【共享】BBRC的一些投稿技巧

许多人可能听说过BBRC这本杂志，现对其性质及投稿技巧给与总结，望版主加分：
BBRC 投稿技巧
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications（BBRC）是学术出版社(Academic Press)出版的综合性通讯类生物医学期刊。据历年统计，杂志SCI影响因子（Impact factor）在2.9与3.3之间。其收载论文特点是强调新颖性，即论文研究成果的首创性。尽管是通讯类的杂志，刊发的论文要求数据量并不大，但编委并不因此牺牲论文的完整性。更重要的是，BBRC对非欧美来源的论文还比较友好。
就此谈谈BBRC可能的几个拒载原因：
1。论文缺乏新颖性，无新的发现（实验论点重复别人已发表的文献，或经过简单推理就能从已知的国际文献中能推理获得）
2。论文提出的论点不能通过该实验方案所证实（逻辑推理问题，实验方法学理论的欠缺，比如引用陈旧而被证明有欠缺的实验方法）
3。论文数据表达方式不符杂志的质量要求（主要是图表是否另附、是否清晰打印，打印介质是否大小恰当以便印刷，legend是否完整）
4。实验数据量太小（BBRC不成文的下限：分子细胞生物in vitro实验n>3，器官、动物in vivo实验n>6，重复n>3）
5。实验数据的统计处理不恰当（数据统计检验方法是否合适）
6。英文语法错误太多，表达不当（尽管BBRC对英文的要求比其它同等级的杂志要低，论文写出后还是要多参照同类的英文论文修改数次，尽量避免语法错误）。
7。论文的文字格式不符（特别是reference应参照BBRC已出版的论文进行撰写，并确保正确性）

aini2002yx的一句忠告：论文草稿后与同等的已发表在BBRC上的论文充分比较后再决定是否投稿。

以下附上其稿约

Submission of Manuscripts
Authors should submit two double-spaced hard copies of their article with a disk and the Copyright Transfer Agreement to one of the Editors listed on the inside front cover, not to the BBRC Editorial Office; manuscripts submitted directly to the Editorial Office will be returned. The areas of interest for each Editor can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/misc/622790areas.htm. A self-addressed mailing label should also be included. There are no submission fees or page charges. Because of the rapid review process of the journal, the Editors do not acknowledge receipt. Failure to follow these procedures will result in the manuscript's being returned to you.

Electronic Submission
A new manuscript may be submitted electronically via e-mail in lieu of hard copies by e-mailing the Editor (not Elsevier) directly. If submission is made electronically, also submit hard copies to the Editor. The preferred format is .rtf, and the only acceptable formats for artwork are .tif, .eps, and .jpg. Please submit the figures in one file and the text in another.

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 general criteria or standards for publication in BBRC will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.

Any manuscript rejected by one Editor may not be resubmitted to a different Editor; any revised version should be sent to the original Editor.

Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if the manuscript is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher. The Copyright Transfer Agreement, which may be downloaded from the journal home page, should be signed by the appropriate person and should accompany the original submission of a manuscript to this journal. The transfer of copyright does not take place until the manuscript is accepted for publication.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions to reprint previously published figures, tables, and other material.

Breakthroughs and Views
This section includes minireviews, commentaries, and views on relevant subject matter, not simply short papers. Authors submitting a manuscript for this section should, in a cover letter, indicate that they are "submitting a manuscript for the Breakthroughs and Views section." Minireviews generally are invited; however, authors may inquire about potential interest in a minireview. Manuscripts for the Breakthroughs and Views section should be sent to William J. Lennarz (see list of Editors for address). Articles should not exceed 9 to 10 double-spaced, typewritten pages (including tables, figures, and references). One page of figures in articles in Breakthroughs and Views can be published in color, free of charge. The authors of minireviews may, if they wish, annotate a limited number of references. Two hypothetical examples follow:

1. [1] J. Y. Smith and S. S. Doe, A novel retinoid-response gene set in vascular smooth muscle cells, J. Biol. 280 (2000), 5-8. [A very concise review of recent findings.]
2. J. Y. Black and R. J. Blue, Magnetic field exposure induces DNA degradation, Biol. Acta 120 (2001), 20-29. [The first study presenting detailed information on the enzyme activity.]

Preparation of Manuscript
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout on one side of 8.5 x 11-inch or A4 white paper, with a minimum of 1-inch margins. The length of the article should not exceed six printed journal pages, including all figures and tables (one page contains approximately 880 words, two or three figures or tables, or 34 references). For information on article length for Breakthroughs and Views, refer to the previous paragraph. Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:

The Title Page (p. 1) should contain an article title of less than 75 characters, the authors' names and complete affiliations, any footnotes to the title, and the name and address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and fax numbers). Note that the title should not contain any nonstandard abbreviations. The corresponding author must confirm that the correspondence address in the manuscript agrees with the address in the cover letter.

The Abstract (p. 2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in fewer than 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords 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 Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.

Acknowledgments should be brief and should precede the references.

References to the literature should be cited by numbers in square brackets in the text and listed in numerical order with full article titles included. Use the most recent edition of the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index for abbreviations of journal titles.

Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Leer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51-59.

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] O.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: E.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281-304.

Figures
Figures should be in a finished form suitable for publication. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals, and indicate the TOP and the authors on the back of each figure. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality or generated by high-resolution computer graphics and must be large enough to withstand appropriate reduction for publication. Artwork that is supplied electronically must be sent separately from the manuscript file in any format (jpeg or tiff preferred). Please refer to http://authors.elsevier.com/ArtworkInstructions.html?dc=AI1 for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.

Color Figures
Illustrations in color will be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. Mounted color figures must be submitted on paper or flexible board due to the nature of the reproduction process.

Tables
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. Authors should submit complex tables as camera-ready copy.

Proofs
Corresponding authors will received proofs by e-mail (PDF proofs). Because of the rapid publication schedule of BBRC, authors must check the proofs and return any corrections within 48 hours. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors, and all queries should be answered. Authors unfamiliar with English usage are encouraged to seek the help of English-speaking colleagues in preparing their manuscripts. Please proofread the manuscript carefully before submitting to an Editor.

Protein or gene databases
The Editors encourage the use of databases as repositories for detailed data on protein structure (e.g., X-ray crystallographic coordinates) and on DNA sequences and mapping assignments. Verification of submission and, when available, pertinent accession numbers should be provided with the manuscripts.

Chemical or biological hazards
Chemical or biological hazards, if any, in carrying out the experiments described should be clearly noted in the Materials and Methods section. Any relevant safety precautions should be described. If an accepted code of practice has been followed, a reference to the relevant standards should be given.