BIOINFORMATION published by Biomedical Informatics since 2005
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File formats
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PDF (Adobe Acrobat).
Microsoft Word File format
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Article types
When submitting your manuscript, you will be asked to assign one of the following types to your article:
Research Article: Hypothesis (2500 words, 1 illustration and/or 1 table)
Research Article: Prediction models (2000 words, 1 illustration and/or 1 table)
Research Article: Web database (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Research Article: Web dataset (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Research Article: Stand alone software (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Research Article: Web server/software (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Research Article: Bioinformatics programs (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Review Article: Current trends (1500 words, 1 illustration and/or 1 table)
Opinion Article: Views and challenges (1000 words and 1 illustration)
Please note that an additional illustration is allowed for a table. The journal prefer illustrations to tables. However, relaxation of general rules is encouraged where required.
Word count
We recommend authors to comply with the word count. However, relaxation on word limit is allowed when reasonably justified.
Descriptions
Please read the descriptions for each of the article types, choose which is appropriate for your article and structure it accordingly.
Manuscript sections for articles types
Manuscripts for article types submitted to
Bioinformation should be divided as under:
Research Article: Hypothesis (< 2500 words) An hypothesis article should describe a novel hypothesis/phenomenon (or) an improvement to an existing hypothesis (or) a better understanding of an existing phenomenon using data points derived from extensive analysis (using prediction and simulation models) of biological data. [abstract < 250 words; background < 750 words; methodology < 500 words; discussion < 750 words; conclusion < 250 words; references - maximum 20]
Research Article: Prediction models (< 2000 words) A prediction article should describe a novel model (or) an improvement to an existing model (or) a better understanding of an existing model for biological processes. [abstract < 250 words; background < 750 words; methodology < 500 words; discussion < 750 words; conclusion < 250 words; references - maximum 15]
Research Article: Web database (< 1000 words) A web database should describe an online database (freely made available) containing a biologically important dataset with a flexible search engine or front end. [abstract < 200 words; description (background, methodology of development, utility to the biological community, caveats, future developments) < 800 words; references - maximum 10]
Research Article: Web dataset (< 1000 words) A web dataset should describe an online dataset (freely made available) containing a biologically important dataset (s) without a flexible search engine or front end. [abstract < 200 words; description (background, methodology of development, utility to the biological community, caveats, future developments) < 800 words; references - maximum 10]
Research Article: Stand-alone software (< 1000 words) A stand-alone software (freely made available) can be developed in UNIX or WINDOWS platform with a back end prediction model (an already peer reviewed model). [abstract < 200 words; description (background, software input/output, caveat & future development) < 800 words ; References - Maximum 10]
Research Article: Web software/server (< 1000 words) A web software/server (freely made available) should describe a web server/software with a back end prediction model (an already peer reviewed model) [abstract < 200 words; description (background, software input, output, caveat & future development) < 800 words ; References - Maximum 10]
Research Article: Bioinformatics programs (< 1000 words) A bioinformatics program (freely made available) should describe a UNIX Shell script (or) a ANSI C++ script (or) a Perl script for the manipulation of biological data and modeling and simulation of biological processes. [abstract < 200 words; description (background, input, output, caveat & future development) < 800 words ; references - maximum 10]
Review Article: Current trends (< 1500 words) A short description of current trends in biological knowledge discovery. [abstract < 250 words; background & description < 1250 words; references - maximum 10]
Opinion Article: Views and challenges (< 1000 words) A short description of new challenges in biological knowledge discovery and bioinformatics technologies. [abstract < 200 words; background & description < 800 words; references - maximum 10]
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Published data
Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures
or tables that have previously been published elsewhere.
Referencing style
Referencing of most relevant journal articles are welcomed (please be highly specific in citing references) and should be numbered
as they occur in the running text (ascending order). Referencing of unpublished data, book(s) chapters and conference materials are not allowed.
Authors list in references
The authors list should be strictly be limited to the first author followed by et al., in case of multiple authors (except for references with two authors,
where authors name can be separated by &). All active URL should be given in the reference list.
Kangueane P et al. Hum Immunol. 2001 62:539 [PMID:11334679].
Sakharkar MK & Kangueane P, BMC Bioinformatics 2004 5:67 [PMID:15175116].
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
All URL references should be active.
URL references are counted as references.
Please provide PMID for indexed abstracts in PUBMED.
Move all Hyperlinks to Reference List.
Suggest Potential Reviewers
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to help in review.
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Accepted Articles
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unless otherwise stated. Figures should be in TIFF file format with 300 DPI resolution.