journal.

 

Immediate open access and subscriptions

 

To access immediate open access, readers will be required to subscribe and register for free. The registration will allow the readers to volunteer as reviewers, copyeditors and proofreaders for IBScientific publications. Also, subscribers will have access to other resources in IBScientific such as the forum and table of contents (ToC) updates.

 

Submission guidelines

 

All submitted manuscripts are subject to double blind peer-reviewing except news and previews, which are edited and reviewed by the editorial board.

No fees will be charged at any stage of the editorial process. Donations are welcome. 

word counts and reference cited for each type of manuscripts limits are maximal.

The DOs

 

All manuscripts should represent a substantial advance in understanding of an important problem in the field and have wider implications. 

Authors are required to write concisely in a clear style that is accessible to a broad readership. 

Authors should submit through the OJS by subscribing as an author.

All manuscripts should have a title (up to 25 words), an abstract (up to 300 words), and a list of keywords (up to 6). 

Authors are encouraged to send an abstract and a covering letter before full submission.

Subheadings are encouraged in all manuscripts and should not exceed 6 in research manuscripts and 10 in reviews. 

Each single figure should be on a single page with a heading and a legend on the same page before submission.

A single figure may comprise up to five sub-figures: a to e (e.g. Fig.1 can have sub-figure a, b, and c) .

Figures should be included in the order they are used in the text below the references.

All references in the bibliography must be preceded by a number enclosed in square brackets and be ordered alphabetically according to the surnames of first authors.

All extra information in research papers pertinent to Results, and Materials & Methods should be sent as supplementary information.

All manuscripts should be submitted as a single PDF or word document file (.doc).

If unsure of any of the above do not hesitate to contact us at editorial@ibscientfic.net.

 

The DON’Ts

 

Manuscripts should never be sent edited (e.g. with columns)

Figures should never be embedded within the text.

 

Important notes

Figures 

After the peer review process and before final acceptance of the papers, all pictures, figures, graphs, etc. must be sent separately in their original format and size. If the author is producing the graphics, the fonts should all be of type Arial and size 12. Preferred file types for graphs and diagrams are high resolution PNG of GIF. The resolution should be at least 300dpi. Other pictures can be sent as JPEG or any other format, provided they are clear. Please note that unclear or distorted graphics may be sufficient to reject a paper.

Referencing

 

All references in the bibliography must be preceded by a number enclosed in square brackets and be ordered alphabetically according to the author surnames.

You should use the IEEE referencing style in EndNote. If the bibliography is produced manually, you should adhere to the styles described bellow:

Your article should contain the components detailed below. Please note that all the components are necessary unless otherwise stated.

 

Journal articles 

I. Surname, I. Surname and I. Surname, “Title of article,” Journal, vol. V(N), pp P-P, Year.

Conference articles

I. Surname, I. Surname and I. Surname, “Title of article,” Conference Name, pp P-P, Year.

Books

I. Surname, I. Surname and I. Surname, “Title of book,” Publisher, Year.

Other citations

All other citations should follow one of the appropriate styles above, starting with the author’s name, if applicable, followed by the title of the publications, then the source in italics, and finally the year of publication.

Citations should be cited in the main text by their number in the bibliography. For example … [21] ….

Multiple references should be enclosed in the same brackets and separated by comas, such as … [21, 22, 23] …. 

Figures and other sections must be cross referenced by the full name, starting with a capital letter. For example: … Section 2 …, or … Figure 2.1 ….

 

 

Types of manuscripts

 

Research papers

General layout for submission

 

Title

Authors

Authors’ affiliations

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

Results with subheadings

Discussion with subheadings

Conclusions

Materials & Methods

Declaration of conflict of interest

Acknowledgements

References

Figures with headings and legends.

Articles and letters

should be original with rigorous methodology and substantial evidence for their conclusions.  The word count of articles and letters should not exceed 7000 and 5000 words, respectively.  The number of references is limited to 50 for articles and 30 for letters. Tables and figures should be limited to 7 in articles and 5 in letters. Composite figure of up to five sub-figures are allowed.

Brief communications 

are short research manuscripts with less than 3000 words.  They are aimed for manuscripts that are novel, interesting and timely with comparable rigour to articles and letters. 

Letters to the editor

Letters to editors are different from research letters as they arise as a consequence or as a response to a published paper in IBS JoS (Article, letter, Brief communications, reviews and minireviews). They should not exceed 2500 words with 15 or fewer references. They shall all start with Sir/Madam, .

Research review papers

General layout for submission

 

Title

Authors

Authors’ Affiliations

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

Main text with subheadings

Conclusions & future perspective

Declaration of conflict of interest

Acknowledgements

References, key and seminal papers with comments

Figures with headings and legends.

Reviews

are comprehensive overviews of the current state of research in a particular field. They should be directly submitted to the editors electronically via editorial@ibscientific.net. IBS JoS considers two main types of reviews:

Comprehensive or literature reviews

are fully comprehensive review that addresses a problem, a concept, or 

an introductory reading to a particular subject. They are akin to book chapters and PhD thesis introduction. In the latter case, Editors and Chief reviewers at IBS JoS will be happy to edit and peer-review the introduction of a recent PhD thesis to be considered for publication. Reviews of this type should not exceed 10000 words and 200 references.

Current trends reviews

A review that addresses the current trends in a particular field and its wide implications. Such reviews will focus on presenting the readers with a brief general introduction, followed by the progress of the field in the recent years culminating in the implications and future research directions. The authors are encouraged to identify seminal papers and highlight their importance within the reference list. The authors are limited to 7000 words and 100 references.

Minireviews

An overview of current key findings published in the literature. Minireviews will focus on examining the substance and implication of recently published key or seminal findings in any peer reviewed Journal. Minireviews should provide sufficient details explaining: a concise introduction to the subject, the results and conclusions of the high profile findings, the scientific methodology, the novelty, and the implications of the results. Authors are encouraged to provide a perspective on the field. Minreviews word count should not exceed 4.000 words and are limited to 50 references.

Authors who have published high impact papers are encouraged to submit minireviews directly to the editors.

Other papers

News

should highlight a current story about scientific discoveries or inventions as well as other stories related to science including but not limited to funding, higher education and science policies. All news submitted should include the original source such as the Journal were the work was reported as well as other sources of information the author might have used (e.g. newspapers or news websites). News should be between 800 and 1500 words long. News are edited and reviewed by the editorial board.

Previews

should outline and critic the key findings and merit of an accompanying paper published in the same issue of the Journal or soon after its publication. The preview is aimed to expose the original paper to a wider audience and should give an overview of the subject and the challenges in the field. They should cite the paper in question as well as other necessary references (up to 10 in total). Previews should be between 1000 and 2000 words long. Previews are edited and reviewed by editorial board.

Essays

are aimed to the widest possible audience (i.e. written for the public). They focus on an academic/scientific subject of general interest. Authors may present their own expert opinion (not personal opinion). Essays are limited to 4000 words and 50 references. 

Commentaries

are aimed to comment on an issue of academic interest, where the authors are presenting their own interpretation of data published in any field in any journal. Commentaries are limited to 2500 words and 30 references.

 

IBScientific editorial policies

Open access policy

All resources published by IBScientific are freely available online under the creative commons license and in accordance with all publishing standards as set by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)” and deposited in a public archive immediately upon publication. You are free to copy, distribute, and reuse all content as long as you credit the original author and source. 

Free to publish policy

IBScientific offer free-to-publish policy on all papers published. The authors are encouraged to give donations to the IBScientific charity. Failure to do so will not affect how their manuscripts are handled.

Double blind peer-reviewing

IBScientific uses a double blind peer-reviewing system ensuring complete anonymity. The names are deleted before the peer review process starts.

Publisher Information

IBScientific is a UK based non-profit organization of professionals, scientists and students committed to making the world’s scientific literature a public resource. http://www.ibscientific.net. 

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