Bioorganic Chemistry publishes accounts of research that are at the interface of chemistry and biology. The guiding principle
that the Editorial Board will follow in accepting manuscripts for publication is that the research either uses the principles and techniques
of organic and physical organic chemistry in attempting to solve some problem of relevance to biology or describes chemical studies that
are inspired by some biological observation. Within this context, manuscripts suitable for submission are ones that deal with such topics
as enzymology, enzyme models, biosynthesis and combinatorial biosynthesis, biomimetic synthesis, molecular recognition, protein and peptide
chemistry, nucleic acid chemistry (including ribozymes and antisense strategies), immunology (including catalytic antibodies), biosensors,
the design and synthesis of therapeutics, proteomics, and genomics. In addition, the theoretical treatment of any of these topics is
appropriate, as is the application of biophysical techniques to advance our understanding of one of these topics.
The Journal publishes
regular articles, preliminary communications, reviews and mini-reviews.
These notes are a summary of the full-length Guide for Authors,
which is available here
Submission
of manuscripts
Authors should submit their manuscripts online to the Bioorganic Chemistry submission website at http://ees.elsevier.com/bioorg.
The following items must be supplied: • Manuscript. It is not necessary to embed graphics in
the text, but if you do so please note that separate graphic files will always be required for proof production when a manuscript
is accepted for publication. Graphics should be submitted as separate, high-resolution artwork files. These will be automatically
incorporated into the single PDF that the system creates for review. • Graphical abstract for the contents list (submitted as
a separate document). • Cover letter highlighting the novelty, significance, and urgency of the submitted work that merit
rapid its publication and providing details of other relevant information, e.g., submitted or in press manuscripts. • List of
potential referees (separate document).
The system automatically converts manuscript source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version
of the article, which will be used in the review process. A printed copy of the manuscript is not required. All correspondence takes
place by e-mail and via the Author's Home Page.
Manuscript preparation
Manuscripts must be written in English and
should be compiled as follows: • Graphical abstract (maximum 5 x 17 cm). This should summarize the contents of the
paper in a concise, pictorial form and may include a short text (maximum 30 words). • Title and author names and affiliations.
• Abstract. This should briefly state the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. • Main body of the article. Text should be subdivided in the simplest possible way. Headings and subheadings should reflect the
relative importance of the sections. The experimental section must contain all the information necessary to guarantee reproducibility
but authors must be as concise as possible. The format of the experimental section can be found in the full-length Guide for Authors.
• Acknowledgments. • References to the literature should be cited by number in square brackets in the
text and listed in numerical order at the end. Use the most recent edition of the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index for abbreviations
of journal titles. Please note the following examples:
[1] S. Han, R.A. Moore, R. Viola, Bioorg. Chem. 30 (2002) 81-94.
[2] P.R.
Ortiz de Montellano, Cytochrome P450: Structure, Mechanism, and Biochemistry, Plenum, New York, 1995.
[3] R.E. Dickerson, R. Timkovich,
in: P.D. Boyer (Ed.), The Enzymes, Vol. XI, Academic Press, New York, 1975, pp. 397-500.
• Artwork. Figures and schemes
must be provided in electronic format and at the actual size that they are to appear (single-column width is 8.4 cm; double-column width
is 17.7 cm). Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files are preferred. One page of color may be printed in
the journal at no charge to the author if the editor considers color necessary to convey scientific information. Color figures should
be supplied in electronic format as JPEG files (minimum 300 dots per inch). • Supplementary data. Authors can submit
supplementary data to support and enhance their communication. These should be supplied as separate electronic files and will be published
online alongside the electronic version of the article on ScienceDirect. Authors may alternatively choose to submit supplementary information
as an aid to the referees only. When submitting, authors must indicate if supplementary data are meant to support their manuscript or
only to aid referees.
