Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

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Instruction To Authors ]

Acta
Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica Acta Biochimica et Biophysica
Sinica (ABBS) is a scientific journal publishing monthly research
papers, short communications and minireviews in biochemistry, molecular
biology and biophysics. Research papers and short communications
should report original work not published or considered for publication
elsewhere. Minireviews should provide a concise introduction to
the subject matter to inform the readers of the latest developments
in a certain area.
Submission of manuscripts Manuscripts should be written in English
and submitted to the following address:
Editorial Office Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica (ABBS)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences
320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031,
China
Tel: 86-21-54920956/54920954; Fax: 86-21-54921011; E-mail: [email protected];

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Initial submission Initial submission should include:
1. one original manuscript and two copies,
2. a declaration
on submitting the manuscript with the signatures of all authors,

3. a cover letter.
Submission of revised manuscript The submission should include:

1. one revised manuscript and one copy,
2. the manuscript
sent back by the editorial office,
3. a letter to answer reviewers’
questions,
4. an agreement on transferring the copyright to the
Editorial Office with corresponding author’s signature,
5. an electronic
copy on a floppy disk and an e-mail attaching the revised manuscript,

6. a cover letter.
Format of manuscript The manuscript should be printed on
A4 paper with double spacing. The text is typed in a font size of
twelve points. The locations of figures and tables in the text should
be indicated. Research paper should be arranged in the following
order: (1) title, author(s), and institution(s); (2) running title;
(3) abstract; (4) introduction; (5) experimental procedures; (6)
results; (7) discussion; (8) references; (9) footnote; (10) figure
legends; (11) tables; (12) figures. Title The title should be short
and informative, less than 20 words, and without non-standard acronyms
or abbreviations.
Title page The title page should contain names of all authors
with complete mailing addresses, and detailed information of the
corresponding author: (1) name, (2) full address, (3) telephone
and fax numbers, and (4) e-mail address. Running title Running title
should be less than 60 characters. Abstract The abstract should
describe clearly the aim and major findings. It must not exceed
250 words.
Key words Less than 5 key words should be listed below the
abstract. Introduction Basic principles of research, background,
earlier related work and the purpose of the present studies should
be described in the introduction. Experimental procedures
Experimental procedures should be brief but complete enough to be
repeated, procedures published previously should be cited in references.
Results The results are best presented in figures and tables
with suitable description in the text.
Discussion The discussion
should be concise (no more than three pages) and focus on the interpretation
of the results. References The references should be numbered
consecutively in the order of appearance in the manuscript and are
cited in the text by number. In a reference of many authors, only
the first 7 authors are listed, followed by “et al.” Journal names
are abbreviated. References should be in the following style.
1 Neufeld EB, Remaley AT, Demosky SJ, Stonik JA, Cooney AM, Comly
M, Dwyer NK et al. Cellular localization and trafficking
of the human ABCA1 transporter. J Biol Chem, 2001, 276(29): 27584–27590

2 Hanahan D, Jessee J, Bloom FR. Techniques for transformation of
E. coli. In: Glover DM, Hames BD eds. DNA Cloning: A Practical
Approach. 2nd ed. England: Oxford University Press, 1998
Footnote A footnote at the bottom of front page under a line
of 3.5 cm can include (1) source of grants, (2) present address
of leaving author(s) if any, and (3) abbreviations used in the text.
Tables and figures Tables should have titles and a legend
with experimental detail. Each column in a table must have a heading,
and abbreviations should be defined in the legend. Figures should
have titles and legends printed in a separate section of the manuscript.
The figure size should beless than 8 cm × 25 cm or 16 cm × 25 cm.
Authors are advised to put original figures or photos in a separate
envelope with the ordinal numbers and orientations of figures marked
on the back. Fees The publishing fee of an accepted manuscript
will be 30 USD per page. There will be a charge of 200 USD for each
colored illustration.