JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B: BIOLOGY
Guide for Authors
Guide for Authors
1. General
Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details on the requirements for submitting
your paper to the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.
The guidelines described in this document should be adhered
to carefully, to ensure high-quality and rapid publication of your manuscript.
The Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B:
Biology (JPB) welcomes Invited review articles and original papers not previously
published
The journal provides a forum for the
publication of papers relating to the various aspects of photobiology, as well as a means for communication in this multidisciplinary
field. The scope includes:
bioluminescence
chronobiology
DNA repair
environmental photobiology
nanotechnology in photobiology
photocarcinogenesis
photochemistry of biomolecules
photomedicine
photomorphogenesis
photomovement
photoreception
photosensitization
photosynthesis
phototechnology
spectroscopy
of biological systems
UV and visible radiation effects
vision
This journal is cited by the following Abstracting
Services: BIOSIS, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological
Sciences, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Embilogy, Engineering Index, Medlar's System, Metals Abstracts, PASCAL/CNRS, Physics Abstracts,
Physikalische
Berichte, Polymer Contents, Research Alert™, Science Citation Index, Scopus.
Submission of an article
implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture
or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors and
tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published
elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.
Upon acceptance of
an article, authors will be asked to sign a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright).
Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding
author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this
agreement.
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation
within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other
derivative works, including compilations and translations (please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions).
If excerpts
from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s)
in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions.
2. Submission
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online via our online submission and editorial system at: http://ees.elsevier.com/jphotobiol/ (first time users will need to register).
At the submission website you will be guided stepwise
through the creation and uploading of the various files. Once the uploading is done, our system automatically generates an electronic
(PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions,
will be by e-mail.
Authors are requested to submit their article to the Editor responsible for the topic involved: •Photosynthesis,
Environmental photobiology, Oxygen radicals, DNA repair, UV-/VIS effects, Dr. Robert Carpentier •Biophysics, Biomolecular spectroscopy,
Dr. Laszlo Matyus •Photomedicine, Photodynamic Therapy, Photosensitisers, Dermatology, Dr. Dominic Robinson
Please submit,
with the manuscript, the names and addresses of 5 potential referees. The referees should not be editorial board members or from the
same institute or geographical region as the authors.
For technical questions related to your submission contact: authorsupport@elsevier.com
For general questions, contact Dr. Robert Carpentier (Robert.Carpentier@uqtr.ca), Dr. Laszlo Matyus (lmatyus@med.unideb.hu),
or Dr. Dominic Robinson (d.robinson@erasmusmc.nl).
2.1 Online electronic submission to the journal prior to acceptance
Authors can upload their article as a LaTeX, Microsoft® (MS)Word®, WordPerfect®, PostScript or Adobe® Acrobat®
PDF document. The system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used for the reviewing process. Authors, Reviewers
and Editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary.
Note: compuscripts submitted
are converted into PDF for the review process but may need to be edited after acceptance to follow journal standards. For this an 'editable'
file format is necessary. See the section on 'Electronic format requirements for accepted articles' and the further general
instructions on how to prepare your article below.
2.2 Online electronic submission checklist
Ensure that the following
items are present: • One Author designated as corresponding Author:
E-mail address;
Full postal address;
Telephone and fax numbers;
• All necessary files (check that all uploaded):
Keywords;
All figure
captions;
All tables (including title, description, footnotes).
Further considerations:
Manuscript has been 'spell checked';
References are in the correct format for this journal;
All references mentioned in the
Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa;
Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other
sources (including the Web);
Colour figures are clearly marked as being intended for colour reproduction on the Web (free of
charge) and in print or to be reproduced in colour on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print;
If only colour
on the Web is required, black and white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes.
3. Electronic
format requirements for accepted articles
3.1. General points
We accept most word-processing formats, but Word, WordPerfect
or LaTeX are preferred. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Save your files using the default
extension of the program used.
3.2. Word processor documents
It is important that the file be saved in the native format
of the word-processor used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting
codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the word-processor's options to justify
text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. Do not embed "graphically designed"
equations or tables, but prepare these using the word-processor's facility. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid,
use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns.
The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts (see also the Guide to Publishing with
Elsevier on: http://www.elsevier.com/authors). Do not import the
figures into the text file but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and on the manuscript.
See also the section on Preparation of electronic illustrations.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to
use the "spellchecker" function of your word processor.
3.3. LaTeX documents
If the LaTeX file is suitable,
proofs will be produced without rekeying the text. The article should preferably be written using Elsevier's document class "elsart",
or alternatively the standard document class "article".
The Elsevier LaTeX package (including detailed instructions for
LaTeX preparation) can be obtained from: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/latex.
It consists of the files: elsart.cls, guidelines for users of elsart, a template file for quick start, and the instruction booklet "Preparing
articles with LaTeX".
4. Presentation of manuscript
4.1 Presentation of text
Please write your text in
good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of them). Authors for whom English is a foreign language are strongly
recommended to have the manuscript thoroughly checked and corrected before submission.
Language Polishing. Authors who require
information about language editing and copyediting services, pre- and post-submission, please visit http://www.elsevier.com/locate/languagepolishing or contact authorsupport@elsevier.com for more information. Please note Elsevier neither
endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or in any advertising.
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Italics are not to be used for expressions of Latin origin, for example, in vivo, et al., per se. Use decimal points (not commas);
use a space for thousands (10 000 and above).
Provide the following data on the title page (in the order given): • Title.
Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly.
Present the Authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case
superscript letter immediately after the Author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address
of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the email address of each Author. • Corresponding Author.
Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, and also post-publication. Ensure
that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. • Present/permanent address. If an Author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting
at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that Author's name.
The address at which the Author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals
are used for such footnotes. • Abstract. A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 300 words). The
abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented
separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be
cited in full, without using the reference list. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations or acronyms should be avoided, but if essential
they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. • Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide
a maximum of 6 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').
Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing
purposes. • Abbreviations. Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field at their first occurrence in the
article: in the abstract but also in the main text after it. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
N.B. Acknowledgements.
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a
footnote to the title or otherwise.
4.2 Arrangement of the article
Subdivision of the article. Divide your article into
clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2,...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included
in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text.' Any subsection
may be given a brief heading, Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction. State the objectives of
the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Experimental/Materials
and methods. Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference:
only relevant modifications should be described. Theory and/or calculation. A Theory section should extend, not repeat,
the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction, and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation
section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis. Include in figure captions and table texts technical details of
methods used, while describing the methods themselves in the main text. Results. Results should be clear and concise. Discussion. This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion
section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature. Appendices. If there is
more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering:
(Eq. A.1), (Eq. A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, (Eq. B.1); and so forth. References. See separate Section 5 below. Figure captions, tables, figures, schemes. Present these, in this order, at the end of the article. They are described
in more detail below. Further, high-resolution graphics files must be provided separately (see Preparation of illustrations).
Further
considerations: Text graphics. Present incidental graphics not suitable for mention as figures, plates or schemes at
the end of the article and number them 'Graphic 1', etc. Their precise position in the text can then be defined similarly (both
on the manuscript and in the file). See further under the section, Preparation of illustrations. Further, high-resolution graphics files
must be provided separately (see Preparation of illustrations). Mathematical formulae. Present simple formulae in the line
of normal text where possible. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line,
e.g., Xp/Ym.
Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively
any equations that have to be displayed separate from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text). Footnotes. Footnotes
should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many word processors build
footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Otherwise, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes
themselves on a separate sheet at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list. Table footnotes: indicate each
footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter. Tables. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance
in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules.
Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Nomenclature and units. Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). The
only exception is the use of min, h, d and a as units for elapsed time, though never when combined algebraically with other units. If
other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI. Consult the IUPAC "Glossary of Terms Used in Photochemistry" for
the correct terminology (source: The Spectrum, Bowling Green, Vol.16, 1, 2003, p 16), (online: www.bgsu.edu/departments/photochem), (cited
link: http://www.aspjournal.com/auth_instruct.html) UV ranges. The official UV ranges as defined by the CIE must be used:
UV-A: 400-315nm
UV-B: 315-280nm
UV-C: 280-100nm Preparation of supplementary data. Elsevier now accepts electronic
supplementary material (e-components) to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the Author additional
possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips
and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products,
including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com. In order to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please ensure
that data is provided in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the
article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction
pages at: http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
5. References
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors. Care should be
taken that the proper literature is referred to. Citations in the text: Please ensure that every reference cited in the
text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished
results and personal communications should not be in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication. Citing and listing of Web references. As a
minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (Author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.),
should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired,
or can be included in the reference list. Text: Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text.
The actual Authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given. Example: "..... as demonstrated
[3,6]. Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result...." List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets)
in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
[1] B.K. Armstrong,
A. Kricker, The epidemiology of UV induced skin cancer, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 63 (2001) 8-18.
Reference to a book:
[2]
W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing, Inc., New York, 1994,
pp. 281-304.
6. Preparation of electronic illustrations
General points •Make sure you use uniform lettering
and sizing of your original artwork. •Save text in illustrations as 'graphics' or enclose the font. •Only
use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol. •Number the illustrations according
to their sequence in the text. •Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files, and supply a separate listing of the
files and the software used. •Provide all illustrations as separate files. •Provide captions to illustrations separately.
•Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our
website: http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here. Formats
Regardless of
the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalised, please 'save as' or convert the images to one of the following
formats (Note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below.): EPS: Vector drawings.
Embed the font or save the text as 'graphics'. TIFF: Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300
dpi. TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi. TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): a minimum
of 500 dpi is required. DOC, XLS or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office applications please supply 'as is'.
Please do not: •Supply embedded graphics in your word processor (spreadsheet, presentation) document;
•Supply files that are optimized for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG): the resolution is too low; •Supply files that
are too low in resolution; •Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
7. Proofs
When
your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded as 'drafts'. Proofs in PDF
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Elsevier now sends
PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 available free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Instructions on how to annotate PDF files will accompany the proofs. The exact
system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.
If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query
Form) and return to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible,
then mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax,
or scan the pages and e-mail, or by post.
Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness
of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage
with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is
important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as
inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. The Publisher reserves the
right to proceed with publication if corrections are not communicated within 2 days, 48 hours, of receipt of the proofs. Should there
be no corrections, please confirm that this is the case.
8. Offprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided
with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 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. Additional
paper offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.
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