Instructions to MPPOL authors Authors are earnestly requested to follow these instructions closely, to avoid unnecessary delays in handling articles.
All articles published in MPPOL are peer-reviewed. They include:
If an article is accepted, the material (data, text, figures, etc) shall not be published elsewhere without the consent of the editors and publisher (BSPP) of Molecular Plant Pathology On-Line. Scripts (drafts and final copies) may be submitted in either of two ways:
Molecular Plant Pathology On-Line Tel : 0117 928 7474 As a last resort, figures may be mailed to the coordinating editor, who will arrange for them to be scanned to convert them into a suitable electronic format. Note that this is likely to delay the review or publication of your script. Hard copy text is not accepted. Text should be in one of the following formats:
If you use a word-processor not listed above, please contact the coordinating editor in advance to check that we can handle your file. Please do not use a large number of advanced word-processing features. They will not appear on web browsers and may make it difficult to convert your file to the HTML format which is used by the internet. Tables should be in a separate file (one file with all the tables). They must be in a non-proportional font (e.g. Courier or Letter Gothic) with spaces, not tabs, used for the layout. Tables which are not in this format may have to be reconstructed, which is likely to cause a delay in your article being reviewed. Graphics should be in either .jpg or .gif formats. Features should be clearly visible even on 640 x 800 VGA monitors. Provided that the content of the figure justifies it, files in Adobe's portable document format (.pdf) can also be accepted. Each figure should be in a separate file. Choice of formats: The editors hope that the choice of formats given above will make it easy for authors to submit articles to MPPOL. To assist us, please give the name of the programme(s) used for your text & figures when you submit your article. If you are in any doubt about the format, please contact the coordinating editor before you submit your script. Articles which are not submitted in an appropriate format may have to be returned to the authors, without being reviewed, so that they can be converted to a more suitable format. Language: only articles written in English are accepted. Copyright: if any figures, tables, data or text used have been published previously, written permission of the author and publisher of the previous work must be presented. This includes works by the authors of the current submission. The title should be a concise description of the content of the article. Please give the authors' names and complete addresses. The corresponding author should be clearly noted and his or her e-mail address and fax number be given. The text of an article may be any length, but please be concise. A research article will normally have the following main sections:
Main section headings should be in CAPITALS, sub-section headings in bold and third-order section headings in italics. Short reports, either without sub-sections or with combined main sections (e.g. Results and Discussion) are acceptable and are subject to the same peer review as articles. The emphasis of a technical report is on the development of techniques, but it should include sufficient results to establish the utility of the techniques reported and state the major conclusions clearly. Please note carefully and use the following styles for the reference list. Journals Standard journal article No author given Journal supplement Books and other monographs Personal author(s) Editor (or compiler or chairman) as author Chapter in a book Published proceedings paper Monograph in a series Agency publication Dissertation or thesis Electronic publications Sondur SN, Manshardt RM, Stiles JI, 1995. Genetics of growth rate and flowering time in papaya (Carica papaya L.) Journal of Quantitative Trait Loci, http://wheat.pw.usda.gov:8000/otherdocs/jqtl/jqtl1995-04/jq18r2.html Gibbs MJ, Ziegler A, Robinson DJ, Waterhouse PM, Cooper JI, 1996. Carrot mottle mimic virus (CMoMV): A second umbravirus associated with carrot motley dwarf disease recognised by nucleic acid hybridisation. Molecular Plant Pathology On-Line, http://www.bspp.org.uk/mppol/1996/1111gibbs (The editors will add HTML mark-up to citations of electronic publications to allow them to be retrieved using a web browser.) Citation of references in the text Please cite references in the text as Smith & Jones (1996), or in brackets (Patel, 1994; Dupont et al., 1995; Muller & Gomez, 1996a, 1996b). TablesPlease note carefully the instructions for submitting tables; this will assist greatly in the conversion of your script to HTML. Tables should bear the names of the author(s). They should each have a caption/legend and be numbered in Arabic numerals according to the sequence of their appearance in text, where they are cited as "Table 1," "Table 2," etc. FiguresPlease also note carefully the instructions for submitting figures. Colour is encouraged. Figures should bear the names of the author(s). They should each have a caption/legend and be numbered in Arabic numerals according to the sequence of their appearance in text, where they are cited as "Fig. 1," "Fig. 2," etc. Micrographs should have a scale bar on the figure (not in the legend, because it is unlikely to be shown at the correct size by web browsers). Please consult the coordinating editor, before submission, if you wish to include video images. Sequence datashould be in GCG format and quote the EMBL number whenever available. DisclaimerWhilst the editors take all possible care to ensure that information contained in Molecular Plant Pathology On-Line is accurate, neither they nor the British Society for Plant Pathology can be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from reliance upon material published in the journal. |