FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION
( a ) All manuscripts must be submitted in A4 format, single column, using double spacing and leaving adequate margins. Each page should be numbered individually. Text lines should be numbered, with the numbers restarting on each page.
( b ) Tabular material must be clearly set out with the number of columns in each table kept to a minimum. Tables, numbered consecutively with arabic numerals, must be typed on separate sheets and placed after the references, leaving sufficient space around the copy for printer's instructions. Tables must have concise headings that enable them to be comprehensible without reference to the main text. Please ensure that the data in columns are consistent in the number of significant figures.
( c ) Number illustrations with Arabic numerals consecutively, in order of appearance in the text. Keep lettering on illustrations to a minimum and include essential details in the legend. Illustrations should be submitted in black and white, with no background colour. Figures should be placed on separate sheets after the main body of the text.
Save each figure as a separate file and include the source file (i.e. a file in the program in which the image was originally created). The figures should be of high resolution (300 dpi minimum for photos, 800 dpi minimum for graphs, drawings, etc., at the size the figure will be printed). Numbers and symbols incorporated in the figure must be large enough to be legible after reduction in figure size.
We cannot publish scans or photocopied figures or accept PowerPoint, Excel, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), LaTeX, Roshal Archive (RAR) or Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Suitable file types include Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) and Microsoft Word (doc) files.
You must have appropriate written permission to reproduce previously published figures.
Please note: the Journal does accept colour figures and photographs, but there is a charge to authors to cover the additional production costs involved in printing colour. Under exceptional circumstances, authors may request that these charges be waived. This must be provided, in writing, at the time of submission, and authors must justify to the Editor that inclusion of the figure(s) in colour is essential for interpretation of the results presented.
( d ) Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and indicated by asterisks and daggers (*, ?).
( e ) Number compounds with bold arabic numerals ( 1 , 2 ).
( f ) Symbols, formulae and equations must be written with great care. The symbols recommended in the various parts of the British Standard 1991 should be used. SI units should be used; these are described in, for example, the British Standards Publication PD 5686, The Use of SI Units.
For biochemical nomenclature, as far as possible, authors should follow the recommendations of the IUPAC-IUB Commission of Biochemical Nomenclature.
Chemicals when first used should be given the systematic name together with the trivial name or abbreviation in brackets, following which the trivial name/abbreviation can be used.
For enzymes, authors are requested to quote the Enzyme Commission (EC) number and systematic name once in the abstract and once in the
text, both times after the first mention of the enzyme.
Trade names, where used, should be indicated and acknowledged as such.
( g )Plants, animals and microorganisms should be given their full binominal Latin name, in italic, in the title, abstract, headings and legends of tables and figures, and at the first mention in the text. A collection number, strain number or name should be quoted, e.g. Escherichia coli (K12). Thereafter abbreviate them in the text, e.g. E. coli.
( h ) The names and location of suppliers/makers of equipment, chemicals, etc. should be provided. The details should be given in the first mention, then subsequently only the maker’s/supplier’s name.
( i ) References should be formatted in the Vancouver style. Unpublished work should be referred to only in the text: (Smith J, unpublished) (Brown CD, private communication).
References to the literature should be indicated by numerical superscripts 1 in order of appearance
References should be listed in numerical order at the end of the paper, giving all the authors with their initials after the respective surnames. Give the full title of the paper in the language in which it appeared or an accurate English translation. Journal titles should be abbreviated as in Chemical Abstracts or Biological Abstracts. If the journal is not included in these lists, then give the title in full. Where possible, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the reference should be included at the end of the reference.
Please follow this style and order: author's surname, initial(s) of forename(s), paper title, journal title (in italic), volume number (in bold), first and last page numbers, year of publication (in brackets) e.g.: Journal
1.Patel TD and Bott TR, Oxygen diffusion through a developing biofilm of Pseudomonas fluorescens . J Chem Technol Biotechnol 52 :187–199 (1991). Book
2. Barros MRA, Oliveira AC and Cabral JMS, Integration of enzyme catalysis in an extractive fermentation process, in Biocatalysis in Organic Media , ed by Laane C, Tramper J and Lilly MD. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, pp 185–196 (1987).
Conference Proceedings
3. Bortun AI, Pardini JJ, Butler CJ, Khainokov SA and Garcia JR, Zirconium based inorganic ion exchangers, in Ion Exchange Technology for Today and Tomorrow, Proc. IEX2004 Cambridge, UK, ed. Cox M, Society of Chemical Industry, London, pp 125-132 (2004)
When quoting patents give the name of the applicant(s), the title, the country and patent number (or application number) and the year of publication, thus:
4. Hegner MB and Wendt KL, Method of sorting seeds. UK Patent 1470133 (1977).
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and following any punctuation.
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Online citations to online-only journals and books should include the author, title, website and date of access:
5. Wright NA, The Standing of UK Histopathology Research 1997–2002. http://pathsoc.org.uk [accessed 7 October 2004].
All other online citations should only be cited in the text with the author’s name and the website address: (Brown CD (http://biotech.ac.uk)).
( j ) JCTB accepts submission of supporting information. This may include extensive tables, graphs, spectra, calculations, and other material beyond that which is essential to the printed paper. This will be included in the online edition of the Journal but will not be part of the printed article. Supporting information should be denoted as such when submitting via ScholarOne Manuscripts. It should be uploaded as a separate file at the time the manuscript is submitted for peer review.
ACCEPTED ARTICLES
The Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology now provides authors with Wiley-Blackwell’s Accepted Articles service, whereby peer reviewed, accepted articles, are published online within days of acceptance, without having been copyedited or typeset. The articles are available as a PDF and can be cited using their Digital Object Identifier (DOI) numbers. For more information on DOIs, please see http://www.doi.org.faq.html Please note, as Accepted Articles are not considered to be final, changes may be made after the Accepted Article online publication date. Once copyedited and typeset, the article will be removed from the Accepted Articles area and will appear instead in Early View.
The implementation of the Accepted Articles service has been designed to ensure the earliest possible circulation of research papers immediately after acceptance, considerably reducing time to publication.
PROOFS
The proofs will be emailed as PDF files to the corresponding author. Proofs must be corrected and returned to the publishers within 48 hours of receipt; failure to do this will result in delay in publication. Author's corrections must be restricted to the printer's and/or factual errors.
OFFPRINTS
There are no page charges. Free access to the final PDF of the article will be available via Author Services only. Reprints can be purchased at current printing prices.