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Other formatting notes:

 We do not publish Appendices.
 Do not embed figures into the manuscript. They must be uploaded as separate files for each figure.

Separate pages should be used for the following:(1) title page (s), (2) abstract, (3) text, (4) footnote(s) to the
text, (5) references, (6) table(s), (7) legend(s) to figure(s), (8) declaration of Funding and Conflict of Inter-
est . The manuscripts should be arranged in the order indicated above and all pages should be numbered in
succession except the figure(s), the title page being page 1.
Indicate the appropriate location in the text of the tables, figures, and other subsidiary materials by marginal
notes. Latin words should be italicized (for example: in vitro, i.e., etc., per se). Footnote(s) to the author’s name
(s) and affiliation(s) should appear on the title page. All footnotes should be numbered in succession with super-
script, Arabic numerals, starting from the title page footnote(s). Footnotes to tables should be identified with
superscript lower case (a, b, etc.), and placed at the bottom of the table. Acknowledgement (if any) should ap-
pear after the main text, and before the References. It is advised that authors note any conflict of interest in this
section.

Organization of Manuscript

A desirable plan for the organization of a Regular Paper is as follows: (1) TITLE (2) ABSTRACT, (3) INTRO-
DUCTION with no heading, (4) MATERIALS AND METHODS (5) RESULTS (6) DISCUSSION (7) REFER-
ENCES.

1. Title Page
Provide a title page, containing the following items.
i) The type of paper

ii) Title. The title should be informative and as short as is consistent with clarity. The title should not include
chemical formulae or arbitrary abbreviations, but chemical symbols may be used to indicate the structures
of isotopically labeled compounds. The numbering of parts in a series of papers is not permitted, but titles
and subtitles may be used if necessary.
iii) Next-line. List full names of all authors. A footnote reference(s) to an author(s), indicating a change of ad-
dress, should be given on the title-page.
iv) Next-line. List the institution(s) in which the work was carried out, and the Zip Code / post code, if availa-
ble.
v) Running title. Provide a short running title of less than 50 strokes. It should be as informative as possible.

vi) The name, complete mailing address, telephone number, Fax number, and E mail address of the person to
whom correspondence should be sent. To expedite the review, much of the journal’s correspondence will
be by E mail.
vii) Abbreviations. Non-standard abbreviations should be defined, even if they are known to those familiar with
the field. List all non-standard abbreviations used in the paper in alphabetical order in a footnote on the title
page.
Customary abbreviations in wide use need not be defined in text (e.g., RNA, ATP). Define other abbreviations
the first time that they are used. Refer to the Journal of Biological Chemistry for recommended abbreviations for
biological compounds, Chemical Abstracts for names of chemical compounds, Conn’s Biological Stains (10th
Edition, RW Horobin and JA Kiernan (eds.), BIOS Scientific Publishers) for nomenclature, and the CSE Style
Manual (2006, 7th ed., Council of Science Editors) for scientific abbreviations. Use SI units only. The Journal
does not print the degree symbol before temperature symbols. All temperatures are printed as follows: 80C,
37.4F, 276K.
2. Abstract
i) The Abstract should not exceeding 250 words. Abstract text should be divided into the following sections:
Objectives (a brief statement of the purpose of the investigation along with the the working hypoth-
esis)- Materials and Methods (A brief description of the materials and experimental method used); Results
(state the results simply and clearly so that significant facts can be readily identified, where appropriate,
statistics should be clearly stated); Conclusions (a brief summary of the essential results you believe were
demonstrated by the experimental data and the impact of the results). Abstract should be in a form compre-
hensible to any scientist and suitable for publication without the full article text.

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