The notes shown below are a short guide for authors, the full instructions to
authors are available for download as a pdf file from the link shown above.
General
Contributions to Carbohydrate
Research may be submitted
as Full Papers, Notes, and Rapid Communications and Perspectives. To be considered, articles must deal
with original research. The results must not have been published or submitted for publication
elsewhere, except that Full Papers may
be used for complete reports of findings that were
first presented in Rapid Communications or abstracts of meetings. Authors are
encouraged
to write in English, but articles are also published in French and
German.
Preparation of Manuscripts
For illustrations of
the layout of the
classes of articles (Full Papers, Perspectives, Notes, and Rapid Communications), authors are
earnestly encouraged
to examine a current issue of the journal, e.g. the free sample copy available online http://www.elsevier.com/locate/carres.
In addition, authors may wish
to refer to "The ACS Style Guide" as the definitive reference for matters of
editorial style.
Articles
should consist
of:
A graphical abstract summarises the article in a concise pictorial form (for an example see the graphical
contents list of the free sample copy available online).
A title - this should be concise, but specific enough to alert
the readers to
whom the article is directed when seen in a table of contents, database, etc.
A listing of
the author(s) with
the address(es) of their institutions - please provide
one fully spelled-out given name (forename) for each author. The corresponding
author
should always be indicated by an asterisk.
An abstract - this
should be concise and independent of the body of the
paper. Full Papers in French or German
should include an English version of the abstract in addition to the one in the original
language.
A listing of keywords (typically 3-6).
The body of thetext (including tables, charts, and figures, and a bibliography).
Typically the body
comprises sections labelled Introduction, Results and discussion, and Experimental, but this
specific structure is
not obligatory. Authors are free to vary the organization of articles as
needed for optimal presentation of their subject matter.
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Acknowledgments - if
desired.
References - bibliographic references should be numbered in the
order in which they are cited, being identified in the text by superscript Arabic numerals, and
listed in a section at the end of the
paper. Titles of journals should be abbreviated according
to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI).
For example:
1. Borén, H. B.; Garegg, P. J.; Wallin, N.H. Acta Chem. Scand.,1972, 26,
1082-1086. [Inclusive
pages are required].
2. Ledrut, H. U.S. Patent 2 551 982, 1951; Chem. Abstr.,1952, 51, 7128i. [If
possible include a reference to Chemical Abstracts, or to the World Patent Index (Derwent Publishers).]
3. Wolfrom,
M.L.; Szarek, W.A. Halogen Derivatives. In The Carbohydrates, Chemistry and Biochemistry , 2nd ed; Pigman, W., Horton, D., Eds;
Academic Press: New York, 1972; Vol. 1A, pp239-251.
Unpublished material:
Papers that have been accepted but not yet published
may be listed in the References section
as "in press". Personal communications, manuscripts in preparation or submitted but not yet
accepted,
and "unpublished data" may also be listed in this section.
The References
section should not be used for non-bibliographic comments,
which ideally should be included
in the text but, if absolutely necessary, may be treated as footnotes.
Chemical and Biochemical
Nomenclature
The nomenclature of all carbohydrates and glycoconjugates should follow the recommendations of the IUPAC–IUBMB
Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature: "Nomenclature of Carbohydrates (Recommendations 1996)" published in Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 1919-2008 as well as Carbohydr. Res.1997, 297, 1-92 and elsewhere, including the
World-Wide Web at http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/2carb/.
For any enzyme having a substantial role in an article, the
EC number should be cited when the enzyme is first mentioned. A complete and definitive list of EC numbers, which updates the printed
version (Enzyme Nomenclature, Academic Press, 1992), can be found on the World-Wide Web at http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme.
Note that the
(numbered) compound is
an example of a title compound, which should satisfy certain criteria if it is to be
listed this way.
Convincing evidence for identity and purity must be presented for all new carbohydrate
derivatives listed as title compounds.
Ordinarily, identity is established by NMR
and mass spectral data. As evidence of purity authors are required to include an elemental
(combustion)
analysis (minimally C and H), with values deviating from the theoretical not more than±0.4% absolute. When a C and
H analysis is not feasible (e.g. very small amounts of
material available) the criteria used to assess purity should be specified; these
should include
NMR observations (absence of extraneous lines in a spectrum run at high sensitivity) and
chromatographic data (GLC, HPLC,
or TLC at high sensitivity). Also desirable are m/z values from mass spectra.
It is not expected that
all the intermediates
in a synthetic sequence will be purified to the point of giving
satisfactory elemental analyses. Many compounds will be used in a subsequent
step without
being refined to ultimate purity. However, the description of the preparation of such
compounds should be consolidated with
the description of the next title compound in the
series.
Listing of Physical Data
The preferred order is: mp (if applicable);
[α]D (normally required for chiral compounds); Rf values (if pertinent):
electronic-spectral data
(UV, IR, if
recorded); NMR data (if not presented in a table); MS. Note the use of semicolons to
separate the successive items,
and the
use of ACS-approved abbreviations (see ACS Style Guide). Elemental
analysis results follow the last spectral data, in the
same paragraph. Use the
following format:
Anal. Calcd for C13H17BrO8S: C, 37.78; H,
4.15; Br, 19.34;
S, 7.76. Found: C, 37.86; H,
4.13; Br, 19.45; S, 7.84. Note the arrangement of element symbols in the molecular formula:
C, H, then
the remaining symbols in alphabetical order.
NMR data - Authors
are encouraged to use tables for the presentation of NMR data.
For listings as running text
please adhere to the following format: 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 3.86 (dd, 1 H,J3,4
6.7, J4,5 10.7 Hz, H-4), .....
Tables and Figures
These should be so constructed as to be intelligible
without reference to the text. Every
table should have a heading, as should every column in a table. Every figure should have a
caption
(which should be provided on a separate page from the figure). Where the figure is a
graph all axes should be labelled and provided with
a scale if appropriate. All graphics must be labelled with the figure or scheme number and the corresponding author's name with a clear
file name if using online submission.
Figures should be submitted in a form suitable for direct reproduction. They should be
provided
as carefully prepared black line drawings on a plain white
background. Charts and drawings produced by computer must be prepared at a
resolution of 300 dpi or better. All graphics (including chemical structures) must be supplied camera-ready, for reproduction at single
or double column width (83mm or 176mm, respectively). Authors should take particular care to ensure that lettering on a figure will remain
legible
after reduction.
Note 1: ChemDraw/IsisDraw files need to be embedded in the manuscript text and uploaded as seperate ChemDraw/IsisDraw
files as part of your submission. All other figures, graphics and photos should NOT be embedded in the manuscript text file. Please upload
seperate figure files, preferred formats are EPS, TIFF, JPEG.
Note 2: If a figure or table is uploaded as a seperate file, then please
exclude this from the manuscript text file, otherwise it will be shown in the PDF twice.
Note 3: For each figure and table please
include the appropriate figure/table number in the description field. This helps the Editor to identify the figure/table in the PDF.
Formula charts and Schemes
Particular attention should be
paid to current conventions for drawing sugar ring structures
(tapered thickening of forward
edges, etc.). Structural formulas should be grouped for insertion in the text at appropriate
points.
Such groups need not have a caption, but those showing reaction sequences (i.e.
containing arrows) may be designated Scheme 1, Scheme
2, etc. In charts
and schemes formula numbers must follow in sequence across the page, except where a
single structure with R groups
represents two or more compounds. The sequence then
follows the listing below the structure, which should be in "tabular" format.
Online submission
Submission of both regular and special issue articles to this journal proceeds totally online. Authors are
encouraged to submit their manuscript via the homepage of this journal at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/carres.
On
the right hand side under the heading For Authors, you will find Submit your article. After logging in, you will be guided
stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat
PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Graphics and photographs may be embedded in the text of the manuscript
at first submission. If you do so please note that separate graphic files will always be required for proof production when a manuscript
is accepted for publication. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place
by e-mail and via the author's homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.
Book reviews -
Books suitable for
review in the "Book reviews" section should be sent to Professor D.C. Baker at dcbaker@utk.edu or to Professor T.L. Lowary
at tlowary@ualberta.ca
Proofs, Offprints
Proofs: One set of page proofs in PDF format will be
sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and
subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. A form with queries from the
copyeditor may accompany your proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required.
As soon as proofs
have been approved, they are published online as an "Article in Press" on the Carbohydrate Research page on ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com). "Articles in Press" take full advantage of the enhanced ScienceDirect functionality, including the ability to be
cited using their DOI article identifier. When the final article is assigned to an issue of the journal, the "Article in Press" version
is removed and will appear in the associated online journal issue.
Offprints: The corresponding author, at no cost, will
be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, with twenty-five free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked
version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions
of use.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure
the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript.
A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided.
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