Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts to be considered in ‘Bio3Agri’ shouldn’t be considered or under-consideration for publication with any other journal or publisher. Duplicate submissions and submission with plagiarized and / or similarity indexed content is not acceptable in line with publication ethics.

Submission Checklist

The authors are requested to acquaint themselves with the guidelines prior to their submission. As such, no restrictions are there on the number of figures, word count and length of manuscripts although the content needs to be kept comprehensive and concise.

Article Type Specifications

Article Description	Abstract	Highlights (03)	Word Limit	Tables / Figures	References
Articles (Please see ‘Preparation of Articles’) Full length articles Articles reporting original results	Structured Abstract	Required	Abstract: 250 words Article: 5,000-6000 words excluding abstract, references, figures and tables.	Max10	Max 60. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Short communication Articles reporting original results but do not qualify full length category	Structured Abstract	Required	Abstract: 250 words Article: 1500-2000 words. Abstract, references, figures, and tables are not included to the word count.	Max of 05	Max 25. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Letter to Editor Letters provide rapid and concise reports of a novel finding that is brief in nature but is of general interest to the field. There should be no more than 10 authors.	Structured Abstract	Required	Abstract: 250 words Article: 1500 – 2000 words excluding abstract, references, figures, and tables.	Max of 5	Max 20. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Reviews Articles Review Articles aim to provide accessible, authoritative overviews of a field or topic. Reviews should communicate a sense of enthusiasm, weaving background information with the latest advances, and placing both of these elements in the context of the rest of the field.	Structured Abstract & Graphical Abstract	Required	Abstract: 250 words Article: 6,000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables.	Max of 8	Max 100. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Case Reports Case Reports should provide unique insight into disease mechanisms or diagnostic applications	Structured Abstract	Required	Abstract: 250 words Article: 2000 words max excluding abstract, references, figures and tables.	Max of 3	Max 25. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Commentary / Opinion / Perspective / Obituary	Not required	Not required	2000 words including references	01	Max 10. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]
Editorials (Invited only) Proposals for Editorials may be submitted.	Not required	Not required	2,000 words max	Max 1	Max 10. [80% most recent; 10% Annotated]

Word limits are provided for guidance only. The Editors may consider submissions that exceed the recommended limit, subject to feedback received during desk or peer-review.

Authorship limit

Three co-corresponding authors and 6 co-first authors for each manuscript are allowed.

Preparation of Articles

Please note that manuscripts must following the following guidelines. Other than full length original articles, other article types need not to follow the following sequence of components:

Cover letter
Title page
Three Highlights
Graphical Abstract
Abstract (Structured)
Four keywords in alphabetic order, each separated by semicolon
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interest
References (10% annotated)
Tables and Figure legends / captions
Tables
Figures

Cover Letter

A manuscript submitted to Bio3Agri needs cover letter declaring that:

The manuscript is not published, in press, or submitted elsewhere in English or any other language, and is not under consideration elsewhere for possible publication.
All authors have contributed and approved the content being submitted to Bio3Agri.
Affiliations, email addresses, and postal addresses of all contributing authors are provided.
An author is designated as the corresponding author.

Manuscript

Abstract: The abstract should briefly (no more than 250 words) describe in complete sentences the scope of the investigation, the results obtained, and the major conclusions.

Highlights: Three highlights representing the crux of the work is required.

Introduction: The introduction should give a brief background knowledge related to the research and should be brief and concise.

Methodology: The section should be described clearly and referenced adequately so that all experimental procedures for reproduction, if needed. Authors should provide the name of the manufacturer and their location for any specifically named software, equipment and/or instrument.

Results: The results should present the experimental data in tables and figures with suitable descriptions.

Discussion: The discussion should focus on the interpretation and significance of the findings with concise, objective comments and discussion with reference to the previous knowledge.

Conclusion: A paragraph (max 6-7 lines) of the most promising results of the study.

Acknowledgments: The acknowledgments should be brief and include financial support and the number of grants or any other.

Author Contributions: The contributions of each author should be listed in general terms, for example, MA designed experiments and wrote the first draft of the manuscript.

Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare whether or not there are financial or any other conflict of interest exists. This information will need to be included during submission as an integral part of the manuscript.

References: The journal follows the AMA manual of style (11^th Edition) with modified in-text citations. The reference should be cited in the text by number only in square brackets, e.g., ‘Zain et al. [2] reported …’ or ‘… as previously described [2, 5–7] or [2, 5, 9]’. The reference list should be provided in the REFERENCES section, in the order of citation in the text. If the same work is again needed to cite in the same article then the author should assign the same number. Only published (or accepted for publication) journal articles, books, and book chapters qualify referencing. The name of the journal should be abbreviated preferably as per the PubMed Journals Database.

Ten percent (10%) of the references must be ANNOTATED preferably from the past ten (10) years. Annotation means to provide brief findings and the importance of the study in the references section (after the full-text reference in the list). The ANNOTATED REFERENCES can be categorized as papers of special importance (with a single esteric mark *) or outstanding importance (with double esteric mark **).

For example:

6. Gerdezi SKA, Saqlain M, Sarooj M. Enamovirus: Taxonomy, infection and pathogenicity. Bio3Agri, 2023;1(1):1–10.

**A review encompassing plant host-range, virus taxonomy, and pathogenecity of plant viruses belonging to the genus enamoviruses. Molecular aspects of infection is discussed.

The list of REFERENCES should be prepared as under:

Print Journal Articles

General format:

Author Last Name Initials. Article title. Abbreviated Journal Title (in italics). Year;vol(issue):pages.

Online Journal Articles

The same general format is followed for an online journal article, but with the addition of either a DOI (digital object identifier) or URL/accessed date (only if no DOI is available) at the end.

General format with DOI

Author Last Name Initials. Article title. Abbreviated Journal Title. Year;vol(issue):pages. DOI or URL

General format without DOI

Author Last Name Initials. Article title. Abbreviated Journal Title. Year;vol(issue);pages. URL. Published date. Updated date. Accessed date.

For all reference entries, list all authors if six or less, otherwise list first three followed by “et al.”

1-6 authors, for example: Gerdezi SKA, Saqlain M, Sarooj M.
7 or more authors: Wormser GP, Ramanathan R, Nowakowski J, et al.

Ogedegbe ABO, Eloka EV. Biodiversity of termites on farmlands in Ugoniyekorhionmwon, Orhionwmon local government area, Edo State, Nigeria. Int J Pure Appl Sci Technol. 2015;27(2): 65-762.
Abd-Elmonem AM, Elhady HS. Effect of rebound exercises on balance in children with spastic diplegia. Int J Ther Rehabil. 2018; 25(9): 467-474 https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.9.467

Printed Books General format

Author(s) Last name Initials. Chapter title. In: Editor(s). Book Title. Edition number (if applicable). City, State (or country) of publisher: Publisher’s name; copyright year: pages (if a chapter of book).

Electronic/Online Books General format

Follow the same general format for a print book, but add the URL and accessed date at the end of the reference.

If the reference is for an entire book, the information on the chapter title and page numbers is omitted

Government and organization reports are generally treated like electronic journals or book references, depending on the type of report.

Provide the published, updated, and accessed dates if however, the accessed date will often be the only date available.
For example, World Health Organization. Equitable access to essential medicines: a framework for collective action. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_EDM_2004.4.pdf. Published March 2004. Accessed December 6, 2005.

Figure Legends: These should be brief, specific and appear on a separate manuscript page after the References section.

Tables: Tables should only be used to present essential data; they should not duplicate what is written in the text. It is imperative that any tables used are editable. Each can be uploaded as a separate file or after the Figure legends.

Each table must be cited within the text and in the correct order, e.g., Table 3.

Figures: Figures and images should be labeled sequentially and cited in the text. Figures should not be embedded within the text but rather appear on a separate manuscript page after the references section

Note: All parts of a figure should be grouped together where possible large figures and tables should be included as supplementary material.

Graphs, Histograms, Statistics

Plotting individual data points is preferred to just showing means, especially where N<10
If error bars are shown, they must be described in the figure legend
Axes on graphs should extend to zero, except for log axes
Statistical analyses (including error bars and p values) should only be shown for independently repeated experiments
The number of times an experiment was repeated
(N) must be stated in the legend

Standard Abbreviations: Abbreviations should be defined in full at their very first instance in the body of the manuscript. As a general rule, terms used less than four times need not be abbreviated.

Reuse of Display Items: It is the responsibility of the author to seek permission for the reuse of previously published tables or figures with due citation. Prior permission from the original source, in case of reproduction, should be acquired before submission.

Supplementary Information: Supplementary data / information should be included in case it does not qualify inclusion in the main body owing to space or format constraints. The article must be complete and self-explanatory, without the supplementary information. Supplementary information may consist of data files, graphics, movies, or extensive tables. Authors should submit supplementary information files in the FINAL format as they are not edited, typeset, or changed, and will appear online exactly as submitted. When submitting Supplementary Information, authors are required to: include the text ‘Supplementary data is available at www.bio3Agri.com’ at the end of the article and after the references.

Formatting Style: Text should be single spaced on A4 (7″ × 9″) paper size with 1 inch margins. All pages and lines are to be numbered.

Use a coarse hatching pattern rather than shading for tints in graphs. Use Times New Roman with a 12 points font size for text and 14 points for headings.

At first mention of a manufacturer country name should be provided.

Statistical Methods: Relative risks should be expressed as odds ratios with 95% confidence interval. To compare two methods for measuring a variable the method of Bland & Altman (1986, Lancet 1, 307–310) should be used; for this, calculation of P only is not appropriate.

Units: Metric units (SI units) should be used. Preferably give measurements of energy in kilo-Joule or Mega-Joule with kilo-calories in parentheses (1 kcal = 4.186 kJ), and that % symbol should be used throughout.

Abbreviations: Usually, if an abbreviation is in common use then write the full name in parenthesis at the very first instance, or vice versa. Very common abbreviations such as FFA, RNA, need not be defined. Also, note the following abbreviations: gram g; liter l; milligram mg; kilogram kg; kilo-joule kJ; mega-joule MJ; weight wt; second s; minute min; hour h. Do not add s for plural units.

Language Editing: Authors who are not native English speakers should review for clarity the manuscript by a native speaker or who have good track record in the field. Language editing, however, may not guarantee publication.

Please note that the journal provides a free-of-cost language editing service to the manuscripts accepted for publication with Bio3Agri.

Editorial and Publishing Policies

Authorship

All authors enlisted in the manuscript should fulfill authorship criteria defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Furthermore, post-acceptance changes in authorship may not allowed.

Editorial Evaluation

The manuscripts submitted to Bio3Agri are evaluated for their originality, scientific quality, contribution to the field and appropriateness at the first instance. The acceptable manuscripts are then subjected to fair, rigorous and rapid peer-review.

Peer-Reviewing

After initial screening during desk review, the manuscripts, if acceptable, go through double blind peer-review process with two subject experts apparently having no conflict of interest with the authors/study. After receiving reviewer’s feedback, the editor may propose the following recommendations,

Acceptance without revision
Acceptance subject to minor revision
Resubmission for review after major revision
Declined

A point-wise rebuttal letter must also accompany with the revised submission addressing points raised in the review comments.

Article Processing Charges

Currently, the journal impose no Article Processing Charges.

Production and Publication

After acceptance, the manuscripts will be formatted and edited by journal’s editorial team. Both authors and readers will have free access to the final full length online version of the manuscript.

After acceptance the corresponding author may receive information from Bio3Agri with details of the publication process. A copy of the accepted article will be published online. The final, edited version of the manuscript will be posted online once the final version is ready.

Plagiarism

Bio3Agri follows zero tolerance for publication misconduct, multiple and duplicate submissions, misleading and selective reporting, falsification and fabrication of data and findings, plagiarism and copyright infringement. To avoid plagiarism, proper citation of previous works or ideas must be done. Similarity index of the manuscript must not be more than 19%.

Experimental Ethics

In case of studies that incorporate data from living human beings, the author(s) must include a statement declaring that the study was performed following the recognized standards of Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be confirmed that all participants of the study must sign an informed consent document. Similarly, in case of an animal-model based study, the author(s) must include statement declaring adherence to animal research reporting standard.

Looking forward, Good luck!

Editorial Team