Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be prepared using the Bioresources and Environment manuscript template and formatted in a single-column layout on A4-sized paper. Authors are strongly encouraged to follow the prescribed format carefully to facilitate the review, editing, and publication processes.
The manuscript should clearly describe the rationale for undertaking the work, the methodology employed, the results obtained, and the scientific interpretation and significance of the findings.
Manuscript Sections
For an Original Research Article, manuscripts should normally be arranged in the following order:
- Title
- Author Names and Affiliations
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Author Contributions
- Funding
- Declaration of Generative AI in the Writing Process
- Data Availability
- Competing Interest
- Compliance of Ethical Standards
- Supplementary Material, if applicable
- References
For Review Articles and other article types, the organization may vary depending on the nature, scope, and purpose of the manuscript. Authors should structure the manuscript using appropriate headings and subheadings relevant to the article type while ensuring that all required declarations and end sections are included. Authors should use the latest manuscript template provided by the journal when preparing their submission.
1. Title
The title should be specific, concise, and informative, accurately reflecting the subject and scope of the manuscript. It should be suitable for indexing and information retrieval.
Formatting: Times New Roman, 13 point.
2. Authorship and Affiliations
The names of all authors should be provided clearly. Where there is more than one author, the corresponding author must be identified with an asterisk (*).
Complete institutional affiliations should be provided, including the department, faculty/institute, university or organization, postal code, city/state where applicable, and country. The affiliation should represent the institution where the work was conducted.
Where authors have different affiliations, superscript numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) should be used to associate each author with the appropriate affiliation.
A valid email address for each author must be provided in the submission system during manuscript submission, not only for the corresponding author. Institutional or professional email addresses are preferred where available. The corresponding author should also be clearly identified and will be responsible for communication with the journal throughout the submission, peer-review, and publication processes.
Author names: Times New Roman, 11 point.
Affiliations: Times New Roman, 10 point, italic.
3. Abstract
The abstract should provide a clear and concise summary of the study in 200–300 words, without abbreviations. It should be informative rather than merely descriptive and should briefly present:
- the scope and purpose of the study;
- the methods or procedures employed;
- the significant findings; and
- the main conclusions.
The abstract should be understandable without reference to the main text.
4. Keywords
Provide 3–5 significant keywords that appropriately represent the content of the manuscript and facilitate literature retrieval.
Avoid unnecessarily repeating words already contained in the title where possible.
5. Introduction
The Introduction should provide sufficient background to establish the context and significance of the study. It should include a concise review of relevant previous research and clearly identify the research problem or knowledge gap.
The final paragraph of the Introduction should clearly state the rationale, objectives, or purpose of the study.
All references cited should follow the journal's prescribed APA style.
6. Methodology
The Methodology section should provide sufficient information to allow the study to be reproduced by an independent researcher.
Previously published methods should be summarized and appropriately referenced. Where an existing method has been modified, the modifications should be clearly described.
When text is quoted directly from a previously published method, quotation marks and an appropriate citation must be provided.
7. Results and Discussion
The Results and Discussion section should present the findings clearly and concisely.
The discussion should interpret the results and explain their scientific significance rather than merely repeating the findings. Results should be appropriately compared with relevant previous studies where necessary, while avoiding excessive citation or unnecessary discussion of published literature.
8. Conclusion
The principal conclusions of the study should be presented concisely. The Conclusion should emphasize the core findings and their significance in relation to the objectives of the study.
Avoid simply repeating the Results and Discussion section.
9. Acknowledgements
This section should recognize institutional, technical, or other non-financial support received during the study.
The Acknowledgements section must be included in all manuscripts.
Funding information should not be duplicated in this section. All financial support and grant information must be reported separately under the Funding section.
10. Author Contributions
Authors should provide a clear description of the contribution of each author to the research and preparation of the manuscript.
The following contribution categories may be used, where applicable:
- Conceptualization
- Methodology
- Software
- Validation
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Resources
- Data Curation
- Writing – Original Draft
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Visualization
- Supervision
- Project Administration
- Funding Acquisition
Example:
Author 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation; Author 2: Methodology, Resources; Author 3: Supervision, Funding Acquisition.
The updated template explicitly incorporates these contribution categories.
11. Funding
Authors should disclose all sources of financial support associated with the research.
Where applicable, provide the name of the funding agency or grant-awarding body and the grant number.
If the study received no specific funding, an appropriate statement may be provided.
The updated template requires grant numbers and grant-awarding bodies where applicable.
12. Declaration of Generative AI in the Writing Process
Authors must disclose whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used during the preparation of the manuscript.
If no generative AI was used:
The author(s) declare that no generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
If generative AI was used:
The author(s) used [tool name] for [specific purpose]. All outputs were reviewed and validated by the authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and content of the submitted manuscript regardless of the use of AI-assisted tools. The first two declarations above follow the updated manuscript template directly.
13. Data Availability
Authors should provide a Data Availability statement describing where the data supporting the findings and analyses presented in the manuscript can be accessed, where applicable.
Where a dataset is publicly available, the repository name, dataset identifier, DOI, or appropriate access information should be provided.
14. Competing Interest
Authors must disclose any financial, commercial, legal, professional, or other relationships that could potentially influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the research.
Where no competing interests exist, authors should include the following statement:
The authors declare that there are no competing interests.
This requirement and example are specified in the updated template.
15. Compliance of Ethical Standards
Authors should comply with the journal's requirements concerning human and animal rights, where applicable.
For research involving human participants or animals, the appropriate ethical approval and related information should be stated.
Where ethical approval is not applicable, authors may state:
Not applicable.
16. Supplementary Material
Where applicable, supplementary materials associated with the manuscript may be made available together with the published article on the publisher's website.
Authors should clearly identify and appropriately refer to all supplementary materials in the manuscript.
Tables
Tables should be inserted at the appropriate location within the manuscript rather than placed separately at the end of the document.
Tables should be prepared using the Table function in Microsoft Word.
Each table must be consecutively numbered and accompanied by a concise and informative caption placed above the table.
Formatting: Times New Roman, 10 point for table contents and captions.
Avoid unnecessary duplication of information between tables, figures, and the main text.
Figures
Figures should be inserted at the appropriate location within the manuscript.
Figures may be supplied in suitable vector formats, including Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, and Excel, or bitmap formats such as Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.
Each figure should be consecutively numbered and accompanied by a caption placed below the figure.
Figure captions: Times New Roman, 10 point.
Figures should be of sufficient quality and resolution to ensure clarity after publication.
Equations
All equations and mathematical expressions should be clearly presented, preferably using the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word.
Equations should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals where appropriate. All symbols, superscripts, and subscripts should be clearly defined.
Systems of Units
The International System of Units (SI) should be used throughout the manuscript.
Units, symbols, and numerical values should be presented consistently.
Citations in the Text
All references cited in the manuscript should follow APA style.
Examples:
One author:
Mitchell (2017) stated that ...
or ... (Mitchell, 2017).
Two authors:
Mitchell and Smith (2017) stated that ...
or ... (Mitchell & Smith, 2017).
Three or more authors:
Mitchell et al. (2017) stated that ...
or ... (Mitchell et al., 2017).
17. References
References should be arranged alphabetically according to APA format and further sorted chronologically where necessary.
Where more than one publication by the same author(s) was published in the same year, the publications should be distinguished using the letters a, b, c, etc., after the year.
The DOI is compulsory where available.
The reference formats provided in the manuscript template should be followed for:
- journal articles;
- journal articles with article numbers;
- books;
- chapters in edited books;
- websites;
- datasets; and
- conference papers or poster presentations.
Proofs
Authors will receive page proofs for checking typesetting, formatting, and editorial corrections.
Authors are advised to return corrections within 48 hours of receiving the proof.
Plagiarism
All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism/similarity screening in accordance with the journal's Plagiarism Policy.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's similarity requirements may be returned to the authors before peer review.
Publication Fees
Bioresources and Environment does not impose submission fees or Article Processing Charges (APCs).
Important Notes
Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their manuscripts and for obtaining any necessary permissions for copyrighted materials, software, standards, patents, figures, tables, or other third-party materials used in their submissions.
Authors should carefully check the manuscript for language, formatting, references, figures, tables, and other errors before submission.
Submission of a manuscript indicates that the authors agree to comply with the journal's editorial policies, publication ethics requirements, and applicable copyright and licensing conditions.
Template Version: 3.0
Effective Date: 2026
Last Updated: 2026
