Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Applied Phycology
For a Special Issue on
Global Seaweed Biobanking : A Review of the Current Landscape and Future Needs
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Mélanie Cueff,
Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
[email protected]
Ian Probert,
Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
[email protected]
Mikey Ross,
Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
[email protected]
Global Seaweed Biobanking : A Review of the Current Landscape and Future Needs
The collection, isolation, and preservation of macroalgal genetic material in biobanks is a critical resource for conserving biodiversity. This enables access to these genetic resources for supporting fundamental and applied research, as well as supporting sustainable aquaculture and restoration efforts. Within this Special Issue on "Global Seaweed Biobanking", we are looking to compile a collection of original manuscripts, opinion pieces, and review articles relating to macroalgal culture collections and conservation efforts.
This will cover, but not be limited to:
i) current and future perspectives of biobanking endeavours on continental scale;
ii) the need for (inter)national policy, regulation, and frameworks;
iii) novel research into algal characterisation, population genetics, selective breeding and restoration efforts;
iv) developments within long-term storage and cryopreservation; and
v) any other pertinent topic relating to seaweed biobanking globally.
Submission Instructions
Thank you for the interest in writing a paper for the Special Issue in Applied Phycology. We have had a great response so far. To help with preparing the manuscript, here are details and an outline of the suggested structure.
Manuscript submission date: By 30th September (negotiable if that is not possible).
Length of manuscript: Up to 10 pages but can be shorter.
Images: They can be in the body of the manuscript as well as supplementary material.
Manuscript structure: Depending on the type of manuscript, general instructions for a scientific paper can be found at: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=tapy20
If writing an article, review, commentary etc, here is the basic structure to follow:
- Title page to include title, authors and affiliations, email for corresponding author.
- Key words and three highlights.
- Abstract of 200-350 words summarising the work.
- Introduction to provide the background to the paper.
- Methods.
- Results. Subheadings can be used and would include (or be linked to data) tables, figures, images, videos etc, depending on whether and what will be covered here.
- Discussion.
- Author contributions
- Acknowledgements
- Data availability statement
- Disclosure statement
- Funding
- References
Where to submit your manuscript: When you are ready to submit your manuscript, you will need to contact Dr Kate Schoenrock ([email protected]) to arrange a waiver code and then go to https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tapy20 and follow the link to the biobanking tab. You then follow the instructions to submit.