Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

Manuscripts in electronic format should be submitted via the journal website ojs.pum.edu.pl/pomjlifesci/author/submit/ together with a Declaration of Authorship, completed by the main author, and a signed check list, in paper or electronic format.

Please note that the editorial office does not return any submitted materials.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT CONTENTS

First name and last name of authors, in order, reflecting their contribution to the manuscript.

For co-authored manuscripts include the corresponding author’s details (mobile phone number and e-mail address).

Title of paper in Polish and English.

Authors’ affiliations with addresses, full names of scientific organizations, name of their heads (including titles and degrees).

For a synopsis of a doctoral dissertation additionally provide the full name of the department and university where the doctorate was granted, titles, degrees and full name of the supervisor, and the number of pages, figures, tables, photographs and cited references.

Text of the paper:

Abstract:

The summary should be written in English. It should be structured into sections: an introduction, materials and methods, results, and conclusions, and should contain a concise summary of the paper limited to 200–250 words, with an emphasis on the novel or significant aspects of the research.

Keywords:

Provide 5–8 terms listed in the MeSH database, different from the words used in the title of the paper.

Links: www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html

English version of vocabulary: www.mesh.pl/

Introduction:

Present an outline of the problem and describe the objective of the study or research, giving references to relevant publications. The aim of the study should be defined at the end of the introduction.

Materials and methods:

Describe clearly the choice of material, and research and statistical methods. Results: The results should be presented in the manuscript in a logical order. Repetitions of all data from tables and figures are unnecessary. However, the most important research findings should be emphasized.

Discussion:

Emphasize all novel, and the most significant, aspects of the undertaken research, including conclusions. Avoid repetitions of information contained in the Introduction and Results. Confront your own findings with those of other authors quoted in references who carried out similar research.

Conclusions:

The final conclusions should be concise and presented against the objectives specified in the Introduction.

References:

References should be arranged in the numerical order in which individual items are quoted in the manuscript. Detailed instructions for presenting references are available at:

library.vcc.ca/downloads/VCC_VancouverStyleGuide.pdf

Each reference should start on a new line, and must not be repeated. Indicate all the surnames of the authors with first name initials if not more than six. Otherwise, indicate the surnames of the first six authors, adding et al. at the end. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the Index Medicus (Medline) format.

www.pum.edu.pl/__data/assets/file/0011/18398/Czasopisma-indeksowane-w-Index-Medicus.pdf

Illustrative materials:

Illustrative materials include figures (diagrams, charts, photographs) and tables provided with captions (below figures, above tables). Figures and/or tables should be numbered and cited sequentially in the text (in parentheses) or at the end of the manuscript. Use separate numbers for figures and tables. Photomicrographs should have internal scale markers. Symbols, arrows or letters should contrast with the background. Use black and white unless colour is necessary for clear presentation. Captions and other internal information in figures and tables should be provided in English. Abbreviations used in figures and tables should be explained in superscriptions.

All figures with captions should be editable.

Open Access Policy

The editorial committee of the Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences aims at disseminating the results of scientific research in line with the policy of Open Science.

Open access means that all materials presented in the Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences are freely available without charge to users interested in topics presented therein. Users are allowed to copy, print and distribute texts published in the Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences for non-commercial purposes, with the appropriate citation of the author(s) full name(s) and publishers. The OA policy is also implemented by signing agreements with authors to allow for publishing papers in a way compliant with the open science policy and the departure from commercial access to the journal. Authors beginning their cooperation with the publisher are expected to sign a relevant licence agreement.

Authors retain their copyrights and related rights, and grant only a royalty-free licence to share work under Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs 3.0 PL (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 PL). Authors do not receive remuneration for published papers but also do not pay publication fees or fees related to the process of manuscript acceptance (e.g. copyediting of the manuscript for review, peer-review process and archiving).

More information you will find here: ojs.pum.edu.pl/pomjlifesci/about/editorialPolicies

Open Access Statement

The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.