Instructions to Authors
eWIS Editorial Office 1
1 National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-0801, Japan
Corresponding Author: eWIS Editorial Office
E-mail: ewis@chanko.nig.ac.jp
eWIS (Fig. 1) welcomes manuscripts that provide test results,technical tips, protocols, mutant and germplasmdescriptions, map information, and any otherinformation that may be useful in the lab and field.The articles are informal, non-peer-reviewed, thus donot constitute formal publications. Only manuscriptsthat require minimal editing will be considered forpublication.Note well that the data and ideas published in eWISare made available by their authors with theunderstanding that they will not be used inpublications without the authors’ specific consent.This means that the eWIS articles may not be citedwithout permission from the authors. Copyright isretained by the author.
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Manuscript Submission
Only manuscripts written in English will be considered for publication. Follow the Instructions strictly. Refer to the latest eWIS articles for the format.
Electronic submission is mandatory. All manuscripts should be submitted using the online manuscript submission system in the eWIS page (http://shigen.lab.nig.ac.jp/ewis/) (Fig. 2) that is linked from the “KOMUGI” page (http://shigen.lab.nig.ac.jp/wheat/komugi/top/top.jsp/).
Editorial Office will inform authors of the status of their manuscript via e-mail as quickly as possible. The “eWIS online submission system” offers easy and straightforward web-based submission procedures. For text writing, Microsoft Word is recommended. Manuscripts should be double-spaced and page-numbered starting from the title page. Do not use line numbers. Figures including illustrations, photographs and color plates should be submitted as JPEG files. PDF is not an acceptable file format.
Manuscript Categories
eWIS accepts the following categories of papers:
(1) Research information: Original research articles in the field of wheat sciences The manuscript should start with a title, the names of author(s), affiliation(s), abstract, followed by the text. Abstract may be omitted if not necessary. There is no fixed limit on the length but a concise presentation is encouraged.
(2) Research Opinion & Topics: Reviews, minireviews, trends and topics in wheat research. Authors who wish to submit a (mini-)review should contact the Editorial Office prior to submission.
(3) Meeting Reports: Announcement of forthcoming meeting and reports on the meeting attended
(4) Others: Any other information useful for wheat researchers
Title, Affiliation and Abstract In the title page(s), the manuscript category (as mentioned above), a title, the names of the author(s), affiliation(s) and address(es) of the authors, and the e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers of the corresponding author must be clearly indicated. The Abstract (100-250 words) may not contain references.
References
References should be cited in the text by the author(s) and year, and listed at the end of the text with the names of authors arranged alphabetically. When an article has more than two authors, only the first author's name should appear, followed by "et al.", in the text. The references should be formatted as follows.
Payne PI, Holt LM, Law CN (1981) Structural and genetical studies on the high molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin. Theor Appl Genet 60:229-236.
Peacock WJ, Dennis ES, Gerlach WJ (1981) Molecular aspects of wheat evolution: repeated DNA sequences. In: Evans LT and Peacock WJ (eds.) Wheat Science - Today and Tomorrow. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 41-60.
Knott DR (1989) The Wheat Rusts - Breeding for Rust Resistance. Springer-Verlag, New York, USA.
Articles in preparation or articles submitted for publication, unpublished observations, personalcommunications, etc. should not be included in the reference list but should only be mentioned in the article text (e.g., K. Tsunewaki personal communication).
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be explained at first occurrence.
Symbols and Units
Gene names and protein names must carefully be discriminated. Gene names and loci should be italicized; protein should be upright. The SI units (http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP330/contents.html) should be used throughout.
Nomenclature
Nomenclature of genes and chromosomes should follow the ‘Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat’ (McIntosh et al.: 10th Int. Wheat Genet. Symp. 2003). Nucleotide sequences The DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank accession numbers must be provided for newly reported nucleotide sequences.
Tables
Tables must be numbered consecutively. For Table writing, Microsoft Word is recommended. Prepare a separate file for each table. Refer to the latest eWIS articles for format.
Figures
Figures must be numbered consecutively. Prepare a separate file for each figure.
Frequently used special characters
Superscript letters: a, b, c
Subscript letters: F1, F2, F3
The Greek alphabet: α, β, γ