Instructions to authors for submitting your manuscripts:
Papers should be written concisely and contain only figures and tables that are essential for conveying the results. Manuscripts to be accepted for Micrographia Today should normally contain no more than approximately 6000 words (including the figure and table legends, in-text citations and any appendices, but not including the abstract, acknowledgements or reference list) and up to eight figures and tables combined.
Shorter reviews (up to 3500 words, formerly called mini-reviews) should focus on a clearly defined topic of current interest and describe recent developments in the field. Longer reviews (up to 8000 words) are appropriate for authors wishing to provide a more in-depth view of a broadly defined topic. Full details are available in the Reviews section.
Types of Manuscripts
Review papers are published under the subject headings shown below. Examples of topics covered by these headings are indicated. Clearly not every topic can be listed; as noted above, the journal welcomes papers on all aspects of microbiology, from the molecular to the systems level.
1. Cell and Molecular Biology of Microbes
(gene expression and regulation, signalling and communication, stress responses, secretion, differentiation and development, cell cycles, ultrastructure)
2. Environmental and Evolutionary Microbiology
(microbial ecology, non-pathogenic plant–microbe interactions, population genetics, community structures and interactions, biodegradation and bioremediation, biodiversity and evolution)
3. Genes and Genomes
(systems biology, genomics and proteomics, metagenomics, synthetic microbiology, bioinformatics, gene transfer, chromosomes and extrachromosomal DNA, genome announcements)
4. Microbial Pathogenicity
(mechanisms of human, animal and plant pathogenesis, virulence and virulence factors, cellular microbiology, infections and immunity, antibiotic-resistance mechanisms)
5. Physiology and Biochemistry
(metabolic pathways and their regulation, bioenergetics and transport, synthesis of macromolecules, metabolomics)
Authors should indicate the appropriate heading for their paper on the title page and in the Contents Category field of the online submission form.
Originality:
Papers submitted to Micrographia Today would be published online will only be considered if there is a significant amount of additional novel data and analysis. After submission of your manuscript you would be contacted by the reviewer and editors of Micrographia Today for further comments and queries in understanding your research and will be done before acceptance of your manuscript for publication.
If the manuscript is accepted for publication in Micrographia Today, there will be no publication charges.
CAMPUS NEWS
If you have campus news to share you can write directly to [email protected] or even through online submission form.
Instruction for Article Formatting
· Manuscripts/Articles should be typewritten in 1.5 spaced in A4 sized sheets with a 1 inch margin on all sides.
· The manuscript/Articles shall be prepared in Times New Roman font using a font size of 12.
· Title shall be in a font size 14.
· All section titles shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals.
· Subtitles in each section shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case followed by a colon.
· Avoid making header/ footer, or boxes for figures/ text/ tables, keep your article simple, format friendly.
· The content shall be organized in the following sequence:
a. Title page (including names and addresses of the authors)
b. Abstract (including at least 4 key words)
c. Text For the full length research paper (consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion and acknowledgements)
References
The references should be cited at the end of the manuscript in the order of their appearance in the text. References of journal articles, books, Newspaper article, Document available on a web page etc. should be cited as follows:
Journal references: List the author’s last name followed by a comma and initials separated by periods. Give the journal title written in full, a comma, volume number all italicized, issue number in parentheses if available, comma, and the page range.
For example
Senden, T. J., Moock, K. H., Gerald, J. F., Burch, W. M., Bowitt, R. J., Ling, C. D., et al. (1997). The physical and chemical nature of technigas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 38(10), 1327-33.
Book references: List the author’s last name followed by a comma and initials separated by periods. Give the title, edition, city of publication, and publisher. If there is an edition it appears after the title, abbreviated, in parentheses.
For example
Ringsven, M. K., & Bond, D. (1996). Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. (2nd ed.). Albany (NY): Delmar.
Newspaper article: Lee, G. (1996, June 21). Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution: Study estimates 50,000 admissions annually. The Washington Post; Page no. (Column. no).
Document available on a web page: Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., Nix, D. H. (1993). Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine1.html.
Instructions to article writers:
1. Articles should be of maximum of 1000 words with at least one pic. [on any life science topic]
2. Articles should not be a copy paste from any previous online articles and would be considered as plagiarism.
3. Articles should be recent and should focus on the outcome rather than depicting only problems.
4. Research already published can also be accepted to be shared but should not be a copy paste but highlighting the major work and outcomes.
Shorter reviews (up to 3500 words, formerly called mini-reviews) should focus on a clearly defined topic of current interest and describe recent developments in the field. Longer reviews (up to 8000 words) are appropriate for authors wishing to provide a more in-depth view of a broadly defined topic. Full details are available in the Reviews section.
Types of Manuscripts
Review papers are published under the subject headings shown below. Examples of topics covered by these headings are indicated. Clearly not every topic can be listed; as noted above, the journal welcomes papers on all aspects of microbiology, from the molecular to the systems level.
1. Cell and Molecular Biology of Microbes
(gene expression and regulation, signalling and communication, stress responses, secretion, differentiation and development, cell cycles, ultrastructure)
2. Environmental and Evolutionary Microbiology
(microbial ecology, non-pathogenic plant–microbe interactions, population genetics, community structures and interactions, biodegradation and bioremediation, biodiversity and evolution)
3. Genes and Genomes
(systems biology, genomics and proteomics, metagenomics, synthetic microbiology, bioinformatics, gene transfer, chromosomes and extrachromosomal DNA, genome announcements)
4. Microbial Pathogenicity
(mechanisms of human, animal and plant pathogenesis, virulence and virulence factors, cellular microbiology, infections and immunity, antibiotic-resistance mechanisms)
5. Physiology and Biochemistry
(metabolic pathways and their regulation, bioenergetics and transport, synthesis of macromolecules, metabolomics)
Authors should indicate the appropriate heading for their paper on the title page and in the Contents Category field of the online submission form.
Originality:
Papers submitted to Micrographia Today would be published online will only be considered if there is a significant amount of additional novel data and analysis. After submission of your manuscript you would be contacted by the reviewer and editors of Micrographia Today for further comments and queries in understanding your research and will be done before acceptance of your manuscript for publication.
If the manuscript is accepted for publication in Micrographia Today, there will be no publication charges.
CAMPUS NEWS
If you have campus news to share you can write directly to [email protected] or even through online submission form.
Instruction for Article Formatting
· Manuscripts/Articles should be typewritten in 1.5 spaced in A4 sized sheets with a 1 inch margin on all sides.
· The manuscript/Articles shall be prepared in Times New Roman font using a font size of 12.
· Title shall be in a font size 14.
· All section titles shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals.
· Subtitles in each section shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case followed by a colon.
· Avoid making header/ footer, or boxes for figures/ text/ tables, keep your article simple, format friendly.
· The content shall be organized in the following sequence:
a. Title page (including names and addresses of the authors)
b. Abstract (including at least 4 key words)
c. Text For the full length research paper (consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion and acknowledgements)
References
The references should be cited at the end of the manuscript in the order of their appearance in the text. References of journal articles, books, Newspaper article, Document available on a web page etc. should be cited as follows:
Journal references: List the author’s last name followed by a comma and initials separated by periods. Give the journal title written in full, a comma, volume number all italicized, issue number in parentheses if available, comma, and the page range.
For example
Senden, T. J., Moock, K. H., Gerald, J. F., Burch, W. M., Bowitt, R. J., Ling, C. D., et al. (1997). The physical and chemical nature of technigas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 38(10), 1327-33.
Book references: List the author’s last name followed by a comma and initials separated by periods. Give the title, edition, city of publication, and publisher. If there is an edition it appears after the title, abbreviated, in parentheses.
For example
Ringsven, M. K., & Bond, D. (1996). Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. (2nd ed.). Albany (NY): Delmar.
Newspaper article: Lee, G. (1996, June 21). Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution: Study estimates 50,000 admissions annually. The Washington Post; Page no. (Column. no).
Document available on a web page: Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., Nix, D. H. (1993). Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine1.html.
Instructions to article writers:
1. Articles should be of maximum of 1000 words with at least one pic. [on any life science topic]
2. Articles should not be a copy paste from any previous online articles and would be considered as plagiarism.
3. Articles should be recent and should focus on the outcome rather than depicting only problems.
4. Research already published can also be accepted to be shared but should not be a copy paste but highlighting the major work and outcomes.