Focus and Scope
The Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is a peer-reviewed, online-only (previously print-online), scientific journal owned by Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and documents in all important aspects of the research in peptides and proteins focusing on analytics and impurities, bioinformatics, biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, biotechnology, chemical synthesis, conformational analysis, design and development of protein therapeutics, determination of structure, enzymology, folding and sequencing, formulation and stability, function, genetics, immunology, kinetics, modeling, molecular biology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic proteins and antibodies, pharmacology, protein engineering and development, protein-protein interaction, proteomics, purification/expression/production, simulation, thermodynamics and hydrodynamics and protein biomarkers. The aim of this journal is to publish high quality original research articles, reviews, short communications and letters and to provide a medium for scientists and researchers to share their findings from the area of peptides and proteins.
Electronic Submission of Manuscript
Manuscripts must be submitted online by the Corresponding Author to the Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences at:
http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/protein/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions.
First-time users are required to register at http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/protein/user/register before submitting a manuscript. Straightforward login and registration procedures can be found on the website.
Note: you should mark "Author" as your role on "My Profile".
By submission, the author(s) confirm that the manuscript (or any parts of it) has not been published previously or is not under consideration for publication in another journal. Previous presentation in any congresses should be mentioned as a footnote in Title page and also stated in the Covering Letter. Furthermore, any illustrations, structures or tables that have been published elsewhere must be reported, and copyright permission for reproduction must be obtained.
Categories of Articles
The Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences publishes the articles in the following categories:
- Original Research Articles should be divided into the following sequence of sections: Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Competing Interests and References.
- Review Articles inform readers of the state-of-the-art of a particular area, provide a critical view, or a historical perspective. They should be comprehensive, critical, and balanced. These are contributed by scientists who are leading specialists in their field of expertise, normally at the invitation of the Editors. Authors wishing to contribute a review paper are advised first to contact one of the members of Editorial Board.
- Short Communications are reserved for short reports of highly important and noteworthy findings in protein and peptide sciences, useful computer softwares, along with a description of relevant applications and the announcement of novel protocols. Short Communications should not exceed 2500 words in length, including references, tables and figures. These manuscripts are followed the peer-review process and will be considered for fast publication, if accepted.
- Letters to Editor are intended to stimulate discussion in areas of general concern and controversy in protein and peptide sciences. They should be written in a continuous style and should normally not exceed 1500 words in length and contain no more than one figure or table.
Covering Letter
All manuscripts must be accompanied by a signed cover letter in the “Comments for the Editor” and submitted by the Corresponding Author during online submission. Other than any comments, you would like to write to the editor, the following items must be addressed in this letter; importance of the work and its relevance to the journal’s scope, the name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the Corresponding Author. The author has to confirm in written that the manuscript (or any parts of it) has not been published previously or is not under consideration for publication in another journal. Previous presentation in any congresses should be stated in the covering letter. You are also required to mention the names of two potential preferred referees that could be considered for reviewing your manuscript.
Highlights
Highlights are required for this journal. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the manuscript, including 3 to 5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), and should be submitted in a separate page following the Title page.
Graphical Abstract
A colored graphic could be included with each manuscript. This must be presented in a separate page following the Abstract (preferred file types are TIFF, PNG, JPEG and Power Point, minimum 300 dpi). A graphical abstract, not exceeding 30 words along with the illustration, helps to summarize the contents of the manuscript in a concise pictorial form.
Preparation of Manuscripts
General Instructions
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following mentioned stylistic. The Editors have the right to make editorial corrections and additional changes with the knowledge and approval of the Corresponding Author. The word processing format for the manuscript file must be Microsoft Word. The main manuscript should contain:
- Title Page
The title page should include:
- A concise and informative title:
- The name(s) of the author(s)
- The affiliation(s) of the author(s)
- The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the Corresponding Author
- Running title (short comprehensive title contains maximum 85 characters)
The title of the article should be precise and brief. Authors should avoid the use of non-standard abbreviations. Use initial capital letter for each title word. The authors will be required to provide their full names and the institutional affiliations by numbers in superscripts. The Corresponding Author should be remarked with a superscripted asterisk. Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript.
- Abstract
The abstract of an article should be a clear, concise and accurate summary of the work, having no more than 300 words. Use of abbreviations should be avoided and the references should not be cited in the abstract.
- Keywords
Author(s) should provide 4 to 6 keywords, which can be used for indexing purposes. They should be in alphabetic order and first capital letter, separated with semicolons.
- Abbreviations (if required)
The full term of each abbreviation should be written in the text before its first use. Standard and well-known abbreviations do not need explanation. All nomenclature, including gene names and symbols, should be used in a scientifically accurate manner following the nomenclature conventions adopted by the scientific community.
- Main text
When submitting a manuscript, ensure that the following sections are included separately; Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Competing Interests and References. Introduction should be concise, without subheadings and indicates the purpose and rational of the study. Materials and Methods provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced, with details of supplier and catalogue number when appropriate. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference, only relevant modifications should be described. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. It may contain subheadings in some sections. The detailed data should not be repeated again in Conclusion. In the case of Short Communications, Result and Discussion and Conclusion could be merged.
- Acknowledgements: All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be covered in this section.
- Competing Interest: Author(s) warrant that any financial interests, direct or indirect, that exist or may be perceived to exist for individual contributors in connection with this manuscript have been disclosed in the covering letter.
- Author contribution: All persons who listed as authors, must certify that participated sufficiently in the work and take public responsibility for the content of appropriate portions.
Example of author contribution statement:
A.B. and B.C. conceived of the presented idea. A.B. developed the theory and performed the computations. C.D. and D.E. verified the analytical methods. B.C. encouraged A.B. to investigate [a specific aspect] and supervised the findings of this work. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
- Funding Support: Financial and material support should be acknowledged, here.
- References
All references should be listed accordance to the Harvard style. Harvard is an 'author/date' system, so your in-text citation consists of author(s) and year of publication. At the end, the authors should be listed in alphabetical order. For more guides, use the online information at http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard.
If using EndNote, cite according to Author-Date style
Examples:
Bernocchi, B., Carpentier, R., Lantier, I., Ducournau, C., Dimier-Poisson, I. and D. Betbeder, (2016). " Mechanisms allowing protein delivery in nasal mucosa using NPL nanoparticles." Journal of Controlled Release, 232: 42–50.
Bates, R. C., Stith, B. J. and K. E. Stevens, (2015). " Increasing pro-survival factors within whole brain tissue of Sprague Dawley rats via intracerebral administration of modified valproic acid. " Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 128(4): 193-201.
Montgomery, D. C. (2005). " Design and Analysis of Experiments, " 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New Jersey, pp. 119-159.
Silbey, R. J., Alberty, R. A. and M. G. Bawendi, (2005). " Physical Chemistry, " 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey, pp. 74-101.
Chien, Y. W. (1991). " Transdermal Route of Peptide and Protein Drug Delivery. " In: V. H. L. Lee (Ed.), Peptide and Protein Drug Delivery, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 667-689.
Pearlman, R. and T. H. Nguyen, (1991). "Analysis of Protein Drugs." In: V. H. L. Lee (Ed.), Peptide and Protein Drug Delivery, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 247-301.
Banerjee, P. S., Hosny, E. A. and J. R. Robinson, (1991). " Parenteral Delivery of Peptide and Protein Drugs." In: V. H. L. Lee (Ed.), Peptide and Protein Drug Delivery, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 487-543.
Meglič, S. H., Levičnik, E., Luengo, J. R. and D. Miklavčič, (2016). "The Effect of Temperature on Protein Extraction by Electroporation and on Bacterial Viability." 1st World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies, Singapore: Springer, Singapore.
Liu, Z. (2012). "Metabolic Engineering of Recombinant Protein Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Cohen, N. (2009). DNA, RNA and protein formation: Track 1. Available at: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology/dna-rna-and-protein-formation (accessed 2016-09-12).
- Tables and Figures should be embedded at the end of the manuscript file. They must be cited in the text consecutively with Arabic numerals (Figure 1 or Table 1) and presented in separate pages. Accepted File formats for figures are TIFF, PNG and JPEG at 600 dpi or higher. Graphs and charts are considered equally to figures and accepted in the formats of TIFF, PNG and JPEG. Tables should be in Word Table format, not inserted as graphics. They should be self-explanatory, cited in the main text. Tables with their captions should be presented following the References on a separate page. A table caption should be a brief descriptive title and all other important information must be presented in the footnotes. Add Figures and Figures’ captions separately following the Tables. Equations must be presented by the equation tab of the Word. Chemical structures and reactions are presented by schemes. Equations and Schemes are also cited sequentially with Arabic numerals (Equation 1 or Scheme 1).
Ethical Consideration
Author(s) herein confirm that all human and/or animal studies undertaken, are in compliance with the regulations of their institution(s) and generally accepted guidelines governing such work. In any studies that involve experiments on human subjects, work must be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. For the experiments on animal subjects, the compliance with National Institutes of Health guidelines for the human use of laboratory animals, should be declared in text. Author(s) warrant that this manuscript contains no violation of any existing copyright or other third party right or any materials of an obscene, indecent, libelous, or otherwise unlawful nature and that to the best of their knowledge the manuscript does not infringe the rights of others.
TPPS follows the international regulations against scientific misconduct including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and etc. Any cases of suspected misconduct will be assessed during the peer-review and publication process based on COPE guidelines.
Page Charges
There are no charges for publication in this Journal.
Checking List
Ensure that the following items are prepared:
- One author has been designated as the Corresponding Author with contact details:
E-mail address
Full postal address
Phone and fax numbers
- All necessary topics should be included in the submitted manuscript in the following order:
Title page
Highlights
Abstract and keywords
Graphical abstract
Main text
Tables
Figure captions
Figures