Manuscript submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online through our website or as an email attachment to the editorial office at editor.jart@nobleresearch.org.

Submission of a manuscript is a representation that the paper has not been previously submitted in any publication elsewhere or published in any open literature. It also represents that the author(s) have not assigned or transferred copyright for the material.

Categories of submission for NobleResearch Group journals

NobleResearch group accepts the following articles: Case report; Commentary; Editorial; Letters to the editor; Methodology; Original research; Rapid communication; Review; Short report.

Cover letter:

With your manuscript, you should include a cover letter that will indicate the name of the author(s), correspondence details (E-mail address, postal address include current telephone and fax numbers), title of the paper, an explanation of why the manuscript is of interest to the journal and what is novel about it, number of figures and tables.

Organization and style of the manuscript

Original research articles should be divided into the following sections: Title page, Abstract/ Summary, Introduction, Results and Discussion, Materials and Methods, Acknowledgements, References, Tablesand Figure legends.

Manuscript title:

Concise titles are easier to read than long, convoluted ones. Titles that are too short may, however, lack important information, such as study design (which is particularly important in identifying randomized, controlled trials). Authors should include all information in the title that will make electronic retrieval of the article both sensitive and specific.

• Authors names and institutional affiliations, the name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed.
• Contact information for corresponding authors. The name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript.

Abstract and key words

The purpose of the abstract is twofold: (a) state the nature of the investigation and (b) summarize the important conclusions of this investigation. It should provide a brief summary of the research, including the purpose, methods, results, and major conclusions. The abstract should be suitable for separate publication in an abstract journal and be adequate for indexing.

• Set as a single paragraph
• Limit to 250 words for journals
• Do not include literature citations in the abstract
• The primary purpose of an abstract is to allow readers to determine quickly and easily the content and results of a paper
• List up to 12 key words. Words from the title of the article may be included in the key words.
• Each key word should be useful as an entry point for a literature search

Body of the article

If appropriate, organize your article in sections labeled Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. You may need to add a section for Conclusions. Brief articles usually do not require a label for the Introduction. If the nature of your research requires a different organization, specify the level of each section heading (1st-order head, 2nd-order head, etc.) in the margin.

• Introduction: A brief Introduction describing the manuscript significance should be intelligible to the general reader of the journal. The Introduction should state the reason for doing the research work or hypotheses under consideration, and essential background. The Introduction is not a place for a lengthy review of the topic.
• Materials and Methods: It should provide sufficient information to allow someone to repeat your research work. A clear description of your experimental design, sampling methods, and statistical methods is especially important. If you list a product (e.g., glucose, amino acid analyzer), supply the name and location of the manufacturer. Give the model number for equipment specified. Supply complete citations, including author (or editor), title, year, publisher and version number.
• Results and Discussion: Results generally should be stated concisely and without interpretation, though in complex studies modest interpretation of individual parts can provide context helpful for understanding subsequent parts. The discussion should explain the significance of the results. Distinguish factual results from speculation and interpretation. Avoid excessive review.

Acknowledgments

• Acknowledgments should be limited to collegial and financial assistance.
• Acknowledgments are not meant to recognize personal or manuscript production support.

References

Reference entries should be numbered consecutively in the text with the use of bracketed numerals and listed in the same order at the end of the paper. Sources should be properly referenced, indicating the author (s) name, initials, year of source publication, the title of the source article, journal or book, volume, initial page number to end page number.

Examples:

Published papers

One author

Robert LichterDS (2011) MiR-145 directly targets p70S6K1 in cancer cells to inhibit tumor growth and angiogenesis.Nucleic Acids Res.45: 121-129.

Two or more authors (up to five authors)

Brown TC, Jiao JG, Ross D, Bell JK, Nabel GJ, et al. (2011) Management of the metabolic effects of HIV and HIV drugs.Nat Rev Endocrinol. 52: 137-142.

Electronic publications

George C, Robert Paul G, David B (2010) Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is not associated with sickle cell hospitalizations in adults from a large cohort.Vaccine. 4:153. doi:11.2312/2042-3341.1000153.

Note: Please list the first five authors and then add “et al.” if there are additional authors.Use of a DOI number to the full-text article is acceptable as an alternative to or in addition to traditional volume and page numbers.

Books

Geed RK, (2011) The ontogenetic system of tumors including cancer, leukemia, psychosis and epilepsy (2nd Ed). New York: Cambridge University Press.435 p.

Book chapters

Abbott C (1999) New York City epidemics and history for the public. In: Harden VA, Risse GB, editors. AIDS and the historian. Bethesda: National Institute of Health. pp. 21–28.

Electronic books

Carter B (2008) AIDS and film. Bloomington, In: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved November 12, 2011 from University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library, net Library Web site: http://www.netlibrary.com

Tables

The table title should be concise, no more than one sentence. The rest of the table legend and any footnotes should be placed below the table. Footnotes can be used to explain abbreviations.

• Every table must have a title, and all columns must have headings.
• Column headings must be arranged so that their relation to the data is clear and refer to column below.
• Footnotes should be indicated by superscript, lowercase letters.
• Each table must be cited in text.
• Avoid tables created with the tab key, pictures, and embedded objects.

Figures

See the Guidelines for Preparing Graphics Files for helpful hints for preparing images for publication. Refer to Acceptable File Formats for accepted formats for submission, publication, and the archive.

• Cite each figure in numerical order in text.
• Clearly mark orientation on figure, if questionable.
• Indicate latitude and longitude on maps.
• Do not include in the figure any information that could easily be included in the caption.
• For submission each figure must also have a caption with the figure and appear in a separate list of captions.
• For publication, delete captions from figures; include separate caption list only.

Multimedia submissions

Multimedia files can be included in the published papers of our journals. These multimedia files can be viewed by simply clicking on a link in the manuscript, provided the reader has a video player, i.e.RealOnePlayerTM , QuickTime PlayerTM or Windows Media PlayerTM, installed.

Please adhere to the following instructions when preparing multimedia files for submission:

• Submit all multimedia files initially with the manuscript
• Treat all multimedia files as figures, numbered in sequence as they are referred to in text. (Multimedia files will not have a numbering scheme separate from the figures.)
• All multimedia files must be cited in the text, referred to by their figure number.
• For each multimedia file, provide a figure, which is a static representation of the multimedia file. Also provide an accompanying caption. At the end of the caption, include the phrase, "(enhanced online)".
• Video and other enhanced files should be in a format that the majority of readers can view without too much difficulty.

Supplemental material

Supplementary information for publication alongside the article.Appropriate items for publication as supplemental material include; data tables, text (e.g., appendices), and multimedia (e.g., movie files, audio files, 3D rendering files)that are too lengthy or of too limited interest for inclusion in the article. URLs (links) in the online journal article allow users to navigate directly to the associated files.All supplemental material must be approved by the administrator or Journal Editor as part of a manuscript's normal review cycle, and must be listed in the reference section.

Prepare list of reviewers

Authors are highly encouraged to provide the three or more potential reviewers contact details (including e-mail addresses) for their research paper. Reviewers should be experts in their field of research work, who will be able to provide an objective assessment of the research paper. Any suggested reviewers should not have published with any of the authors of the research paper within the past four years and should not be members of the same research institution. Members of the Editorial Board of the journal can be nominated. Suggested reviewers will be considered alongside potential reviewers identified by their publication record or recommended by Editorial Board members.

Article processing charges

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Abbreviations and symbols

Use only standard abbreviations; use of nonstandard abbreviations can be confusing to readers. Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. The spelled-out abbreviation followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis should be used on first mention unless the abbreviation is a standard unit of measurement.

For additional information, contact the Author Information Helpdesk at author.help@nobleresearch.org.