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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND
PHYSIOLOGY - PART D: GENOMICS AND
PROTEOMICS
An International Journal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Editorial Board
• Guide for Authors
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ISSN: 1744-117X
DESCRIPTION
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Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology (CBP) publishes papers in comparative, environmental and
evolutionary physiology.
Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, focuses on omics" approaches to physiology, including comparative
and functional genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.
Most studies employ omics and/or system biology to test specific hypotheses about molecular and
biochemical mechanisms underlying physiological responses to the environment. We encourage
papers that address fundamental questions in comparative physiology and biochemistry rather
than studies with a focus that is purely technical, methodological or descriptive in nature.All
four CBP journals, receive editorial direction from all the major societies in the field European
Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences,
Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Canadian Society of Zoologists (CBP
Section), Society for Experimental Biology, (formerly the American Society for Zoologists) Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology,Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology
and Biochemistry, Russian Physiological Society.
IMPACT FACTOR
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2017: 2.913 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2018
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ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING
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Current Contents
EMBASE
EMBiology
Scopus
ISI
CISTI
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
Animal Breeding Abstracts
Biochemistry & Biophysics Citation Index
Biological Abstracts
BIOSIS Previews
CAB Abstracts
CSA Neurosciences Abstracts
Calcium and Calcified Tissue
Dairy Science Abstracts
Entomology Abstracts
Excerpta Medica
Genetics Abstracts
Global Health
Immunology Abstracts
Index Veterinarius
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series
Poultry Abstracts
Protozoological Abstracts
Reactions Weekly
Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology
Tropical Diseases Bulletin
Veterinary Bulletin
Zoological Record
Abstracts of Mycology
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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Editor-in-Chief:
Chris Martyniuk, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Associate Editors:
Jordi Altimiras, Linköping Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
Cardiac pathological hypertrophy, evolution of reptiles into birds
Gary Anderson, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Physiology, endocrine mechanisms in fish
Nicholas Bernier, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Physiological and endocrine mechanisms, neuroendocrine stress response, hypoxia, hypotension
David Buchwalter, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Comparative physiology, trace metals, temperature, respirometry, hypoxia, aquatic insects, ecological
indicators
Paul Else, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Role of membrane lipids in the biology of organisms
Elena Fabbri, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
Cell signalling; mechanisms of action; hormones; endocrine disruptors; emerging contaminants in
the environment; biomarkers.
Peter Fields, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Biochemical mechanisms and cellular responses to abiotic stresses, proteomics
Donald Mykles, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Molecular mechanisms that control molting, muscle atrophy and limb regeneration in crabs
Matthew L. Rise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
Genomics, reproduction, development, growth, responses to pathogens and environmental stressors
Holly Shiels, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK
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Cardiac physiology in ectotherms, electrophysiology, florescence microscopy, immunocytochemistry,
immunohistochemistry
Aldo Giuseppe Viarengo, Mario Negri Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche (IRCCS), Milano, Italy
Mechanisms of heavy metal homeostasis and toxicity, effects of environmental stressors on cell
signaling and functions, pollutants and oxidative stress, utilization of biomarkers in biomonitoring
programs, development of new bioassays
International Editorial Board:
Michael Berenbrink, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
Respiratory systems of vertebrates, physiological mechanisms
Kênia Bícego, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal - SP, Brazil
Comparative physiology, behavioral strategies used by ectothermic and endothermic vertebrates in
response to stress, thermoregulation
Francisco Bozinovic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Ecological and evolutionary physiology, comparative physiology
Kevin Brix, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Environmental toxicology, environmental physiology, ion regulation, acid-base balance and nitrogen
balance
Leslie Buck, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Comparative physiology, biochemistry and neurobiology of anoxia tolerance
Carol Bucking, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Effects of digestion on the physiology of fish, role of the environment on physiology
Brad Buckley, Portland State University, Oregon, Oregon, USA
Physiological responses of marine species to elevated temperature and other stressors
Karen Burnett, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Immunology, cell biology and cell signaling, genetics, transcriptomics
Louis Burnett, Grice Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Comparative physiology of respiration, ion and acid-base regulation in marine organisms
Nicholas Bury, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK
Aquatic toxicology, stress physiology and environmental monitoring
K. Campbell, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Michael Conlon, Ulster University, Coleraine Co., Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Ecology and evolution, diabetes
Christine Cooper, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
metabolic rate, evaporative water loss, body temperature, field metabolic rate, respirometry,
environmental physiology, conservation physiology, myrmecophages
Paul Craig, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Epigenetic responses to environmental stressors
Daniel E. Crocker, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, USA
Comparative physiology of vertebrates, physiological ecology; bioenergetics, behavioral ecology,
biology of marine mammals
Dane Crossley, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
Cardio-respiratory physiology, developmental physiology of vertebrates, reptilian and avian biology
Andrew Donini, York University, Downsview, Ontario, Canada
Salt, freshwater, aquatic insect, ammonia, epithelia, ion transport, aquaporins, water transport,
septate junctions
Shaojun Du, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression, muscle, bone and adipocyte cell differentiation,
molecular chaperones and protein stability, zebrafish models, gene transfer and genome editing
Andrew Esbaugh, University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, USA
Environmental physiology; respiratory gas exchange; acid-base and osmoregulatory balance; the
evolution of physiological systems; aquatic toxicology
Shi-Jian Fu, Chongqing University, Chongqing City, China
Swimming pefromance, metabolic rate, phenotypic plasticity, specific dynamic action, thermal biology,
hypoxia tolerance, locomotion, personality, consistent interindivudal difference
Fritz Geiser, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Ecological physiology, comparative physiology and biochemistry, thermoregulation and energetics,
hibernation and daily torpor
Donovan German, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Nutritional physiology, comparative physiology, global change, biogeochemistry
Todd Gillis, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Mechanisms of vertebrate heart function, evolution of protein structure and function
Katie Gilmour, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Physiological, biochemical and molecular approaches to study stress in fish
Chris Glover, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
environmental physiology of aquatic organisms; epithelial transport of ions, nutrients and toxicants;
aquatic toxicology; seafood safety
Kendra Greenlee, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Evolutionary and ecological physiology
Helga Guderley, Université Laval, Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada
Marine ecology, metabolism, physiology, zoology, mitochondria, skeletal muscle, environmental
Physiology, comparative physiology, behavior
Raymond Henry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
Comparative physiology. function of carbonic anhydrase
Marcelo Hermes-Lima, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
Physiology, signal transduction, antioxidants, reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, free radicals,
lipid peroxidation, hypoxia, ischemia
James Hicks, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Oxygen transport, comparative and evolutionary approaches, modelling physiological systems
Wei Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
Fish, molecular breeding, reproductive endocrinology, sex determination, sex differentiation, sex
reversal, primordial germ cells, gene transfer, gene editing
Pung Pung Hwang, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan
Molecular physiology of ion regualtion in zebrafish, functional genomics, stress phyiology
Alex Ip, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Biomimetics, ammonia toxicity, urea synthesis
Jorke Harmen Kamstra, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Gene expression and regulation, genomics, epigenetics, transcriptomics, environmental toxicology
Barb Katzenback, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Environmental stress influence on immune system in amphibians
Christopher Kennedy, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Applied biology, toxicology, pest management
Valerie Langlois, Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC), Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Gary Laverty, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
Cell biology and physiology, molecular and microscopic/behavioral approaches
Jae-Seong Lee, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, The Republic of Korea
Molecular ecotoxicology, comparative genomics, rotifers, copepods, killifish, oxidative stress,
mechanistic toxicity, lipid metabolism, microplastics, emerging chemicals, ocean acidification
Xuefang Liang, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Aquatic toxicity testing technology, chemical and pesticide safety evaluation, Molecular ecotoxicology,
Toxicogenomics
Harvey Lillywhite, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
water balance, skin, cardiovascular, gravity, reptiles, snakes, frogs, physiological ecology, comparative
physiology, herpetology, functional morphology
Stuart Linton, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Energy metabolism, development, miRNA
Vlodymyr Lushchak, Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Oxidative stress, aging, metabolism, environmental pollutants
Tyson MacCormack, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Nanoparticle engineering, mechanisms of nanoparticle bioactivity or toxicity
Ed Mager, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
fish physiology, ecotoxicology, PAHs, crude oil, metals, water quality
Grant McClelland, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Ontogeny, Phenotypic plasticity and evolution of muscle metabolism, Integrative animal physiology,
Biochemistry, Molecular biology
Marshall McCue, St Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Comparative and evolutionary physiology, food and nutrition, bioenergetics, metabolism
Danielle McDonald, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
whole animal physiology, transport and receptor physiology, stress, serotonin, pharmacology,
pharmaceutical toxicology, PAH toxicology
Matteo Minghetti, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Metal homeostasis, fish physiology, cell biology, molecular ecotoxicology
Carlos Navas, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Physiological ecology, herpetology, ecological climate change, thermal physiology,thermal ecology
Kristin O'Brien, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Fish physiology and biochemistry, adaptations to cold temperature, bioenergetics
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Berry Pinshow, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Jason Podrabsky, Portland State University, Oregon, Oregon, USA
Hans-Otto Pörtner, Alfred-Wegener Institut - Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung,
Bremerhaven, Germany
Effects of climate warming, ocean acidification, and hypoxia on marine animals and ecosystems
Gregory Pyle, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
fish, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, olfaction, chemical communication, behaviour, chemosensory
neurophysiology, aquatic ecotoxicology, metals, oil sands, hydrocarbons
Jeffrey Richards, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Molecular mechanisms of cellular responses to environmental stress
Aaron Roberts, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
Ecotoxicology, effects of environmental stressors on aquatic organisms
Meldrum Robertson, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Comparative animal physiology, neuroethology, cellular neurobiology, insect behavior
Kathy Schuller, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
fatty acid metabolism, metabolic biochemistry, thermoregulation
Patricia Schulte, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, genomics, population genetics, evolutionary biology
Graham Scott, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Evolutionary physiology, Respiratory physiology, Energy metabolism, Environmental stress, Hypoxia,
High altitude, Mammals, Birds, Fish
Frank Seebacher, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Physiological ecology, evolutionary physiology, thermal biology, heat transfer, ectothermy,
endothermy, cardiac function, heart rate, reptiles, crocodilians, dinosaurs, lizard
Helmut Segner, Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Aquatic ecotoxicology, cytoprotective systems, hormone-active chemicals
Katherine Sloman, University of the West of Scotland, (West) Paisley, Scotland, UK
Brian Small, University of Idaho, Hagerman, Idaho, USA
Physiology and nutrition of aquacultured and wild fishes
Judit Smits, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ecotoxicology
Inna Sokolova, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Environmental physiology and toxicology of marine organisms, adaptation to environmental stressors,
effects of environmental change
George Somero, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California, USA
Biochemical and physiological adaptation to physical and chemical stressors
James Staples, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Hibernation metabolism
Tomohiko Suzuki, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
Yoshio Takei, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
Fish biology, receptors, fish migration
Akihiro Takemura, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
aquaculture, biological rhythm, circadian, coral reef, fish, gonadotropin, lunar cycle, melatonin, ovary,
reproduction, sex steroids, tide, Internal and external regulation of enigmatic rhythms in fish and
marine invertebrates, reproductive physiology, biological clock
Glen Van Der Kraak, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Reproductive physiology, endocrine disruption
Mathilakath Vijayan, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance
Deshou Wang, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Fish endocrinology and reproduction, Sex determination and differentiation, Sex steroids
De-Hua Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
Metabolic rate, thermogenesis, thermoregulation, thermal physiology, energy metabolism, mammals
Shi Wang, Ocean University of China, Qingduo, China
Marine Genomics, Genome Sequencing, Genotyping, Gene Expression, Epigenetics, Evolution,
Shellfish
Shiqiang Wang, Peking University, Beijing, China
Tobias Wang, Aarhus University, Århus C, Denmark
Daniel Warren, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Human cellular physiology, comparative animal physiology, ecological physiology, comparative
biochemistry
Shugo Watabe, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
muscle biochemistry, environmental adaptation, marine genomics and biotechnology
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Andrew Whitehead, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
Genomics, comparative genomics
Philip Withers, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Comparative physiology, amphibians and reptiles, metabolism, thermoregulation, water and solute
balance, phylogenetic methods, biostatistics
Tianjun Xu, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
Innate immune; Signaling pathway; Molecular regulation; Immune gene evolution; Non-coding RNA;
microRNA
Tania Zenteno-Savín, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), Playa Palo Santa Rita,
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oxidative stress
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GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
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INTRODUCTION
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The journal publishes original articles emphasizing comparative and environmental aspects of the
physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, toxicology and endocrinology of animals.
Adaptation and evolution as organizing principles are encouraged. Studies on other organisms will be
considered if approached in a comparative context.
Part A. Molecular and Integrative Physiology covers molecular, cellular, integrative, and
ecological physiology. Topics include bioenergetics, circulation, development, excretion, ion
regulation, endocrinology, neurobiology, nutrition, respiration, and thermal biology. Studies on
regulatory mechanisms at any level or organization such as signal transduction and cellular
interactions and control of behaviour are encouraged.
Part B. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology covers biochemical and molecular biological aspects
of metabolism, enzymology, regulation, nutrition, signal transduction, promoters, gene structure and
regulation, metabolite and cell constituents, macromolecular structures, adaptational mechanisms
and evolutionary principles.
Part C. Toxicology and Pharmacology covers chemical and drug action at different levels of
organization, biotransformation of xenobiotics, mechanisms of toxicity, including reactive oxygen
species and carcinogenesis, endocrine disruptors, natural products chemistry, and signal transduction.
A molecular approach to these fields is encouraged. Measured rather than nominal exposure
concentrations of toxicants must be reported whenever possible. For water-borne exposures of
aquatic organisms, reporting of detailed chemistry data for the exposure waters is encouraged. When
reporting data obtained from bioassays (e.g., LC50 tests), raw data (i.e., the value of the measured
biological response variable(s) for each treatment and each observation time) should be submitted
as online supplementary material.
Part D. Genomics and Proteomics covers the broader comprehensive approaches to comparative
biochemistry and physiology that can be generally termed as "-omics", e.g., genomics, functional
genomics (transcriptomics), proteomics, metabolomics, and underlying bioinformatics. Papers
dealing with fundamental aspects and hypotheses in comparative physiology and biochemistry are
encouraged rather than studies whose main focus is purely technical of methodological.
Naturally, a certain degree of overlap exists between the different sections, and the final decision
as to where a particular manuscript will be published after passing the rigorous review process lies
with the editorial office.
Types of articles published in CBP journals
A Research Paper is a paper that focuses on an experimental question of broad interest to the
comparative physiology community.
•Word count (excluding references): typically 4000 -8000 words, with at least 2 figures / tables.
•Papers are normally subdivided into sections titled: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods,
Results, Discussion, and References. Results and discussion may be combined if appropriate.
A Short Communication is like a Regular Article in scope, but is of a nature that a complete story can
be presented in a brief communication. As Short Communications are expected to have higher than
average impact on the field rather than report on incremental research, they will receive prioritized
and rapid publication.
•Word count: less than 3000 words, with no more than 2 figures / tables.
•Each paper will begin with "Short Communication:" followed by the title.
•The paper includes and Abstract, but is otherwise not subdivided into sections.
A Methods article is focused on applying a novel technology or approach that would inform the CBP
readership about a novel technology applied to a comparative physiology question.
•Word count: typically less than 3000 words, with no more than 2 figures / tables.
•Each paper will begin with "Methods:" followed by the title.
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•The paper is subdivided into abstract, background, methods, applications.
An Invited Review is a submission that is solicited by an Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor or member
of the Editorial Board. An invited review is published with free access for the first year.
•Word count: typically 6,000- 10,000, with 2 or more figures / tables.
•Each paper will begin with "Invited Review:" followed by the title.
A Review article can be submitted without a specific invitation, but authors are encouraged to request
input form the appropriate Editor-in-Chief to ensure that the paper falls within the scope of the journal.
Each paper will begin with "Review" followed by the title. The paper is not subdivided into sections.
A review is published with free access for the first year.
•Word count: typically 6,000- 10,000 words, with 2-4 figures or tables
•Each paper will begin with "Review:" followed by the title.
A Commentaryis a more narrowly written review, typically focused on a specific concept of immediate
importance to the discipline. While it is expected that authors survey the peer-reviewed literature on
the subject, a Commentary paper offers more room for more speculative consideration of a topic.
Authors are advised to contact the Editor-in-Chief to determine if your topic is suitable.
•Word count: less than 3000 words, with no more than 2 figures / tables.
•Each paper will begin with "Commentary:" followed by the title.
•The paper is not normally subdivided into sections
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ethics in publishing
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Studies in humans and animals
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described
has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association
(Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the
Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical
Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as
per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.
Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for
experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in
accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU
Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care
and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should
clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must
be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.
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Peer review
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or to hyphenate words. However, bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. can be included.
When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each row. If no
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To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check'
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Article structure
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature
survey or a summary of the results.
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Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods
that are already published should be summarized, and indicated by a reference. If quoting directly
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Statistics
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and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published
literature.
Conclusions
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• Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s)
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Methodology and Materials. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details
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retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
If submitting a Review article, write "REVIEW'' at the top of the title page.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract of a maximum of 250 words is required. The abstract should state briefly
the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented
separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should
be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon
abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the
abstract itself.
The abstract should be a single paragraph not exceeding 250 words.
Up to eight key words, which may or may not appear in the title, should be listed in alphabetical order
after the abstract. Only these key words, together with the title, will be used for indexing purposes.
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Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page
of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first
mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do
not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those
individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance
or proof reading the article, etc.).
Formatting of funding sources
List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements:
Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy];
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz]; and the United States Institutes
of Peace [grant number aaaa].
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DNA sequences and GenBank Accession numbers
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accession numbers refer to genes or DNA sequences about which further information can be found
in the database at the National Center for Biotechnical Information (NCBI) at the National Library of
Medicine. Elsevier authors wishing to enable other scientists to use the accession numbers cited in
their papers via links to these sources, should type this information in the following manner:
For each and every accession number cited in an article, authors should type the accession number in
bold, underlined text. Letters in the accession number should always be capitalised. (See Example
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relevant texts as accession numbers and add the required link to GenBank's sequences.
Example 1: "B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048 ),
and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117 )".
Authors must check accession numbers very carefully. An error in a letter or number can result
in a dead link.
In the final version of the printed article, the accession number text will not appear bold or underlined
(see Example 2 below).
Example 2: "B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and
a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)".
In the final electronic copy, the accession number text will be linked to the appropriate source in the
NCBI databases enabling readers to go directly to that source from the article (see Example 3 below).
Example 3: "B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and
a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)".
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Footnotes
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the position of footnotes in the text and list the footnotes themselves separately at the end of the
article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
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• Embed the used fonts if the application provides that option.
• Aim to use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times New Roman, Symbol, or
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• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Size the illustrations close to the desired dimensions of the published version.
• Submit each illustration as a separate file.
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available.
You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
Formats
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then
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Regardless of the application used other than Microsoft Office, when your electronic artwork is
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TIFF (or JPEG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones), keep to a minimum of 300 dpi.
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Please do not:
• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); these typically have a
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• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Color artwork
Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF (or JPEG), EPS (or PDF), or
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information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please
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electronic artwork.
As only one figure caption is used for both colour and black and white versions of figures, please
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Figure captions
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Tables
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relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in
accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Be
sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results
described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.
References
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Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal
communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these
references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the
journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either 'Unpublished results' or
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for publication.
Web references
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should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a
different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Data references
This journal encourages you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them
in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List. Data references should include the
following elements: author name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (where available), year,
and global persistent identifier. Add [dataset] immediately before the reference so we can properly
identify it as a data reference. The [dataset] identifier will not appear in your published article.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in
the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
Reference management software
Most Elsevier journals have their reference template available in many of the most popular reference
management software products. These include all products that support Citation Style Language
styles, such as Mendeley and Zotero, as well as EndNote. Using the word processor plug-ins from
these products, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their
article, after which citations and bibliographies will be automatically formatted in the journal's style.
If no template is yet available for this journal, please follow the format of the sample references
and citations as shown in this Guide. If you use reference management software, please ensure that
you remove all field codes before submitting the electronic manuscript. More information on how to
remove field codes.
1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in alphabetical order in a list following the
text of the manuscript.
2. In the text refer to the author's name and year of publication.
3. If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of
the first author should be used followed by "et al.''. In this list names of first authors and all co-
authors should be mentioned.
4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically.
5. The List of references should be arranged alphabetically on authors' names, and chronologically per
author. Names of all authors must be included. Do not use et al. Publications by the same author(s)
in the same year should be listed as 2000a, 2000b, etc. Follow the relevant examples below.
Axelsson, M., Farrell, A.P., 1993. Coronary blood flow in vivo in the coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch). Am. J. Physiol. 264, R963 - 971.
Hiramatsu, N., Cheek, A.O., Sullivan, C.V., Matsubara, T., Hara, A., 2005. Vitellogenesis and endocrine
disruption. In: Mommsen, T.P., Moon, T.W. (Eds.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, vol.
6. Environmental Toxicology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 431-471.
Lushchak, V.I.2011. Adaptive response to oxidative stress: Bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Comp.
Biochem. Physiol. C 153, 175-190.
Moyle, P.B., Cech, J.J., 2004. Fishes. An introduction to ichthyology. 5th ed. Prentice Hall, Upper
Saddle River, NJ.
Users of Mendeley Desktop can easily install the reference style for this journal by clicking the following
link:
http://open.mendeley.com/use-citation-style/comparative-biochemistry-and-physiology-part-d-genomics-and-proteomics
When preparing your manuscript, you will then be able to select this style using the Mendeley plug-
ins for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice.
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Reference style
Reference style (see sample manuscript link)
Name and year style in the text
Text: All citations in the text should refer to:
1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of
publication;
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;
3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by 'et al.' and the year of publication. Citations
may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically,
then chronologically. Examples: 'as demonstrated (Allan, 2000a, 2000b, 1999; Allan and Jones,
1999). Kramer et al. (2010) have recently shown ...'
List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if
necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by
the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. Note that any (consistent) reference
style and format may be used: the Publisher will ensure that the correct style for this journal will be
introduced for the proof stages, the final print version and the PDF files for electronic distribution.
Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Video
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Supplementary material
Supplementary material such as applications, images and sound clips, can be published with your
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Do not annotate any corrections on a previous version. Please switch off the 'Track Changes' option
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Data linking
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relevant repositories, giving readers access to underlying data that gives them a better understanding
of the research described.
There are different ways to link your datasets to your article. When available, you can directly link
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For supported data repositories a repository banner will automatically appear next to your published
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In addition, you can link to relevant data or entities through identifiers within the text of your
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PDB: 1XFN).
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who might be considered as suitable referees for the manuscript
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for this journal All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice
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Web-based proofing provides a faster and less error-prone process by allowing you to directly type
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If preferred, you can still choose to annotate and upload your edits on the PDF version. All instructions
for proofing will be given in the e-mail we send to authors, including alternative methods to the online
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We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Please use this
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Offprints
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not receive a Share Link as their final published version of the article is available open access on
ScienceDirect and can be shared through the article DOI link.
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