Submissions

Research article

Title page: The title page should:

• present a title that includes, if appropriate, the research design or for non-research studies: a description of what the article reports
• list the full names and institutional addresses for all authors
• if a collaboration group should be listed as an author, please list the group name as an author  and include the names of the individual members of the group in the “Acknowledgements” section in accordance with the instructions below
• indicate the corresponding author

Abstract: The abstract should briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article. Please minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract.

Keywords: Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article.

Main text: This should contain the body of the article, and may also be broken into subsections with short, informative headings. Authors are encouraged to add at least one color conceptual figure representing the key research questions or solutions. An attractive figure may help disseminate the scientific results to a larger audience, and potentially increase the manuscript's overall impact after publication.

List of abbreviations: If abbreviations are used in the text they should be defined in the text at first use, and a list of abbreviations should be provided.

Commentaries

Commentaries are short, narrowly focused articles of contemporary interest and usually take one of the following forms:

• Discussion of an article or study that was recently published or that is soon to be published (including in Journal of Internet Services and Applications), and that is interesting enough to warrant further comment or explanation. This type of commentary discusses specific issues within a subject area rather than the whole field, explains the implications of the article, and puts it in context. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based.
• Commentary that is more editorial in nature and covers an aspect of an issue that is relevant to the journal’s scope, for example, discussion of the impact of new technology on research and treatment.
• Brief Reports: These are not simply descriptions of something but also explore the potential impacts for evolution education and outreach, such as: Museum exhibits, Online resources, Software, Reports of major conferences/society activity/working groups, Case reports from educational projects that are not ready for a full article.

Commentaries should not exceed 9000 words.

Title page: the title page should:

• present a title that includes, if appropriate, the research design or, for non-research studies: a description of what the article reports
• list the full names and institutional addresses for all authors
• if a collaboration group should be listed as an author, please list the Group name as an author and include the names of the individual members of the Group in the “Acknowledgements” section in accordance with the instructions below
• indicate the corresponding author

Abstract: the abstract should briefly summarize the article’s aim, findings, or purpose. Please minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract.

Keywords: Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article.

Introduction: The Introduction section should explain the background to the article, its aims, a summary of a search of the existing literature, and the issue under discussion.

Main text: should contain the body of the article and may also be broken into subsections with short, informative headings. Authors are encouraged to add at least one color conceptual figure representing the key research questions or solutions. An attractive figure may help disseminate the scientific results to a larger audience and potentially increase the manuscript’s overall impact after publication.

Conclusions: This section should clearly state the main conclusions and explain their relevance or importance to the field.

List of abbreviations: If abbreviations are used in the text, they should be defined at first use, and a list of abbreviations should be provided.

Special Call - Proposal

Proposing a Special Call

Proposals for special calls must be submitted using the SBC Open Lib system. Begin your submission as you would do for a paper, but select “Special Call Proposal” from the drop-down menu on the first page of the submission form. Proposals must include the following components in one PDF file (see an example here):

1. Title and a brief statement of the scope and focus of the special call (up to 150 words);
2. Explanation of why it is opportune and important to announce the special call (less than 500 words);
3. Summary of the proposers’ editorial experience and their expertise on the theme;
4. List of key potential submitters to/authors for the proposed special call;
5. The “call for papers” message that will be published and distributed worldwide, describing the focus of the special call, important dates, and other relevant information (less than 1000 words);
6. Schedule and plan for the special call:

• where and when the “call for papers” will be distributed
• the selection process
• the important dates covering at least:
• submission deadline
• reviews deadlines (1st, 2nd, 3rd round)
• submission of revised versions deadline
• decision deadline (rejection, acceptance)
• camera-ready submission deadline
• the ultimate deadline for publication 
• the prospective reviewer's list

If your Special Call accepts extended versions of papers previously published in conferences, your review process must guarantee all accepted papers met the following criteria:

• English language
• At least 35% of new content
• Different title and abstract than the original paper
• Each paper must be reviewed by at least 3 independent reviewers, and at least one of them must not have reviewed the original paper.
• Explicit mention and citation to the original paper (i.e., a footnote or information in the acknowledgment section including the complete reference to the original paper)