Author Guidelines
1. SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL
The journal publishes articles in the following sections: Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Hydrobiology, Microbiology and Virology, Human and Animal Physiology, Plant Physiology, and Reviews.
Articles are published in Ukrainian or English.
2. AUTHOR INFORMATION FORM
A completed author information form must be submitted for each co-author, including:
- full name of the author(s);
- academic degree, academic title, position;
- ORCID identifier of each author (as a full URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000);
- full postal address of the institution (for mailing a copy of the journal);
- phone number;
- e-mail address;
- name of the section corresponding to the topic of the article.
For co-authored submissions, the contact details of the corresponding author must be provided.
3. LIST OF FILES FOR SUBMISSION
The following files must be sent to the editorial office at journal@chem-bio.com.ua:
- Full manuscript with embedded figures and tables in .doc or .docx format. The file name should be given in Latin characters based on the first author's surname (e.g., Hertz.docx).
- Article layout in .pdf format with embedded figures and tables. The file name — in Latin characters based on the first author's surname (e.g., Hertz.pdf).
- Figures as separate files in .jpg format: black-and-white / Grayscale (for the print version) and, optionally, color (for the online version). The file name must include the first author's surname and figure number (e.g., Hertz_fig1.jpg).
- A copy of the bioethics committee decision of the institution where the research was conducted — if the study is subject to Ukrainian legislation and international bioethical standards (research involving animals, living materials, tissues, etc.).
- A certificate from the postgraduate studies office confirming state-funded enrolment — required for third-cycle (educational and research) degree students submitting as sole author.
Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered by the editorial office.
4. MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE AND LENGTH
The manuscript length must be no less than 5 and no more than 12 typeset pages.
The article must contain the following elements (in the order listed):
- UDC — in the upper left corner, no indent.
- Initials and surname(s) of the author(s) — in capital letters, regular font. ORCID of each author as a full URL.
- Full name and postal address of the institution (street, city, postal code, country).
- E-mail of the corresponding author.
- Title of the article — in capital letters, bold, centered.
- Abstract in Ukrainian (without a heading label).
- Keywords — no more than 10 words or phrases.
- Main text:
- for experimental articles: Introduction (without a heading label), Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions;
- for review articles: Introduction (without a heading label), Main Content (without a heading label), Conclusions.
- References.
- Abstract in English of 1800–2500 characters (excluding spaces), containing: surname(s) and initials of the author(s), name of the institution, title of the article, abstract text, and Key words.
The Materials and Methods section must explicitly state that all experiments were conducted in accordance with the principles of bioethics.
5. TEXT FORMATTING
The text must be typed with 1.5 line spacing, without hyphenation. Font — Times New Roman, 14 pt (MS Word). Paragraph indent — 1.25 cm. Margins: left — 2.5 cm, right — 1.5 cm, top and bottom — 2.0 cm each. All special characters, as well as letters of the Greek and other alphabets, must be entered using the appropriate characters. Use internationally accepted units of measurement (SI).
Latin names of taxonomic units must be given according to the most recent sources. Species names of plants and animals (in italics) should be cited with authorship at first mention, and thereafter in Latin without authorship or in the language of the article.
Example: the type species of this community is Fragaria vesca L. F. vesca may occur...
6. FIGURES AND TABLES
Figures must be submitted within the manuscript in black-and-white (Grayscale) format, as well as in separate .jpg files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi for halftone images and at least 600 dpi for line art. Font for figure captions — Times New Roman, 12 pt.
For micrographs, a scale bar with the appropriate unit of measurement (e.g., µm, nm) must be placed directly on the image. Maps must include coordinates (latitude and longitude), a scale bar, and a north arrow (where appropriate). Authors are responsible for the quality of the figures provided.
Tables must be submitted within the manuscript in an editable format, created using the table function in MS Word or as an MS Excel spreadsheet — not as fixed images.
Figures and tables are numbered with Arabic numerals. In-text references follow the order of first mention: Fig. 1, Table 1, etc.
7. REFERENCES
The reference list must be arranged in alphabetical order and formatted in accordance with DSTU 8302:2015 and the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 40 dated 12.01.2017. In-text citations are given in square brackets: [1].
For Ukrainian-language sources, authors' names and titles should be transliterated or given as they appear in the English-language summary or table of contents of the source, with the language indicated in square brackets (e.g., [in Ukrainian]). If no official English name of the publisher or journal exists, transliteration should be used.
References to dissertations, abstracts, and conference proceedings should be avoided in favor of publications with a DOI (unless otherwise required by the nature of the study). Self-citations must not exceed 20% of the reference list.
8. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
In accordance with the Laws of Ukraine "On Education" and "On Higher Education" regarding academic integrity, all submitted materials are checked for textual borrowings using plagiarism detection software (e.g., StrikePlagiarism).
Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of citations and the reliability of the data presented in the article.
9. PUBLICATION FEE
The publication fee is charged only once and only after the article has been accepted for publication following peer review. The editorial office does not charge any fees for submission or peer review of manuscripts.
The publication fee is 1100 (one thousand one hundred) UAH.
The publication fee covers the following costs:
- editing of the manuscript text;
- stylistic and grammatical proofreading;
- journal layout design;
- processing of figures and tables;
- publication of the electronic version in open access;
- assignment of a DOI to the manuscript.
The following categories are exempt from any fees related to processing, reviewing, and/or publishing articles:
- third-level higher education students (PhD candidates) enrolled in state-funded programmes — provided the article is submitted individually (without co-authors);
- combatants and war veterans in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the Status of War Veterans and Guarantees of Their Social Protection" — upon submission of a combat veteran certificate or other supporting document.
10. MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PROCESS
All manuscripts are subject to editing and double-anonymized peer review by two independent reviewers — leading experts in the relevant fields of biological science. The review period is up to 3 months from the date of receipt.
Following peer review and consideration at an editorial board meeting, authors will be notified by e-mail of the acceptance or rejection of their manuscript. The editorial board reserves the right to edit and shorten manuscripts.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the established requirements are subject to return or rejection.
CONTACT
E-mail: journal@chem-bio.com.ua
