AUTHOR RULES
Submission Requirements
• By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors confirm its compliance with all established requirements. If discrepancies are identified, the editorial office returns the materials for revision.
Authors guarantee that:
• The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration in another journal.
• The research results are new and reliable.
• The list of co-authors is compiled correctly and includes only those who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the work.
• All borrowed fragments of other works or statements of other authors are accompanied by proper bibliographic references indicating the author and the original source.
• The manuscript contains no excessive borrowings or any form of plagiarism (unreferenced quotations, paraphrasing, or appropriation of others’ results).
• No conflict of interest exists that could affect the results or their interpretation.
• Authors are familiar with and agree to the terms of the License Agreement.
• All materials comply with the editorial requirements regarding format and content.
• When citing materials from the journal, the following abbreviated title should be used: Biotechnol. Acta.
Instructions for Authors
The journal Biotechnologia Acta publishes articles and short communications containing information on the results of scientific research and reviews in various fields of modern biotechnology. Reviews, experimental articles, short reports, articles on the history of biotechnology, conference abstracts, and new publications in biotechnology and related sciences are published in English with identical abstracts in Ukrainian. Manuscripts may be submitted in Ukrainian (with subsequent translation into English) or in English. All materials are subject to mandatory peer review.
Editorial work with manuscripts and publication of articles are carried out free of charge.
Bioethical Standard
The journal adheres to the rules recommended by the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (Strasbourg, 1986) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
All experiments involving laboratory animals, human-derived materials, or participation of donors and patients must be conducted in accordance with bioethical standards. When describing animal studies, authors must indicate which institutional or national guidelines were followed during the procedures.
If doubts arise regarding compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) or similar standards, authors must explain their approach and confirm that an independent ethics committee or institutional review board approved the relevant aspects of the study.
Before the “References” section, the following statements must be included if approved by the Ethics Committee:
1. All studies involving humans are conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
2. Statement on animal rights: Authors must ensure the proper welfare of animals used in research. The publication must indicate compliance with international, national, and/or institutional requirements for the care and use of animals, and confirm approval of the study by an ethics committee (if applicable). If the article does not involve studies with humans or animals, the following statement should be added: “This article does not contain any studies involving humans or animals performed by any of the authors.”
Ethical Responsibility of Authors
Biotechnologia Acta strives to maintain a high reputation for scientific research. The journal follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines for responding to possible violations of ethical standards. Authors must avoid any distortion of results that could undermine trust in the journal, call into question the professionalism of researchers, or discredit scientific activity in general.
Compliance with high standards is ensured by the rules of good scientific practice, including:
• A manuscript cannot be submitted simultaneously to multiple journals.
• A manuscript must not have been previously published (in whole or in part), except in cases where the new work significantly expands previous results. In such cases, reused material must be clearly indicated to avoid self-plagiarism.
• A single study should not be artificially divided into several publications to increase the number of articles.
• Data, including illustrations, must not be fabricated or deliberately distorted.
• Texts, data, and theories of other authors must not be presented as one’s own (“plagiarism”). Proper references must be provided for all sources, including verbatim quotations, summaries, or paraphrases. Verbatim quotations must be enclosed in quotation marks. For copyrighted materials, permission for reproduction must be obtained.
• Submission of a manuscript is possible only with the consent of all co-authors and with the approval of the relevant authorized bodies of the institution where the research was conducted.
Peer Review Procedure
All articles undergo single-blind peer review by three independent experts appointed by the editorial board and not in conflict of interest with the authors. Submission of a manuscript implies authors’ consent to the review procedure.
At the preliminary stage, the editorial office checks the manuscript for compliance with the journal’s profile, ethical policy, and formatting requirements. Improperly prepared materials are rejected or returned to authors for revision. After acceptance for consideration, the manuscript is assigned a registration number, which is communicated to the authors.
Manuscripts deemed suitable for publication are sent for single-blind peer review. Reviewers’ comments and recommendations are forwarded to the corresponding author. If necessary, authors must provide step-by-step responses to comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. The process may be repeated until reviewers and editors consider the work satisfactory.
Editorial Decision
Based on the reviewers’ conclusions, the editorial board decides whether to accept, reject, or send the manuscript for additional review. The final decision regarding publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Authorship
The journal’s authorship policy takes into account different types of research and ensures a clear definition of each author’s contribution.
Author Contributions. All research articles must include a section specifying the contributions of the authors. Please briefly describe the contributions, using initials to identify specific individuals.
Corresponding Author and Primary Contact. At least one corresponding author must be indicated. The primary contact person is responsible for communication with the editorial office before and after publication, for handling requests regarding reagents and resources, and for resolving potential disputes.
Basic Requirements for Articles
The manuscript must demonstrate novelty, relevance, and proper justification of the facts presented; experimental data must be reproducible according to the described methods; formatting must comply with the journal’s requirements.
Citing unpublished data or personal communications is not permitted to support key statements. Publication is possible only after all cited sources have been officially published.
Submission of Articles
Submission of a manuscript confirms that the work has not been previously published, is not under consideration in another journal, and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors (if any) as well as by the relevant institutional authorities where the research was conducted. The publisher bears no legal responsibility for possible claims for compensation.
Authors who include figures, tables, or text fragments already published elsewhere must obtain permission from copyright holders for both print and online formats and provide proof of such permission upon submission. All materials not accompanied by appropriate documentation are considered to have been created by the authors.
Materials to be sent to the editorial office at
• Full text of the article (abstracts, tables, figures with captions in order of citation, references). The file should be named after the first author’s surname (family_name.doc).
• Color illustrations as separate files in JPG or TIF format, resolution 300 dpi.
• Information about the authors: full name of each author, position, academic degree and title, phone number (with city code), e-mail, workplace, and postal address of the institution. The corresponding author and phone number must be indicated.
• Copyright transfer agreement signed by all authors (see License Agreement on the journal’s website). If the article is rejected, the agreement automatically becomes invalid. Signing the agreement confirms that the authors are familiar with and agree to its terms.
• Author details: full name, workplace (institution name must be written in full without abbreviations), ORCID (in link format, e.g., https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-000X).
Required Components of the Submission
1. Full manuscript (authors, ORCID, institution, article title, abstract and keywords; article text; references; figure captions and figures). File name: <first_author_full>.
2. Figures. File names must correspond to numbering order: <first_author_Fig_1>.
3. Information about each author: full name, workplace, contact details (phone, e-mail), ORCID code.
Article Formatting Requirements
At the beginning of the article the following information must be provided:
1. Initials and surname(s) of the author(s) and ORCID of each author.
2. Official name of the institution.
3. Title of the article.
4. Abstract (1500–2000 characters). The abstract must reflect the logical sequence of results, describe the main aim of the study, and summarize the most significant findings. It must include structured sections: Introduction, Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions.
5. Keywords: up to 10.
Manuscript length: reviews – up to 40 pages; experimental articles – up to 20 pages, up to 10 figures; short communications – up to 5 pages, up to 5 figures.
Funding: indicate sources of financial support, grants, or other funding, using full names of institutions or sponsoring organizations.
Acknowledgments: provide general information about assistance in conducting research and preparing the article, useful discussions, provision of materials, data, software, instruments, or technical support. Contributions that do not qualify for authorship should be acknowledged here.
Text preparation: manuscripts must be prepared in MS Word (*.doc), Times New Roman font, size 12, line spacing 1.5, A4 format, without hyphenation. Titles and section headings should be in uppercase and bold.
Tables: prepared in MS Word table editor, placed in the text after the first reference to the table, with number and title. Pseudographic symbols are not allowed.
Formulas: must be prepared using Equation or MathType editors.
Figures must be submitted as separate files in *.tiff or JPG format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and a size not exceeding 160×200 mm. Figures should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text; parts of figures are designated by letters (a, b, …). Text within figures must be in 10-point font.
Captions to figures should be provided in the manuscript separately from the figures. Photographs must be submitted in *.tiff format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
References
Starting with Issue No. 1, 2026, bibliographic references in Biotechnologia Acta must follow the international APA format. It is recommended that the number of references not exceed 30 for experimental papers and 80 for review articles. The bibliography should primarily cover publications from recent years.The list of references is provided at the end of the article. References to sources such as books (monographs, individual chapters, etc.), articles from scientific journals, conference proceedings, patents and copyright certificates, dissertations or abstracts, and electronic resources must be numbered consecutively in the order they are cited in the text. References to unpublished or incomplete works are not permitted.
Titles of articles, monographs, collections, conference abstracts, dissertation abstracts, and preprints must be given in full.
References must be cited in the order they appear in the text and indicated by numbers in square brackets. Hyperlinks in the reference list are not allowed. Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of cited sources. Only published and readily accessible materials may be cited: articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations, patents.
Reference format:
• Authors: surname, comma, space, initials (all authors must be listed; if more than six, list the first six, then ellipsis (…) and the last author).
• Year of publication in parentheses.
• Title of the work in regular font.
• Source (journal or book title) in italics.
• Volume, issue, and page numbers.
• DOI as a full link: https://doi.org/...
Examples (for articles):
• 1–6 authors: Sampara, P., Lawson, C. E., Scarborough, M. J., Ziels, R. M. (2024). Advancing environmental biotechnology with microbial community modeling rooted in functional 'omics. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 88, 103165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103165.
• More than 7 authors: Bosi, E., Taviani, E., Avesani, A., Doni, L., Auguste, M., Oliveri, C., Leonessi, M., …, Vezzulli, L. (2024). Pan-genome provides insights into vibrio evolution and adaptation to hydrothermal vents. Genome Biology and Evolution, 16(7), evae131. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae131
• If DOI is absent but the article is available online, the URL must be provided.
Books:
Krishtal, O. A., Kiskin, N. I., Klyuchko, O. M., Tsyndrenko, A. Ya. (2020). Pharmacological properties of amino in isolated hippocampal neurons. In: Receptors and ion channels (Ed. Ovchinnikov Y. A., Hucho F.). Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 127–138.
Conference proceedings: formatted according to the style of journal articles.
Patents:
The bibliographic description of patents must include: authors (surname and initials), invention title, year of issue, country of registration, patent number, and the name of the issuing institution. If available online, the URL must be provided.
Normative documents:
On higher education: Law of Ukraine of 05.09.2016 No. 2145-VIII. Voice of Ukraine. 2016, September 27 (No. 178–179), pp. 10–22.
Electronic resources:
Scientific publications and publishing activities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. URL: http://www.nas.gov.ua/publications (Last accessed: 19.03.2014).
Note: In the typeset version of the article, authors may correct only identified errors, without making structural changes or additions. The editorial board reserves the right to refuse publication of manuscripts containing previously published data, materials not relevant to the journal’s scope, or research results obtained in violation of ethical standards.
Privacy Policy:
Names and e-mail addresses provided by users on the journal’s website are used exclusively for internal technical purposes and are not shared with third parties. The editorial office guarantees compliance with the privacy policy and protection of personal data in accordance with applicable legislation.
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