Online Manuscript Submission
All papers can be submitted by the author(s) via our online manuscript submission system available at http://submit.genome.org.
First version submissions are required to include all figures and tables embedded near the place of first citation within the text of the main document file (.pdf). Second version submissions may upload a complete PDF but must also upload all source files. Figure legends should appear adjacent to the relevant figure. Figures must be of sufficient quality for review.
Files that can be used by the online system for reviewing purposes are: Word, WordPerfect, PDF, Text, and Rich Text Format. If your file is in LaTex format, please also submit in a PDF format (and include the .tex file as your 'source' file). Image and Table file formats accepted are GIF, TIFF, EPS, PDF, and JPEG. (Please note: For manuscripts that have been accepted, see below for details on figure format. For reviewing purposes, all of the above art formats are fine.) For tables, the system accepts most word processing formats as well; NOTE, for conversion of main text source table files, the system does not accept Excel files at this time--please paste tables created in Excel into a Word document format; these can then be easily submitted. Supplemental files can be submitted in .txt, .doc, .ppt, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .pdf, .xls, .eps, .tif, .html, .htm, .satml, .avi, .mov, .mpg, .rtf, and .xml formats since these will be downloaded as needed and will not be converted into a PDF with the text figures and tables.
Supplemental files themselves must be named as follows, with underscores connecting all segments in each filename and with the file-type extension in view: Supplemental_Fig_S1.pdf, Supplemental_Fig_S2.eps, Supplemental_Table_S1.eps, Supplemental_Table_S2.jpeg, Supplemental_Movie_S1.mov, Supplemental_Methods.pdf, etc.
Manuscript text should be DOUBLE-SPACED. PAGE numbers must be included on all pages, and figure and table numbers must be presented on the figures and tables themselves. Note that figure and table numbers may not be clear in the PDF version created for the reviewers unless figure and table numbers are on the figures and tables themselves.
Please note: Main text source files that CANNOT be used by the online system for PDF conversion include: Any Tex-type files [convert to a PDF], Excel (.xls) [convert to Word], and Bitmap (.bmp), PICT (.pict), Photoshop (.psd), PowerPoint (.ppt), CorelDRAW (.cdr) [convert all figure files to Word, GIF, TIFF, EPS, or JPEG].
Final Manuscript Submissions
File Format. Final Submissions must be created either in Word or WordPerfect, though Word .doc files are the preferred file format. The publisher has the right to reject final submissions that are not created in one of these formats. Tables should also be created using Word's table format and saved directly within the Word manuscript file (.doc). (Tables that are not created and saved in Word will delay production.)
Math Objects Within Final Submissions. Before printing or submitting your Word file, please make sure to UPDATE any MathType objects in the file; otherwise, italics and other font specs might be lost. Greek symbols should be inserted directly from Word's "symbol insert" pulldown menu; equations/schemes should be inserted using MathType or Word's Equation Editor. (Note: Authors who run Word 2007 also are requested to create equations using MathType or Word's original Equation Editor. Equations that are created in Word 2007's Equation Builder are converted to picture formats, which should be avoided.) Please double-check your Word manuscript printout visually to ensure the accuracy of fonts within the Word file.
Color Artwork. Note that color artwork is processed in CMYK format for print and in RGB format for online. To avoid delays at the page-proof stage, authors are expected to have reviewed their artwork in both color formats prior to final submission. Electronic versions of figures are REQUIRED at this stage (TIFF, EPS, PDF, JPEG, or AI formats); digital color art files should be submitted in RGB format. Details on figure format requirements are described in Digital Art Guidelines.
If you are having difficulty with the website, please submit your problem through the feedback button at the online submission site. If you have specific questions about your manuscript, please contact the Editor via e-mail.
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