Instructions for Authors

Article Types

  • Original Research Articles:
  • Short Communication
  • Review
  • Mini-review
  • Perspectives

Manuscript Preparation

Your Manuscript Your Way

The Applied Biology & Chemistry Journal (TABCJ) gives authors the freedom to submit their manuscripts in the general standard format for consideration. However, it is strongly recommended to prepare your manuscript according to the detailed guidelines given below.

Title Page

The title page should include the following information

Article type, title of the manuscript (should not be more than 15 words), the name(s) of the author(s) and a clear notation of the author's contribution, the affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, department, city, state, country; a clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author; the direct link of the ORCiD of the author(s), if available. ORCiD of the corresponding author is mandatory and a concise running title (maximum 55 characters; including spaces)

The address information furnished with the affiliation(s), will also be published. The author(s) who is/are temporarily don't have any affiliations, only their city, country, and email addresses will be picked up for publication.

A sole author who is temporarily unaffiliated can submit their manuscript as an independent or freelance researcher. Their article type is limited to Review, and Mini-review and cannot publish Original Research or Short-communications.

Declarations

All manuscripts should include the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'. If any of these sections do not apply to your manuscript, then write 'Not applicable' for that section.

  • Authors' contributions: Authorship should be assigned only to those who have a substantial contribution to the reported work or study in either of the following categories: conceived of the idea or designed the study, conducted the research, analyzed the data, contributed new methods or models or wrote the paper.
  • Funding: Please add the funding details for the reported work. Please verify the accuracy of the furnished details carefully.
  • Acknowledgments: Any support or assistance provided, which is not covered in the author contributions or funding section can be duly acknowledged in this section. Authors may add administrative and technical support or donations in kind (e.g., materials provided for experiments) in this section.
  • Conflict of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest, if any.
  • Ethical approval: Include appropriate permissions or waivers.
  • Availability of data, material, and codes: Data transparency, software application, or custom codes.
  • Consent for participation & publication: Include appropriate statements.

Abstract

The abstract should not exceed 250 words. For research articles, abstracts should give a relevant synopsis of the work. We strongly recommend authors use the following structure of abstracts but without headings: (1) Highlight the purpose of the study and place the question addressed in a broad context; (2) Briefly describe the main method or approach in the study; (3) Summarize the article's main outcomes; and (4) Indicating the final interpretations. The abstract should be written as an objective illustration of the article, and it must not comprise results, which are not presented and validated in the main text and should not overstate the core conclusions.

Keywords: List at least 4 to 7 relevant keywords explicit to the article separated by (;) and are reasonably common in the subject area. Please ensure that your article is optimized for search engines. Keywords should appear in the title, abstract, and throughout your article to increase your article's online visibility.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations in the main text should be expanded/ defined at first mention and then used consistently thereafter. 

Main Text Formatting

The main text should be prepared on the word processor (e.g., MS Word) and submitted as a .docx file.

  • Use a standard 10-point Arial for text; Use single-spacing (1.15 pt) in the text; italicize the biological names of the organisms; use no more than three levels of demonstrated headings.
  • Do not use field functions. use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
  • Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables; use the equation editor for equations.

The main text of the manuscript should be divided into the following numbered sections:

  1. Introduction
  2. Materials and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion: This section should be separated from the results and also should not recapitulate the results
  5. Conclusion: This section is not a mandatory requirement until and unless the discussion is unusually long or complex.
  6. Patents: This section is not a mandatory requirement but can be added if there are patents resulting from the work reported in this manuscript.
  7.  

The headings of the review articles, mini-reviews, perspectives, and editorial are of the authors' choice and they can select the headings as per the demand of the article. The sections may be divided into sub-sections and sub-sub-sections

References

All submissions to The Applied Biology & Chemistry Journal must follow the APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Association) citation and referencing style. This includes in-text citations and the reference list. Authors are responsible for ensuring consistency, accuracy, and proper formatting of all citations and references.

In-Text Citations

Use the author-date format for in-text citations.

  • One author:
    → (Smith, 2020)
    → Smith (2020) argued that...

  • Two authors:
    → (Taylor & Kumar, 2021)
    → Taylor and Kumar (2021) demonstrated...

  • Three or more authors:
    → (Johnson et al., 2022)
    → Johnson et al. (2022) emphasized...

  • Direct quotes must include page numbers:
    → “This is a direct quote” (Garcia, 2020, p. 57).

Reference List

At the end of your manuscript, include a References section listing all sources cited. Entries should be alphabetized by the first author's last name, double-spaced, and formatted with a hanging indent.

Below are sample references for commonly cited sources: