Information For Authors

Thank you for considering Biosciences Research Reviews for the publication of your research. This page provides authors with information about manuscript preparation, submission, peer review, ethical requirements, open access, and publication procedures.

Article Submission Process

1. Submission Types

Biosciences Research Reviews primarily considers review articles, critical reviews, systematic reviews, and other scholarly review-based manuscripts within the scope of the journal.

Manuscripts should provide a clear, rigorous, and well-supported synthesis of existing research and should demonstrate academic significance, originality of interpretation, and relevance to the field of biosciences.

2. Manuscript Preparation

Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the following requirements:

File Format: Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word or LaTeX format, according to the journal's available submission requirements.
Length: Manuscripts should normally be between 3,000 and 8,000 words, although the appropriate length may vary according to the type and scope of the manuscript.
Figures and Tables: Figures and tables should be of appropriate quality and clearly numbered, titled, and referenced in the manuscript. Authors should provide appropriate sources and permissions for material reproduced from other publications where required.
References: References should follow the journal's prescribed APA referencing style. Authors are expected to cite relevant and appropriate scholarly literature, including recent research where applicable.

Authors should ensure that manuscripts are clear, well structured, grammatically correct, and prepared according to the journal's academic and ethical standards before submission.

3. Abstract and Keywords

Each manuscript should include a concise and informative abstract of approximately 250–300 words, presenting the purpose, major themes, findings or conclusions, and significance of the work, as applicable.

The abstract should be followed by 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the subject matter of the manuscript and facilitate discoverability in scholarly databases and search engines.

4. Cover Letter

Authors should submit a brief cover letter with their manuscript. The cover letter should explain:

The title and type of the manuscript;
The significance and contribution of the work;
Why the manuscript is appropriate for biosciences Research Reviews;
Confirmation that the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal; and
Any information that the authors believe should be brought to the attention of the editorial office.

Peer Review Process

Biosciences Research Reviews uses a double-blind peer review process.

Under the double-blind review system, the identities of the authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the peer-review process, where technically and procedurally possible.

Submitted manuscripts are initially evaluated by the editorial team for scope, basic quality, originality, completeness, and compliance with the journal's submission requirements. Manuscripts that meet the initial requirements may then be sent to qualified independent reviewers for detailed assessment.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on criteria including:

Relevance to the journal's scope;
Scientific and academic quality;
Originality and significance;
Accuracy and clarity;
Organization and presentation;
Quality and adequacy of supporting literature;
Methodological or analytical rigor, where applicable; and
Overall contribution to the field.

Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewer and editorial comments. The final editorial decision is made by the editor or an authorized member of the editorial team based on the overall assessment of the manuscript.

Peer review does not guarantee acceptance, and the payment of any publication charge does not influence the editorial or peer-review decision.

Ethical Guidelines for Authors

Authors are expected to comply with recognized standards of research and publication ethics.

1. Originality

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be under consideration for publication by another journal. All sources, ideas, data, figures, tables, and other materials derived from previously published work must be appropriately cited and acknowledged.

2. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the work or its interpretation.

3. Authorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, preparation, analysis, interpretation, or development of the manuscript. All listed authors should have approved the submitted version and agreed to its submission.

4. Ethical Approval

For research involving human participants, animals, or other activities requiring ethical oversight, authors must provide appropriate information regarding ethical approval or institutional authorization where applicable.

5. Research Integrity

Authors must not engage in plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate manipulation of data or images, or other forms of academic or publication misconduct.

Open Access

Biosciences Research Reviews is a fully open access journal.

All articles published by the journal are made immediately and permanently available online to all readers free of charge, without subscription or paywall restrictions.

Readers may access, read, download, and share published articles in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Authors do not need to pay a fee to make an article open access because all published articles are openly accessible as part of the journal's publishing model.

Where applicable, an Article Processing Charge (APC) may be charged to authors only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. No submission fee or peer-review fee is charged.

Payment of an APC does not guarantee acceptance or publication and has no influence on the editorial or peer-review decision.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their published work.

By publishing with Biosciences Research Reviews, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, and archive the article as part of the journal's scholarly record.

All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

The CC BY 4.0 license permits others to share and adapt the published work, including for commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated.

Article Processing Charges

Biosciences Research Reviews does not charge a submission fee.

Where applicable, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is payable only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. Authors will be informed of the applicable APC and payment requirements before publication.

The APC is separate from the editorial and peer-review decision-making process. Payment of an APC does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

If no APC is applicable to a particular article, authors will be informed accordingly.

Submission Platform

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's official online submission system.

Authors must create an account or log in to an existing account and follow the submission steps provided by the platform. During submission, authors may be required to provide manuscript information, author details, declarations, ethical information, and supporting files as applicable.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all information submitted to the journal is complete and accurate.

Author Responsibilities

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:

The manuscript falls within the scope of biosciences Research Reviews;
The manuscript is original and is not simultaneously submitted elsewhere;
All authors have approved the submitted version;
All relevant sources have been appropriately cited;
Conflicts of interest have been disclosed;
Required ethical approvals have been obtained where applicable;
Copyright and permissions for third-party material have been addressed where necessary; and
The manuscript complies with the journal's formatting and submission requirements.

By submitting a manuscript, authors acknowledge that they have read and agree to comply with the journal's applicable editorial, ethical, copyright, licensing, and publication policies.