Issn print: 0026-2617 issn online: 1608-3237

ISSN PRINT: 0026-2617

Starting in 2005, Pleiades Publishing, Inc., the publisher of the English version of this journal, will conclude copyright transfer agreements with the authors of papers accepted for publication.

The copyright transfer agreement (2 copies) properly filled and signed can be submitted to the editorial board of the journal personally or:

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  by post
  
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  by e-mail (PDF file) or fax; the original must be subsequently mailed by post.
  

download the file in .pdf format guidelines.pdf

The manuscript must include the following sections: (1) Abstract, not exceeding half a page and appearing at the beginning of the paper; (2) Keywords (four to six); (3) Introduction, briefly stating the goal of the work; (4) Materials and Methods; (5) Results; (6) Discussion; and (7) References, naming all the authors and giving the full titles of all the papers cited. Figure captions, references, and tables are printed on separate pages. The total volume of the manuscript, with tables, figures, and references included, should not exceed 15 typewritten double-spaced pages. Surveys are limited to 24 pages (including references).

In the Short Communications section, Mikrobiologiya publishes only original experimental papers not longer than five typewritten pages, including figures, tables, and the list of references. Experimental results reported in “Short Communications” will not be published again in Mikrobiologiya.

All parts of the manuscript, including the list of references and figure captions, should be printed double spaced (29–30 lines on a page, Times New Roman font, 14 pt.) on one side of standard-sized (A4) paper. Latin names should also be printed. Allow a 3- to 4-cm margin on the left side of the page. Two hard copies of the manuscript should be submitted to the editorial office. All pages should be numbered in sequence, including the main text, tables, and references. No two pages can have the same number (e.g., 2a, 2b, etc.). Manuscripts not complying with these rules will be returned to the authors without consideration.

A statement authorizing publication from the institution where the work was done should be enclosed with the manuscript. The statement should explicitly mention that the material presented is not classified. The last page of the manuscript must be signed by all the authors (including those from other countries) and should have their full names (including patronymic), mailing addresses (with mail code), telephone numbers, and e-mails (if available). The first page of one copy of the manuscript should be free of any signatures, inscriptions of authorization, or endorsement.

Each table should be referred to in the text. Every table and its columns should be provided with headings that are concise but without abbreviations.

The number of figures (submitted in two copies) should be kept to a minimum. They should be computer-printed or distinctly drawn in Indian ink on white or tracing paper and carry a minimum number of internal legends (these should preferably be replaced by numbers or single-letter labels explained in the figure caption). Indicate the recommended place for each figure in the margins and make a reference to it in the text. The use of photographs is discouraged unless absolutely necessary. In this case, provide copies of photographs in sufficient contrast, in black tone, and on glossy paper. Do not forget to indicate the image scale on micrographs. Labels are put on only one copy of each photograph. Write in pencil on the back of each figure the name of the author, the title of the manuscript, the figure number, and the name of the journal (i.e., Mikrobiologiya). Figure captions, with reference to figure numbers, are provided on a separate page.

Articles are expected to report the authors’ own results, so only references to the most important works should be given. Neither the text nor footnotes should contain the titles of works cited. In the References section, the papers cited should come in the order they were mentioned in the text and be numbered consecutively. In the text, papers are referred to by giving their numbers in brackets (e.g., [1]). In the References section, book references should appear as follows: names and initials of all the authors, full title, city, publisher, year of publication, and the number of pages; for journal references: names and initials of all the authors, full title of the paper, abbreviated title of the journal, year of publication, volume number, issue number, and page numbers (e.g., J. Bacteriol., 1973, vol. 114, no. 2, pp. 65–70). The style for references to abstracts of dissertations is as follows: name and initials, title in full (followed by Cand. Sci./Doctoral (Biol.) Dissertation), the date of defense, city and institution where this dissertation was defended, year, and number of pages. Every paper cited in the text must be included in the References section.

Use only generally accepted abbreviations of units of measure, terms, and physical, chemical, and mathematical quantities. All quantities should be expressed in units of the Systeme International d’Unites (SI); temperature should be reported in degrees Celsius.

Names of enzymes should be given in compliance with the official nomenclature (for instructions, see the journal Biokhimiya). This also applies to designations of mutant and recombinant forms of microorganisms for instructions, see the journal Genetika).

Manuscripts failing to comply with these instructions will be returned to the authors for correction without being considered for publication. Manuscripts sent back to the authors for revision on the advice of the referees should be returned to Mikrobiologiya within two months; otherwise, the actual date the revised manuscript is received at the editor’s office will be taken as the new “date received.” Manuscripts rejected on the opinion of the referees are not returned to the authors.

Preparing an electronic version of the paper. The electronic version is provided after the paper is accepted for publication and should include revisions suggested by the referees. For communication convenience, the author is advised to give his e-mail address to the editorial office.

The electronic version of the paper should consist of a file with the text and file(s) with illustrations. If electronic figures are already embedded in the file with the text, their copies are also to be provided in separate files. A separate file should be submitted containing a list of all the other files and information essential for the publishers: the operation system, the text editor used, the name of the journal, the title of the paper, and the names and initials of the authors.

The electronic version should be scanned for viruses and supplied on a 3.5'' diskette (also scanned for viruses) or e-mailed to the editorial office (not the publishers!).

To upload your electronic version via FTP, first arrange to do this with the editorial office and then talk to the computer support service of MAIK “Nauka” by tel. 7 (495) 333-9302 or e-mail egur@maik.ru.

The joint editorial office of physical journals (tel. 7 (495) 335-8366) will be ready to answer your questions relating to the preparation of electronic figures and text.

E-mail your files with graphics to cedgraph@maik.ru and with text to comedt@maik.ru

Follow these rules when sending your files by e-mail: the Subject of the message should contain the name of the journal, issue no., and the name of the author; it is advised that you attach your files to your message; large files may be compressed using common software (ZIP, RAR, etc.) and also UU-encoded for greater safety.

It is recommended that text files be prepared in Microsoft Word format. Please, follow these guidelines when preparing your electronic graphics files: for grayscale images and line art figures, use TIFF format (JPEG and GIF are also possible); for vector graphics and diagrams (figures prepared using vector graphics programs), EPS format is preferable.

Scan your line art images at a resolution of 600 dpi dots per inch). Gray scale images and photographs should be scanned at a resolution of no less than 200 dpi.

Files with graphics should be named such that it would be clear what paper they belong to and what their number is. Each file should contain only one image.

1. Rules applicable to all papers describing results of research relating to particular strains of microorganisms.

1.1. The first mention of a microorganism (both in the title and text) should appear with the full Latin name of the genus; the Latin name of the species (where not available, use “sp.” as a standard abbreviation after the full genus name); the full Latin name of the subspecies (variant, etc.).

In all cases, authors should adhere to the contemporary taxonomy and nomenclature of microorganisms.

Examples: Micrococcus luteus, Streptomyces sp., Mucor circinelloides var. mandshuricus.

1.2. Upon subsequent mentions of microorganisms, the generic name can be abbreviated to the first (capital) letter or any number of letters ensuring unambiguous identification of the taxon by the reader (e.g., a statement such as “an association of M. luteus and M. purpurogena” is not permitted—write instead “an association of Micrococcus luteus and Micromonospora purpurogena”); the name of the species, subspecies (variant), etc., should be given in full (starting with a lower case letter); when a specific epithet is not available and the “sp.” abbreviation is used, the generic name should not be abbreviated.

Examples:
correct M. luteus, Streptomyces sp.; incorrect M. sp., Str. sp.

1.3. In the Materials and Methods section, state the place where the strain is stored and who provided it to the author(s). This could be a collection or an institution (give their acronyms, if available) or a person (give a name). When an acronym is not available, the collection name is given in full. The designation of the strain (its number, symbol, etc.) should be exactly as used by the collection or the institution that provided this strain.

Examples: Micrococcus luteus ATCC 12352, Streptomyces sp. VKM Ac-273, Mucor circinelloides var. mandshuricus, strain A, obtained from I.I. Petrov, KBP MGU.

2. Rules to follow when describing a new taxon.

2.1. In all taxonomic matters, authors should be guided by the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (Lapage, S.P. et al., Eds., Washington, D.C.: Am. Soc. Microbiol., 1975), by the Approved List of Bacterial Names (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, vol. 30, p. 225 and regularly published supplements), and by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Stafleu, F.A. et al., Eds., Bonn: Scheltema and Holkema, 1978). Russian translations are available in the following publications: Mezhdunarodnyi kodeks nomenklatury bakterii, Moscow: Nauka, 1978; Odobrennye spiski nazvanii bakterii, Erevan: Aiastan, 1982; and Mezhdunarodnyii kodeks botanicheskoi nomenklatury, Leningrad, 1980.

2.2. When describing a new genus of bacteria or other microorganisms, a type species should be indicated.

2.3. When describing a new species of bacteria, the type strain must be indicated, (although not requisite, this is strongly recommended when describing other microorganisms) together with its designation as used by the author, and the number assigned to this strain in the collection where it was deposited for storage, pre- fixed with the acronym of this collection.

2.4. When describing a new taxon of bacteria, a diagnosis should be supplied in English, and for fungi (yeast), in Latin.

2.5. Names of species, subspecies (variants), etc. of microorganisms used in the work reported should be accompanied by the name(s) of the authors(s) that described this species, subspecies (variant), etc.

Examples: Micrococcus luteus (Schroeter) Cohn, Mucor circinelloides var. mandshuricus (Saito et Naganishi) Milko.