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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

1. Aim & Scope
Please read & confirm the Aim & Scope section available on the journal’s official website: https://phyton-annales.com

2. Manuscript Categories
√ Original Research Articles – Full reports of novel scientific investigations.
√ Review Articles – Comprehensive analyses of current knowledge.
√ Short Communications – Concise accounts of important results or methods.
√ Technical Notes – New techniques, methods, or instrumentation.
√ Book Reviews – Critical evaluations of recently published works.

3. Manuscript Preparation
General Formatting
√ File format: Microsoft Word (.docx) or LaTeX (with PDF + source files).
√ Font: Cambria, 11 pt, line spacing 1.15.
√ Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides.
√ Number all pages consecutively.
√ Line numbering is recommended.
√ Use SI units consistently.
√ Structure of Research Articles

Title Page
√ Title in English (mandatory; may also appear in manuscript’s language).
√ Full author names, affiliations, and country.
√ ORCID iD of authors (recommended).
√ Corresponding author with email and address.

Abstract (150–250 words)
√ Written in English (mandatory).
√ Concise summary of objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.

Keywords (3–8)
√ In English (mandatory).
√ May also be given in manuscript’s language.

Main Text
√ Introduction – background and objectives.
√ Materials and Methods – details for reproducibility.
√ Results – clear presentation of findings.
√ Discussion – interpretation and comparison with existing knowledge.
√ Conclusion – main contributions and implications.
√ Acknowledgements (if applicable).

References
√ Consistent style required (APA, Harvard, or Vancouver accepted).
√ Include DOI where available.

Examples:
Journal article: Smith J, Müller K. (2022). Plant adaptation in arid zones. Phyton-Annales Rei Botanicae 62(1): 45–58. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxx
Book: Brown L. (2019). Plant Ecology: Principles and Applications. Springer, Berlin.

4. Language Policy
√ Manuscripts may be written in any language.
√ Title, abstract, and keywords must always be in English (mandatory).
√ Authors are encouraged to also include these in the manuscript’s primary language.

5. Figures and Tables
√ Figures: high resolution (≥300 dpi), formats: TIFF, PNG, JPEG.
√ Vector graphics (EPS, SVG) recommended for line drawings.
√ Tables must be editable, not images.
√ Number and cite figures/tables in order, each with a descriptive caption.

6. Supplementary Material
Authors may submit datasets, large tables, or multimedia files as supplementary material to be published online alongside the article.

7. Data Availability Statement
A mandatory statement must be included, e.g.:
“All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this article and its supplementary files.”
Or provide repository links (e.g., Dryad, Zenodo, GenBank).

8. Ethical Standards
√ Manuscripts must be original and not under review elsewhere.
√ Plagiarism, duplicate submission, or data manipulation will not be tolerated.
√ Plant collections from protected areas require permits.
√ New taxa must comply with the International Code of Nomenclature (ICN).
√ For sequence-based studies, accession numbers must be provided (e.g., GenBank).

9. Authorship and Contributions
√ Authorship should reflect substantial contributions.
√ An Author Contributions Statement must be included (e.g., “A.B. designed the study; C.D. performed experiments; E.F. analyzed data; A.B. and C.D. wrote the manuscript.”).
√ All authors must approve the submitted version.

10. Conflict of Interest Statement
√ Authors must declare conflicts of interest. If none:
√ “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

11. Funding Statement
Funding sources must be clearly identified. Grant numbers should be included where applicable.

12. Peer Review
√ All submissions undergo double-blind peer review by at least two expert referees.
√ The editorial team may request revisions.
√ The final decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

13. Copyright and Licensing
√ Copyright remains with the journal.
√ Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
√ This allows non-commercial sharing and adaptation with attribution, under the same license.

14. Submission Process
√ Preferred submission: Online via the journal’s submission portal on https://phyton-annales.com
√ Secondary option: Submission by email to editor@phyton-annales.com

Each submission must include:
√ Cover letter (confirming originality and authorship approval).
√ Manuscript file.
√ Figures and supplementary materials.

15. Contact Information

Editorial Office
PHYTON – ANNALES REI BOTANICAE
Email: editor@phyton-annales.com
Website: https://phyton-annales.com

Copyright Notice

By submitting your manuscript to PHYTON-ANNALES REI BOTANICAE, you agree to the following terms regarding copyright and licensing:

1. Copyright Ownership
√ The copyright of the article remains with PHYTON-ANNALES REI BOTANICAE, the publisher of the journal.
√ Authors retain the right to reuse their work, but must credit the journal as the original publisher.

2. License
√ All accepted articles will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
√ This allows others to share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided that it is for non-commercial purposes and that the original authors and the journal are credited. Any derivative work must also be licensed under the same terms.

3. Author Responsibilities
√ Authors confirm that the manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere nor is it under review with any other journal.
√ The manuscript must not infringe on any copyright or intellectual property rights.
√ Authors are responsible for ensuring that all permissions for third-party content, such as figures, tables, and images, have been obtained and properly credited.

4. Exclusive License to Publish
√ By submitting your manuscript, you grant PHYTON-ANNALES REI BOTANICAE an exclusive license to publish the work.
√ The exclusive license means the publisher has the right to publish the article and distribute it via the journal’s platform and any other distribution methods, including online and print.
√ Once the article is published, the work is freely accessible under the Creative Commons license.

5. Reproduction and Distribution
√ Authors may not reproduce or distribute their article for commercial purposes without obtaining permission from the publisher, PHYTON-ANNALES REI BOTANICAE.
√ Upon publication, the article will be available for free under the Creative Commons license, allowing sharing and distribution for non-commercial purposes.

6. Moral Rights
√ Authors retain their moral rights to the work, including the right to be identified as the author and the right to object to any distortion or misuse of the article.
√ By submitting your manuscript, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms outlined in this copyright notice.

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