15th ISBC Abstracts

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Tentative Topics

Basic and applied bioluminescence: luciferase (firefly, bacteria, cypridina and renilla), aequorin, etc.
Basic and applied chemiluminescence: reaction mechanisms, biosensor, chemical assays, molecular labeling, and detection of reactive oxygen and nitric species.
Fluorescent proteins and their biomedical application.
Development and biomedical application of quantum dots and other inorganic fluorescent materials.
Bioluminescence, chemiluminescence and fluorescence imaging.
Environmental, evolutionary and ecological aspects of bioluminescence.
Bioluminescence-, chemiluminescence- and fluorescence-based instrumentation and high throughput screening.
Other related aspects of bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, fluorescence and phosphorescence.

Call for Abstracts

The 15th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (15th ISBC) welcomes abstract submission in the fields of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence and related areas. Please download the abstract form, and follow the detailed guidelines for submitting your abstract(s).

Details for Submitting Your Abstract(s)

You must register (or have registered) for the Symposium in order to submit an Abstract (maximum two Abstracts submitted per delegate).
Each Abstract must be sent to the Secretariat by e-mail before January 10, 2008. Please prepare your Abstract(s) as a Word file(.doc) or Rich Text File (.rtf) and e-mail it as an attachment to wsy@moon.ibp.ac.cn. Use either Times New Roman or similar at 12 pt font. Windows format is preferred.
Copyright: You must sign and complete a Copyright Transfer Agreement for each Abstract and the submitting author must send this top copy with an original signature by airmail or courier to the Symposium Secretariat. A faxed or emailed version of the Copyright Transfer Agreement is not acceptable to the publisher. A copy of the Copyright Transfer Agreement is available as a PDF (Acrobat) file from this website. If the Secretariat does not receive a completed Copyright Transfer Agreement, it will not be possible to publish your abstract in the Journal Luminescence.
The Programme Committee will determine the suitability of all abstracts and prepare the Symposium Program from them.
The abstract should be in MS Word file (download the sample abstract):

Each abstract should have no more than 200 words or 1000-1200 characters including only main text (no figures, tables, references and citations). The all texts should be in single-column format, single-spaced, Times New Roman or similar at 12 pt font.
Title of the abstract: Boldface 12 pt, flush left. Do not capitalize the title except the first letter.
List of the Authors: The First Author1, Second Author2, Third Author3, using Times New Roman 12 pt, flush left, underline the name of the presenting author. Do not include the title of the authors (such as Prof., Dr., etc.)
Author Affiliation: Include mailing and e-mail address, use Times New Roman 12 pt, Italics, flush left.
Body of text: Times New Roman 12pt

Accepted abstracts will be published by John Wiley & Sons in the journal Luminescence, a copy of which will be given to each registered delegate at the Symposium. The publisher requires a signed and completed Copyright Transfer Agreement for each abstract and the submitting author must send this top copy with original signature by airmail or courier to reach (no later than January. 20, 2008) Ms. Shunyi Wei / Ms.Yue Wang, 15th ISBC Secretariat, the Biophysical Society of China, 15 Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China

Full-Length Manuscripts

The full-length manuscripts will be published in the Proceedings of ISBC 2008 with by World Scientific Publishing Co. after the Symposium. The registered active ISBC members and Regular Participants will obtain a free copy mailed by the publisher after the Symposium; for extra copies an additional $50 per copy is to be paid.

For Authors of Full-Length Manuscripts

Draft manuscripts must be submitted to the Editor during March (preferably by Friday 22 March) for approval. The Editors will then contact you.

Editors contact details: kricka@mail.med.upenn.edu

Once your draft manuscript has been approved, please bring it with you to the Symposium (13-17 May 2008).

Blank Word document: A blank Microsoft Word™ document is available to assist you in your manuscript preparation. It has been formatted with most of the required settings you will need and is available for A4 and US Letter page sizes. They have both been tested for viruses but we recommend you check them for viruses yourself before use. See word_manus_a4.doc and word_manus_usletter.doc.

Sample manuscript: see sample_manuscript.doc.

Who can submit manuscripts and what is the procedure?

Any registered delegate to the Symposium can submit up to two abstracts of their proposed presentations.
Following this, the organisers will contact the author to give their approval and to invite them to present an oral or poster presentation.
At this time, the authors will also be invited to write up the presentation as a longer publication (a 'manuscript') for publication in the Proceedings volume, which will be available a few months after the meeting. Provision of a manuscript is optional but authors are encouraged to contribute to this full record of the Symposium.
Authors of manuscripts must send a draft of their manuscript(s) in the March (preferably before Friday 22 March) i.e., well before the May symposium to the Prof Kricka. The Editor will make any necessary suggestions and invite them to submit a final approved version at the Symposium.
For a manuscript to be published in the Proceedings, it must have been presented in oral or poster format at the Symposium.

Where will manuscripts be published?: Accepted manuscripts will be published after the Symposium in the Proceedings volume that has the provisional title, Bioluminescence & Chemiluminescence, 2008. This will be edited lightly for style by the Symposium Editors and published in hardback by World Scientific Publishers in Singapore.

Copyright of manuscripts: Copyright of the Proceedings volume is vested in the publisher, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore. By submitting your manuscript for publication in the Proceedings volume you agree to transfer your copyright to the publisher.

When will the Proceedings be available?: We expect that the Proceedings volume should be published and sent out to delegates in the 4th quarter of 2008.

Who will receive a copy of the Proceedings?: All registered delegates will be mailed a free copy of the Proceedings as part of their registration fee. It is expected that the volume will be available by the end of 2008.

Why are instructions to authors necessary?: The Editors have developed these instructions to authors in order to process manuscripts easily and in a timely fashion. The publishers of the Proceedings volume have certain fixed criteria and adhering to these instructions will avoid unnecessary delays in handling a large number of manuscripts at a busy time for everyone.

Manuscripts that do not conform to these instructions will NOT be considered for publication.

Why do I need to produce a manuscript prepared in Microsoft Word™ for Windows?: From experience, the Editors find that Microsoft Word™ for Windows format enables them to produce a Proceedings volume in a timely fashion. If you must prepare manuscripts in other word processing packages or on other computer platforms, please convert the final versions of your manuscript to at least a Word 'rich text format' (rtf file) and check, before e-mailing it, that this can be opened successfully on a Windows operating system using Microsoft Word™. Authors are asked to check any converted documents to ensure that the versions e-mailed to Editors are true to their originals (e.g., they haven't lost symbols or styling).

The following are NOT acceptable:

Mac Word files
Manuscripts produced in any other Windows- or DOS-based word processing programme.

Why do I need to submit a draft version?: Your draft manuscript should be in 'your' final version. The Editors will review the manuscript for both its format and scientific value and will tell you if it is acceptable (with or without changes) for publication in the Proceedings volume. The Editors will not edit your manuscript for English or offer extensive suggestions. If you have concerns about your use of English, please ask someone proficient in English to check it before submission.

When do I submit the draft manuscript?: During March, preferably before 22 March.

How do I submit the draft version?: Before 22 March 2008. IMPORTANT: Do NOT send the draft manuscript as a Word file, unless requested to do so by the Editors. Please send your draft manuscript either by email as an Acrobat PDF file (preferred) or as a FAXed hard copy to:

Professor Larry Kricka (USA); E-mail: kricka@mail.med.upenn.edu; or FAX: +1 215 662-7529.

The draft version needs to be submitted during March 2008 (preferably before 22 March).

When will I hear whether my manuscript has been accepted?: The Editors will review the draft manuscripts and expect to communicate with the submitting author within seven working days after your submitted manuscript has been received. Only manuscripts that have been approved at the draft stage by the Editors (Professor Kricka) will be accepted for inclusion in the Proceedings volume. The Editors will check that any suggestions made at the draft stage have been included in the final submitted manuscript. Each manuscript published in the Proceedings volume will represent only the work presented at the Symposium.

When do I submit the approved final version of the manuscript?: Please bring your approved final version of the manuscript to the Symposium in Shanghai (13-17 May 2008). It is important that we have the manuscripts during the Symposium to allow the organisers to discuss them as a group.

How do I submit the approved final version of my manuscript? : Please bring with you to the Registration desk of the Symposium in Shanghai (13-17 May 2008).

A (non-returnable) Windows-compatible floppy disk, CD or zip 100/250 with just the Microsoft Word for Windows (or rtf) file of the final version of your manuscript (use a separate disk or CD for each manuscript).
Please use the filename format: Lastname_initialsXX.doc (or .rtf) where:
Lastname = the submitting author¡¯s last name, initials = the submitting authors initials and
XX = 01 or 02, depending on whether it is the first or second manuscript being submitted by you.
All figures or plates must be embedded in the Word file - do not attach separate files.
Three printouts of each manuscript (held together with paperclips).
Please put the disc and printouts in a large A4/letter envelope (one per manuscript) and write your name, contact details and title of the manuscript on the outside or each envelope.

Instructions to Authors of Full-Length Manuscripts

The publishers prepare the Proceedings volume from camera-ready copy with fixed sizes of page and formatting. Manuscripts that do not conform to the instructions detailed below will NOT be considered for publication.

Acceptable file format: Microsoft Word for Windows only (rich text format, .rtf files might be acceptable but must be checked using Word for Windows by the submitting authors before submission)

A blank formatted Word document: A Microsoft Word for Windows document is available on the Symposium website for use with either A4 or US Letter pages (See Download). It already has the correct margins, justification, font and point size, line spacing, indent/tab and bullet/numbered paragraph setting. Use only the Word style 'Normal'.

Formatting your text: The following notes will guide you through the formatting process (please avoid using Word styles because they can be difficult to work with at the later stages). If you have chosen to download the blank formatted Word document for A4 and US Letter pages (recommended) many of the following formatting requirements have been set for you, e.g. margins, font, justification etc.

Length: The manuscript must be no longer than four pages. This includes all text, figures, tables and list of references.
Margins: The entire manuscript (text and images) must be contained within an imaginary box, 120mm wide and 177mm high that must be centred on the page.
For A4 paper this means setting margins top & bottom at 60mm and left & right 45mm.
For US Letter this means setting margins top & bottom at 51mm and left & right 48mm.
Justification/alignment: The entire main/body text and references of the manuscript must be justified (to give a straight edge left and right at the text margins) for the whole manuscript. The titles and authors are centre-aligned without justification.
Acceptable fonts: the only acceptable fonts are Times New Roman or Times Roman (TrueType fonts) (do not substitute any other font).
Sizes and 'strength' of text: the text measured in points should be:
Title of paper: 10 pt, bold (centre-aligned). Leave one blank line after the title;
Author names: in capitals (upper case), 10 pt. Do not leave a blank line after authors' names;
Authors'addresses/affiliation: 10pt, italic. Leave one blank line after authors' addresses;
Main text/body of manuscript/table text: 10 pt; superscripts and subscripts: reduce to 8 point (the default setting in Word if you choose Format>Font>Superscript etc);
Main headings: 10 pt bold. Leave one blank line before main headings;
Sub-headings: 10 pt, bold. Do not leave a blank line after sub-headings - you can leave a blank line before subheadings if it looks better to you and you have space.
Cited references in text: superscript numerals, 8 pt (as before);
Legends for tables and figures: 10pt
Reference list: 10 pt
Line spacing: Use single line spacing. If correctly set (eg using the downloadable Blank Word Document), the line spacing should produce 42¡À1 lines per page. To obtain the correct setting use the downloadable Blank Word Document or within Microsoft Word go to Format>Paragraph and the Line spacing should be set to Single and Spacing Before and Spacing After should both be set to 0pt for the whole document. This setting should produce close to 42 lines per printed page for a 10pt Times New Roman font.
Indents and tabs: An 8mm Tab (in Word: Format>Tabs>) is to be used for the first line indent of all new paragraphs (except the first line after a heading where no indent is be used) and also as an indent for individual citations in your Reference List. You can add additional tabs for your manuscript.
Scientific units: You must use standard SI abbreviations. Examples: h, min, s; μL, mL, L; mol/L. Further details can be found at various web sites for example: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/ and http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/reference/.
Figures and tables: Use a maximum of five figures or graphs or tables. All figures (images including photos) and tables must be centre-aligned (between the left and right margins). Use Microsoft Word tables to set tables up rather than tabs (use a border to separate cells). Al images (including photos) must be embedded in Word: [use Insert>Picture>From file ¡ª TIFF or EPS file formats usually give good results]. Check the resolution and quality of your embedded images by printing them before submitting the final Word file. The editors or publishers cannot take responsibility for low quality images or redrawing.
Text in tables: 10 pt
Legends in tables and figures: 10pt. The legends for figures should begin (note 10pt, bold text and the punctuation): Figure 1. and are followed by a description in non-bold 10pt text. Tables should have legends that begin (note 10pt, bold text and the punctuation): Table 1. and are followed by a description in non-bold 10pt text.
Refer to any tables and figures in the main/body text of the manuscript using: Fig. 1 or Table 1 (do not use Figure 1 or any other annotation).
In imported/embedded figures and graphs, please ensure that any numbers or letters are no smaller than 8pt or they will not be readable.
Mathematical equations: Please use Microsoft Equation Editor (version 3.0 in Word 2000). Insert>Object>Create New Tab choose Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0. From the top row you can choose more than 150 symbols and from the bottom fractions etc. If the Editor is not available, you might need to install it by going to Word Help>Insert Equation and then >Install Equation Editor.
Reference citation: References should be cited as superscript numerals (8 pt) in numerical order of use (the first cited reference will be number 1). For multiple references use:

the following style ^3,5,7-10

Note: references cited next to a period/full stop or comma must always follow that punctuation mark, for example:

are included in various reviews.^3-5

Do not cite references in any other style such as Smith & Jones (1999)
Reference list: Use a maximum of 15 references. Use the Vancouver system for citing references. This system has very little punctuation and no italics (except for Latin names of species). Please follow the style carefully.
List the references (in 10 pt) in the order in which they are cited in the body text and precede each one with a number. The rest of each reference (one or more lines) is then indented 8mm (use a hanging indent).

Authors: Lastname Initials, Lastname Initial. (i.e. there are no commas after Lastname, no periods/full stops between or after the initials and no 'and' before the last author name). There is a period/full stop after the final author.
Journal: Journal names are in the approved Vancouver abbreviated form and do not contain periods/full stops. Journal names should be in regular font and not in italics.
Title of publication: The titles of papers have a capital letter for the first word only. Brands, company names or other commercial words may start with a capital. Genus names, but not species, should also start with a capital and also be in italics, e.g. Photinus pyralis.
Page numbers: pages are cited as 1-3, 23-9, 148-51.

Here is an easy way to produce a numbered list within Microsoft Word for your Reference List is: List all your references in sequence of use. Do not number them. Follow each one with an Enter/paragraph return. Then 'Select' all the text from the beginning of the first line of the first reference to the end of the last line of the last reference, Format>Bullets and Numbering>Numbered>Select Example 2 (to right of 'None'). First customize the numbered list as follows: Format> Bullets and Numbering>Numbered>Select example 2 (to right of )>Customize>Number Format 1., Start at 1, Font do not change, Number position Left, Align 0mm, Indent 8mm. Your list will be reformatted and look like the following example.

Example:

Williams A, Jones B. An instrument for imaging chemiluminescence in the laboratory. J New Instrum 2000; 45:12-9.
Smith A, Jones B. Some examples of the use of a new chemiluminescence imaging device. In: Watson D, Campbell J. eds. New Instruments for Light Detection. New York: Special Publishers, 2001: 45-8.
Able D, Campbell J. eds. New Instruments for Light Detection. New York: Special Publishers, 2001: 45-8.

Miscellaneous:

Do not number pages;
Do not use shading;
Do not use borders (except in tables);
Avoid using unusual symbols and non-standard characters;

For further information about these instructions please e-mail Prof Kricka kricka@mail.med.upenn.edu.