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Instructions for authors

  • A record of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical sciences journal provides rapid publication of original articles, short communication, letter to editors, mini-review and case studies.
  • Original articles:  A full length paper.
  • Short communication: This must report preliminary research findings that are highly original, of immediate interest and are likely to have a high impact.
  • Letters: Letters have a maximum length of three journal pages and should contain a brief disclosure of significant new concepts or applications.
  • Mini-review. Mini-reviews are highlights or summaries of research in an emerging area of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences covering approximately the last two-three years. 
  • Article structure
  • Subdivision - numbered sections
  • Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering).
  • Title. Use specific and informative titles.
  • Authorship. Give authors’ full names and the current addresses of the authors. Indicate the corresponding author by an asterisk and provide an e-mail address and fax number for that person.
  • Abstract. Abstracts (100–250 words) are required for Articles and Letters and should describe briefly and clearly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and the major conclusions.
  • Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords.
  • Introduction. The Introduction should state the purpose of the investigation and must include appropriate citations of relevant, precedent work, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
  • Experimental Section. List only devices of a specialized nature, describe preparation of special reagents only, and give adequate details of critical steps.
  • Safety considerations. Within the Experimental Section describe all safety considerations, including any procedures that are hazardous, any reagents that are toxic, and any procedures requiring special precautions in detail.
  • Results and Discussion. Results should be clear and concise. The results may be presented in tables or figures; however, many simple findings can be presented directly in the text. The discussion should be concise and deal with the interpretation of the results, not repeat them.
  • Conclusions. Conclusion section should only use for interpretation and not to summarize information already presented in the text or abstract.
  • Acknowledgments. Authors may acknowledge technical assistance, gifts, the source of special materials, financial support.
  • Conflict of Interest. The corresponding author must provide a statement on behalf of all authors of the manuscript to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.
  • References. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. All citations in the text should include the author's surname and the year of publication and should be shown in brackets. In the reference list, arrange the list in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.
  • Examples: 
    Reference to a journal publication:  
  • Author, A.A. , Author, B., Year. Title of article. Title of journal, Vol, pages
  • Elgawish, M. S., Kishikawa, N., Kuroda, N., 2015. Quinones as novel chemiluminescent probes for the sensitive and selective determination of  biothiols in biological fluids. Analyst,140, 8148-8155.

Reference to a book:

  • Author, A. (Year). Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher.
    • Example: Mesbah, N.M,  Haanelt,I., Zhao, B. and Volker Muller, V. (2013). Microbial adaptation to saline environments: lessons learned from the genomes of Natranaerobius thermophilus and Halobacillus halophilus: Caister. UK: Academic Press.

Reference to book chapter

  • Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter. In: A. Editor and B. Editor, eds. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, pages.
  • Example: Omran, E.S.E., (2017). Cloud-Based Non-conventional Land and Water Resources for Sustainable Development in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. In: O. Hutzinger,O.,  Barceló, D., Kostianoy,A.,eds. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer,1-27.

Internet document

  • Author, A. (Year). Title of document [online]. Source. Available from: URL [Accessed date Mon Year].
  • Example: Omran, E.E.,  BregtA, K., Crompvoets, J., (2007). Spatial Data Sharing: Test and Validation of Cross cultural Model [online]. Available from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4330/67af85b091669f955f0951b04edde0b63ba3.pdf [Accessed 21 October 2017].

Figures and tables

  • To facilitate the publication process, the preferred submission procedure is to embed graphic files in a Word document at the final production size, ensuring the artwork is clear and legible at this size. Additional acceptable file formats are TIFF, PDF, and CDX (ChemDraw file)
  • Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body.
  • Supporting Information (SI).This material can include additional examples of experimental and theoretical figures, extensive tabular data. Like the primary manuscript, SI is subject to peer review.
  • Publication fees: should be provided after acceptance of the paper and before being published
  • Publication fees for Egyptians: 600 L.E. for 10 first papers and 50 pounds for each additional paper.
  • Publishing fees for foreigners: equivalent to 200 $ in L.E. for 10 first papers and equivalent to 10 $ in L.E. for each additional paper.