Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC): Quick facts and submission tips

CRITERIA FOR PUBLICATION

• BBRC accepts regular articles and mini reviews.
• Procedures for submitting manuscripts including formatting requirements, file preparation, charges for color reproduction in print, etc., are all identified within the Guide for authors.
• Manuscript must be no greater than 4,600 words: includes the title page, all sections of the manuscript (including the references), and the figure and table legends. No more than 4 figures should be included (any figure larger than half a page is counted as two figures).

EDITORIAL POLICIES AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Submit your paper in Word Document format at Submit your paper. Submission to this journal proceeds online and you will be guided through the creation and uploading of your files.
• Open Access: Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse. An Open Access publication fee is payable by authors or their research funder.
• See “Guide for Authors” for further information on preparation and so on: http://www.elsevier.com/journals/biochemical-and-biophysical-research-communications/0006-291X/guide-for-authors#4000

MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PROCESS

GOOD PUBLISHING PRACTICES

• See “Before You Begin” for information on conflict of interest, ethics, etc.: 
  http://www.elsevier.com/journals/biochemical-and-biophysical-research-communications/0006-291X/guide-for-authors#4000

ADDITIONAL USEFUL LINKS

• To view articles, see the following: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0006291X

INDEXING AND METRICS

• Impact factor:  2.281 for 2013 (5-year impact factor of 2.474)
• Indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical abstracts, Current Contents/Life Sciences, EMBASE, EMBiology, Excerpta Medica, MEDLINE®, SCISEARCH, Science Citation Index, Scopus