Author Guidelines

Author's Guide
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Author Guidelines

All manuscripts and related correspondence must be submitted exclusively through the journal’s online submission system. Submissions sent by email or other means will not be considered.

The corresponding author must provide valid ORCID iDs and email addresses for all authors during the submission process. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all author information is accurate and up to date.

Manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file containing the complete manuscript text and tables.

After a manuscript has been accepted for publication, authors will be required to provide separate editable files for the manuscript text, tables, and figures, following the journal’s production requirements.

Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s formatting, submission, or file requirements may be returned to the authors or rejected without being sent for peer review.

Manuscript Preparation and Formatting

1. General Requirements

All manuscripts must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly encouraged to have their manuscripts reviewed by a qualified English-speaking colleague or professional language editor before submission.

Scientific nomenclature must comply with the relevant international codes. For zoological nomenclature, authors should follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), 4th Edition (1999), which came into force on 1 January 2000.

When a scientific name of an animal species is first mentioned in the manuscript, the taxonomic authority and year should be provided where appropriate. All measurements should be reported using the International System of Units (SI).

Authors are encouraged to use Times New Roman or another standard, readable font throughout the manuscript and to keep formatting to a minimum. Use bold and italics only where appropriate. Paragraphs should be clearly separated, with consistent indentation and spacing throughout the manuscript.

Authors should avoid unnecessary special formatting and symbols that may cause compatibility issues during manuscript processing. Where special symbols are essential, authors should ensure that they are correctly displayed in the submitted manuscript.

Authors may follow their preferred writing style provided that the manuscript complies with the journal's general formatting, presentation, and publication requirements.

2. Manuscript Organization

Manuscripts should generally be arranged in the following order:

  1. Title
  2. Authors and affiliations
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Main text
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Appendices, where applicable
  8. References
  9. Tables with captions
  10. Figure captions
  11. Supplementary materials, where applicable

The specific organization of the main text may vary according to the article type. Research Articles should generally follow the Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) structure.

Title

The title should be concise, informative, and complete and should accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. Scientific names of organisms included in the title should be written in italics. Where appropriate, relevant higher taxonomic information may be included to provide additional context.

Authors

List the full names of all authors below the title. Use the format First Name, Middle Initial (if applicable), Last Name.

All authors must have made a substantial contribution to the work and must approve the submitted version of the manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all author information is complete and accurate.

Author Affiliations and Correspondence

Provide the institutional affiliation and full address of each author. Each affiliation should be presented clearly and linked to the appropriate author.

The ORCID iD and email address of each author should be provided during submission. One author must be designated as the Corresponding Author, who will be responsible for communication with the journal throughout the submission, review, and publication processes.

Abstract

The abstract should be concise, informative, and self-contained. It should briefly state the purpose or objectives of the study, the main methods, key findings, and principal conclusions.

Any new scientific names, taxonomic combinations, or other nomenclatural acts proposed in the manuscript should be clearly indicated in the abstract where appropriate.

Keywords

The abstract should be followed by 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the main topics, organisms, methods, or geographical areas covered by the manuscript.

Authors should avoid repeating words or phrases already used in the title whenever possible.

Abstracts and keywords may be omitted for short correspondence or other article types for which these elements are not required.

Scientific Names and Nomenclature

Scientific names of genera, species, subspecies, and other applicable taxonomic ranks should be written in italics.

When an animal or plant species or subspecies is first mentioned in the main text, its full scientific name should be provided, followed by the taxonomic authority and year of description where appropriate. For example:

Tarsius natunensis Chasen, 1940

Subsequent mentions may use an abbreviated genus name when there is no risk of confusion with another taxon. However, the full genus name should be used at the beginning of a sentence or whenever necessary to avoid ambiguity.

For manuscripts involving zoological nomenclature, authors must comply with the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). New zoological names and nomenclatural acts must meet all applicable ICZN requirements, including registration in ZooBank where required.

For botanical and other taxonomic groups, authors should follow the relevant current international nomenclatural code.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements, where applicable, should be placed before the References section. Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, funding agencies, field assistants, research permits, technical support, and other contributions that do not qualify for authorship.

3. Main Text

Research Articles should generally be organized into the following sections:

Introduction
The Introduction should provide relevant background, identify the research problem or knowledge gap, state the objectives or research questions, and clearly explain the significance of the study.

Materials and Methods
The Methods section should provide sufficient detail to allow the research to be evaluated and, where appropriate, replicated. Authors should provide information on study sites, sampling methods, data collection, analytical procedures, statistical analyses, permits, and ethical approvals where applicable.

Results
The Results section should present the findings clearly and objectively. Results should not unnecessarily duplicate information presented in tables or figures.

Discussion
The Discussion should interpret the findings in relation to previous research, explain their significance, address limitations, and identify implications for future research, conservation, management, or other relevant applications.

Conclusions
Where appropriate, a concise Conclusions section should summarize the principal findings and their broader implications.

4. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are cited in the text.

Each table and figure must have a clear and informative caption. Tables should be prepared in an editable format and should not duplicate information presented elsewhere in the manuscript.

Figures must be of sufficient quality for publication. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material and for providing appropriate sources or credits where required.

5. References

Authors should ensure that all references cited in the text are included in the reference list and that all references listed are cited in the manuscript.

References should be accurate, complete, and formatted according to the journal's prescribed reference style. Authors are encouraged to provide DOIs or other persistent identifiers whenever available.

Authors should prioritize relevant, recent, and primary scholarly sources and should avoid unnecessary citation of sources that are not directly relevant to the manuscript.

6. Research Ethics and Permits

Authors must comply with all applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements governing their research.

Research involving animals, protected species, field collection, genetic resources, human participants, or restricted areas must have the appropriate research permits, ethical approvals, and/or institutional permissions, where applicable.

Authors must provide relevant permit or approval information in the Methods section or in a dedicated statement when required.

7. Author Declarations

Authors may be required to provide the following statements, where applicable:

Funding Statement
Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for the research and publication. If no specific funding was received, authors should state this explicitly.

Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.

Author Contributions
Authors should describe their individual contributions where applicable.

Data Availability Statement
Authors should provide a statement explaining where and how the data supporting the findings can be accessed. Where data cannot be shared because of ethical, legal, conservation, or other legitimate restrictions, the reason should be stated.

8. AI-Assisted Writing and Generative AI

Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted tools in manuscript preparation when such use goes beyond basic spelling, grammar, or language correction.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors and cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, or ethical compliance of the manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for the content of their manuscripts, including any material generated or modified using AI tools.

Authors must not use AI tools to generate, manipulate, or fabricate research data, images, results, references, or other scientific content.

9. Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials may be submitted when they provide additional information that supports the manuscript but is not essential for understanding the main text.

Supplementary materials should be clearly identified, appropriately cited in the manuscript, and submitted in suitable file formats.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all supplementary materials are accurate, complete, and suitable for publication.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Manuscripts submitted to Bio Palembanica must be submitted exclusively through the journal’s online submission system. Before submitting a manuscript, authors are strongly encouraged to review the journal’s Focus and Scope, Author Guidelines, and relevant Publication Ethics and Peer Review Policies to ensure that the manuscript is suitable for the journal.

Authors must register for an account and log in to the journal’s online submission system before submitting a manuscript. After logging in, authors can access the submission system through the “Make a Submission” button.

Before completing the submission, authors should ensure that the manuscript meets all of the following requirements. Manuscripts that do not comply with these requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before peer review.

  • The manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration by another journal. If the manuscript has been submitted elsewhere or there are any relevant circumstances that require disclosure, an explanation must be provided in the Comments for the Editor field.
  • The manuscript is within the scope of Bio Palembanica as described in the journal’s Focus and Scope.
  • All authors have made appropriate contributions to the manuscript, have approved the submitted version, and have agreed to its submission to Bio Palembanica.
  • The ORCID iD and email address of each author have been provided accurately in the submission system. The corresponding author has been clearly identified.
  • The research complies with all applicable ethical, legal, institutional, and regulatory requirements, including relevant research permits, animal ethics approvals, collection permits, and other permissions where applicable.
  • The submission file is provided in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. The manuscript contains the complete text and tables, and figures may be embedded in the manuscript for the purposes of peer review.
  • The manuscript has been prepared according to the journal’s Author Guidelines, including requirements for manuscript structure, formatting, scientific nomenclature, tables, figures, references, and supplementary materials.
  • The manuscript uses 11-point font and single line spacing, unless otherwise specified in the Author Guidelines. Scientific names are correctly formatted in italics, and underlining is avoided except where required for URLs or other specific purposes.
  • Tables are appropriately numbered, cited in the text, and accompanied by clear and informative captions.
  • All figures and illustrations are of sufficient quality for publication, appropriately numbered and cited in the text. Where required, editable or high-resolution figure files are uploaded separately in suitable formats such as TIFF or JPEG.
  • DOIs or other persistent identifiers have been included for references whenever available.
  • The manuscript follows the journal’s prescribed citation and reference style, and every reference cited in the text is included in the reference list and vice versa.
  • The manuscript includes the required author declarations, where applicable, including funding, conflict of interest, author contributions, data availability, ethical approval, and research permits.
  • Any use of AI-assisted writing or generative AI tools has been disclosed in accordance with the journal’s AI policy. AI tools have not been listed as authors.
  • The manuscript has been carefully checked for English language quality, spelling, grammar, formatting, and consistency before submission.
  • If the manuscript is submitted to a peer-reviewed section, the authors have complied with the journal’s Peer Review Policy and have prepared the manuscript in a manner that facilitates appropriate peer review.
  • All required files, including the manuscript, figures, supplementary materials, and supporting documents, have been uploaded correctly and are clearly identified.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the information provided is accurate and that the manuscript complies with the submission and publication requirements of Bio Palembanica.

Proofs and Corrections

Page proofs will be sent to the Corresponding Author for final review and correction. Authors should carefully check the proofs for typographical, formatting, author information, figure, table, and other production errors and return their corrections to the journal within the timeframe specified by the editorial office.

At the proof stage, authors should limit corrections to errors introduced during production or errors that could materially affect the accuracy, clarity, or interpretation of the published article. Substantial changes to the content, addition or removal of data, or major revisions to the manuscript are generally not permitted at this stage unless approved by the Editor.

Following publication, Bio Palembanica may issue a formal correction when a substantive error is identified that affects the accuracy, interpretation, or understanding of the published work, or when an error affects the article's bibliographic or metadata information, such as an incorrect author name, affiliation, title, or other publication details.

Corrections will be published as a separate notice and linked electronically to the original article. The original article will remain part of the journal's permanent record, with the correction clearly identified and appropriately linked to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Authors are encouraged to notify the editorial office promptly if they identify a significant error in their article after publication.