Guidelines for the publication

Guidelines for the publication of manuscripts in PhytoChem & BioSub Journal (ISSN  2170 – 1768,  EISSN 2602-5132)

PhytoChem & BioSub Journal (PCBS Journal) is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal dedicated to the publication of original scientific work, reviews, and communications in the field of of Phytochemistry & Bioactives Substances. Contributions in all areas at the interface of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine and Biology are welcomed.

Open access model of PCBS Journal provides immediate and free access to all articles as soon as they are published online. Users are free to download, read, copy, distribute and print the full texts of the published articles.

Submission

Submission of an article to the PCBS Journal implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors.

It is essential that manuscripts submitted to PCBS Journal are subject to rapid peer review and  are not previously published or under consideration for publication in another journal. Contributions in all areas at the interface of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine and Biology are welcomed. 

Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in PCBS Journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication.

The PCBS Journal reserves the right to submit all received manuscripts to ad hoc referees, whose names will be kept confidential, and will have the authority to decide on the pertinence for acceptance. Referees may send back manuscripts to Editor-in-Chief, for transmission to the author(s) with suggestions for necessary alterations, which are to be made in order to conform to the standards and editorial rules of the Journal. All manuscripts should be prepared in MS-Word format, and submitted online to Phytochem07@yahoo.fr . 

Upon receipt of paper submission, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-4 working days.

The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.

If you have any questions, please contact with the editor of the journal at the same Email.

The manuscript should be on A4 size paper, using Times New Roman size 12 font, fully justified, with margins of 2 cm and should be arranged in the following order:

• Title: Concise and informative, in accordance with the contents of the article. ( Times New Roman; Size: 14, Blod.)

• Author’s names and affiliations: Please indicate the given name and family name clearly (Times New Roman; Size-12; Italic). Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names (Times New Roman; Size-11; Italic). Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.

• Abstract: A concise and factual abstract is required with 200 or less words highlighting the most important information, including the methodology, results, and conclusions that allows readers to evaluate their interest in the article and thus avoiding the reading of the full work (Times New Roman; Size-12; Italic).

• Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 7 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (Times New Roman; Size-12; Italic).

• Introduction: Should clearly establish the objectives of the work and its relationship with other works in the same field

• Material and Methods: Description of the Material and the Methods used should be brief, and clear enough to make possible the comprehension and the reproducibility of the work.

• Results and Discussion: Should be presented with a personal discussion or interpretation, and whenever possible, be accompanied by adequate tables and figures and the discussion must be restricted to the significance of the data presented. Figures, Tables and Structural Formulas are included in the text.

• Acknowledgements: (optional item)

• References: Should be standardized to conform to the requirements of the journal. Preferentially use references that can be accessed by the readers worldwide.

Ethics & Copyright Notice

PhytoChem & BioSub Journal (PCBS Journal) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. If requested, authors must produce original data for inspection by the editor. The editor and editorial staff must not reveal any data about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author and reviewers. The authors acknowledge that they have disclosed all and any actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it that may be construed as influencing the presentation of the work.

If the work involves chemicals or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify them, and in the case of the use of animal, the authors should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and has approved by appropriate institutional committee(s).

In cases of proven scientific misconduct or plagiarism, the editor in chief in collaboration with the editorial board, will take appropriate action to clarify the situation, publish an erratum, or retract the work in question and possible fraud and plagiat may be referred to the authors’ institutions.

The copyrights of all papers published in PhytoChem & BioSub Journal (PCBS Journal) are retained by the respective authors as per the 'Creative Commons Attribution License'. PhytoChem & BioSub Journal (PCBS Journal) is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License. 

Disclaimer of  Warranty

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The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

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