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Fungal Genetics and Biology is devoted
to the publication of investigations of the genetics, cell biology, growth, reproduction, morphogenesis, and differentiation of fungi
and their traditional allies. Genetic studies include molecular genetic studies of gene organization and expression, as well as investigations
of developmental, cellular, and subcellular processes. The journal especially welcomes studies that employ a combination of experimental
approaches to investigate fungal pathogenesis in humans, insects, or plants. The usual prerequisites for publication will be originality,
clarity, and significance as relevant to a better understanding of the biology of fungi.
Submission of Manuscripts. It is
a condition of publication that all manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical English and be submitted to the Fungal Genetics
and Biology Web site at http://ees.elsevier.com/fgb. Text and tables
should be submitted as Word documents, and figures should be submitted as TIFF or EPS files (300 dpi). The accompanying cover letter,
outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance, should be addressed to the Editorial Office. Authors are asked to submit
the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three to five potential reviewers within their cover letter. There are
no submission fees or page charges.
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the
study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere and that its submission for publication has been approved
by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. Manuscripts that do not meet the criteria or standards for
publication in Fungal Genetics and Biology will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.
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.
If material from other copyrighted works is 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: contact Elsevier Global
Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.com
Scope of journal
The journal accepts manuscripts based on studies of the cell and molecular biology, epidemiology, population
genetics etc of all fungi including pathogens, saprophytes, symbionts, filamentous fungi and yeast species from all fungal taxonomic
groupings and also including oomycetes. Manuscripts based solely on in silico analyses of EST libraries, subtraction hybridization libraries
etc which are not supported by additional functional biology experiment are unlikely to be accepted unless they can demonstrate outstanding
findings of outstanding novelty and importance.
Reviews and Commentaries.Fungal Genetics and Biology review articles
and commentaries are usually solicited by the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, or Editorial Board members. However, suggestions and
proposals will be considered.
Technological Advances.
This new section of Fungal Genetics and Biology publishes articles
that describe the development of tools for analysis of fungi. Such manuscripts do not have to address a biological question, but need
to be thorough and comprehensive in scope. Manuscripts submitted to this section will be reviewed as rigorously as our Regular Research
Articles are. Articles published under the auspices of "Technological Advancements" are not "Research Notes" or "Short Communications",
but full articles that describe the development and evaluation of tools for analysis of fungi. Such tools include microscopy, molecular,
genetic and computational/modeling methods. Please state on your manuscript if you wish your submission to be considered for this section.
The final decision on whether an article will be reviewed as a "Regular Research Article" or a "Technological Advancement Article" will
be made by the Editor in Chief.
Preparation of Manuscript. It is important to differentiate between genes and proteins. Therefore,
all gene names and loci should be typed in italics. Most recommendations of the Council of Biology Editors should be followed; consult
the CBE Style Manual, 6th ed. (Council of Biology Editors, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814). Nonstandard abbreviations should
be defined at their initial appearance and included in a footnote.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. Pages should
be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:
The title page (p. 1) should contain the article title, authors' names
and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including telephone and fax numbers
and an e-mail address). Authors' home page addresses (URL) may also be provided at the authors' discretion.
The abstract
(p. 2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 150 words. After the abstract a list of
up to 10 index descriptors that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.
The Introduction should
be as concise as possible, without subheadings. Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments
to be reproduced. Results and Discussions may be combined and may be organized into subheadings. Acknowledgments
should be brief and should precede the references.
References should be cited in the text by name and date. Only articles
that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should
be cited as such in the text. Please note the following examples.
Gucinski, H., Vance, E., Reiners, W. A., 1995. Potential effects
of global climate change. In: Smith, W.K., Hinckley, T.M. (Eds.), Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests. Academic Press, San Diego, pp.
309-331.
Kramer, P.J., Boyer, J.S., 1995. Water Relations of Plants and Soils. Academic Press, San Diego.
Pedersen, C., Rasmussen,
S.W., Giese, H., 2002. A genetic map of Blumeria graminis based on the functional genes, avirulence genes, and molecular markers.
Fung. Genet. Biol. 35, 235-246.
Figures. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.
Color Figures. One color plate will be published free of charge
in each article, provided that color is deemed scientifically necessary by the reviewers and the Editorial Board. Additional color figures
will be charged to the author. However, if together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure,
at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether
these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. [Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise in
converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable
black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations.]
Color figures for exclusive use as cover illustrations
may be submitted by authors who are also submitting a manuscript for consideration. These figures do not need to relate to the manuscript
being submitted but should relate to the larger scope and focus of Fungal Genetics and Biology.
Tables should be
numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with
a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.
DNA Sequences and GenBank Accession Numbers.
Authors wishing to enable other scientists to use the accession numbers cited in their papers via links to these sources should type
this information in the following manner:
For each and every accession number cited in an article, authors should type the accession
number in bold, underlined text. Letters in the accession number should always be capitalized. (See example below.) This
combination of letters and format will enable the typesetter to recognize the relevant texts as accession numbers and add the required
links to GenBank sequences.
Example: "GenBank accession nos. AI631510, AI631511,AI632198,
and BF223228, a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell
lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)."
Authors are encouraged to check accession numbers used very carefully. An error in a letter or number can result in a dead link. In the final version of the printed article, the accession
number will not appear bold or underlined. In the final version of the electronic copy, the accession number text will
be linked to the appropriate source in the NCBI databases, enabling readers to go directly to that source from the article.
PDF proofs will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made,
and corrections should be returned promptly. Authors will be charged for alterations that exceed 10% of the total cost of composition.
Distribution of Material. Authors who publish a research article in Fungal Genetics and Biology should be prepared
to freely distribute to academic researchers for their own use any strains, cell products, or DNA clones described in the article. Nucleic
acid and protein sequences must be deposited in the appropriate databases.
Deposition of new scientific names of fungi in MycoBank
In order to place fungal nomenclature on a sound basis, the International Mycological Association (IMA), which constitutes the IUBS SEction
for General Mycology, has assumed responsibility for MycoBank. In this database, all newly described fungi and new names of fungi can
be deposited and stored along with key nomenclatural and descriptive material. Each name is checked against a nomenclatural deatabase
(Index Fungorum) and is given a unique reference number. Authors that publish in Fungal Genetics and Biology are strongly recommended
to deposit new names of fungi in MycoBank. For more information please see www.MycoBank.org
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