ISSN 0717-3458
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

The Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is an international scientific electronic journal that publishes research and review articles in different areas of pure and applied biotechnology. It covers all areas of molecular biology and chemistry of biological processes, environmental factors including land and sea, as well as development, computer applications and international policy aspects. It also includes genetic engineering, microbial biotechnology, vegetal, animal and marine biotechnology, and others. The journal encourages application of articles that are multidisciplinary in nature and that would not be published in journals devoted to only one discipline. The Electronic Journal of Biotechnology follows the guidelines of the canons of ethical conduct.

The Electronic Journal of Biotechnology provides a quick means of publication and is free of charge. Articles will be processed electronically, be reviewed by a scientific committee and anonymous peers, and published in HTML and PDF. The Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is published quarterly and is committed to maintaining the essential features of a scientific journal, which are: have an editorial committee to evaluate the quality of articles; reflect the state of art in science; and ensure a cumulative effect of knowledge. The electronic format permits Electronic Journal of Biotechnology to outcome the deficiencies of the print edition, including a sense of instantaneity, multimedia and hypertext.

The mission of the Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is to establish a plan to promote a more extensive dissemination and usefulness of information to the scientific and academic community on a nonprofit basis.

First: The copyright is granted from the author to the journal while the article is accepted for publication.

Second: All requests for commercial copying or reproduction should be addressed to the Editor. Also, all authorized reproduction in any form or by any means, must give full credit to the article and the journal. In this context reproduction means when an article is copied by electronic or mechanical means more than three times for the same person. In addition, when data published in Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is included in another publication is also consider reproduction.

Third: Printing and photocopy of articles are authorized for personal use. The use of the journal for educational purpose is encouraged. Particularly:

* Institutions may establish hypertext links to specific articles in the journal's site with the purpose of developing training packages, seminars, or instruction material. They cannot, however, place a digital version, or part of it, in their own servers for public access without authorization from the Editor.

* Nonprofit institutions in high education can make photocopies of articles for teaching purposes. In this case, they should inform the Editor the name of the course where the reproduction will be used, the assurance that it is an exact copy including the copyright note, and if any fee is charged, it covers only the cost of reproduction. It is prohibited to place the digital version and/or part of it in the institution's servers for public access without permission from the Editor.

Fourth: Authors can have a copy of the final version in their servers, but it is recommended they maintain a link to the server where the original article is located and include this note about usage policies.

Fifth: Copyright violations are the sole responsibility of the person who made the copy and not the service provider by transmitting material through the Internet or providing access to their servers.

Experts in the area evaluate articles accepting or rejecting manuscripts for publication. The Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is committed to the security of the information by maintaining archives of the publications in compact disks.

The electronic format permits Electronic Journal of Biotechnology to outcome the deficiencies of the print edition. Communication between author and editor and between editor and peers is immediate. Also, articles are published faster because no printed edition exists. Therefore, articles accepted for publication with no modifications could be published within a month. Even though the journal is published quarterly, as soon as articles are accepted for publication they are made available as "articles accepted for the next issue".

RESEARCH ARTICLE FORMAT

All articles must be written in English using Microsoft Word and sent as attachment to the electronic mail edbiotec@ucv.cl. To send tables, illustrations and photographs, see instructions below.

After a manuscript has been accepted for publication, the author must rewrite the article in PIB format.

TITLE PAGE

Should include:

a) Title of the article should be short and with no abbreviations;

b) Name and family name of author(s);

c) Institution and address where the author(s) work;

d) Financing source;

e) Electronic mail, telephone and fax with country and area code.

KEYWORDS

Include a list of keywords, using as a minimum 3 keywords and maximum 6 (not mentioned in the title).

ABSTRACT

The abstract must be clearly written and concise not exceeding 200 words, presenting the methods used, results and conclusions of the study. Do not use footnotes and abbreviations. If it is necessary to use a reference, the complete citation must be included in the abstract. Since the abstract is published separately by information databases, it must include enough information to be fully understood by readers that do not have access to the complete text.

INTRODUCTION

Must include the purpose of the research, how it relates to other studies, the reason the study was undertaken and the hypothesis of the work.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Must include sufficient information in the text and references to allow the use of this work by others researchers.

RESULTS

Results must be presented with clarity and accuracy. Tables and illustrations should only be used if they are absolutely necessary for the understanding of the conclusions of the work.

DISCUSSION

The purpose of the discussion is the interpretation of results and how it is related to existing knowledge. It must indicate clearly how this study contributes to the advancement of Biotechnology. Any information in any part of the article must be cited but not repeated in detail. Alternatively, Results and Discussion could be presented together in the same section.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

If it is pertinent give a brief acknowledgment to those who helped with technical assistance and advice. Financial support should be disclosed in the title page.

REFERENCES

References should be cited in the following order: author family name and year in parenthesis. In case of two authors both family names should be cited. For three or more authors, cite only the first author followed by et al. In the reference section, at the end of the article, citations should be presented in alphabetic order, as in the following examples:

Article in journal

Author's family name, initials. (Year). Title of the article. Journal name volume: first and last pages.

Chapter in a book

Family name and initials of the chapter's author. (Year). Chapter's title. In: Book title and subtitle. Edition number. Editors. Place of publication, Publisher, year. First and last pages of the chapter.

Conference paper

Family name and initials of the author. (Year). Article's title. Conference name, number, location and year. In: Family name and initials of the editor. Title and subtitle. Place of the publication, Publisher, year. First and last pages of the paper.

Article in electronic journal

Family name and initials of the author. (Year). Article's title. Journal name, volume: first and last pages. Address with the http://... format. Author's e-mail.

TABLES

Tables must be identified with Arabic number and titles at the top; footnotes must appear below the body of the table. Cite all tables in the text by their numbers. Tables must not contain duplicate data already mentioned in the text. Send the tables in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrations must have Arabic number and a short descriptive title. Send illustrations in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect separate from the main document or any others files.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Send color or black and white photographs with high resolution (20 x 25 cm) in plain bright paper. If sending digital photograph, we suggest TIFF format (although GIF or JPG are also accepted) with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

FORMAT FOR REVIEW ARTICLES

All articles must be written in English, prepared in Microsoft Word and sent as attachment to the e-mail edbiotec@ucv.cl. There is no requirement for a specific style. To send tables, illustrations and photographs, see specific instructions already mentioned.

FORMAT FOR BIP ARTICLES

BIP or Biotechnology In Public is a shorter version of a research or review article, written by authors after the articles have being reviewed by peers and accepted for publication. The author must write the article in a language appropriate for the general public. The article must have a maximum of 4 pages and written with font size 12.

All articles must be written in English using Microsoft Word and sent as attachment to the electronic mail edbiotec@ucv.cl.