Seema Patel

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Why do some journals ask for copyright form at manuscript submission stage?

I find the requirement to submit copyright form at submission stage unnecessary. Most of the Indian journals (some international too) ask for it as part of paper submission criteria. You have to...

07 July 2016 5,196 3 View

Can anybody help me with inflammation part of a review manuscript?

I have submitted a review article depicting serine protease as a central inflammatory driver in most health issues, like infectious diseases, allergy etc. The editor requires me to add some core...

03 March 2016 445 2 View

Are journal impact factors updated annually?

A half of my articles (from my beginner years), though in Elsevier and Springer journals, don't have any IF. I regard some of them highly, for the frequent rejections and rigorous revisions they...

07 July 2015 2,593 5 View

Do journals favor acceptance of trending topics?

E.g. my manuscripts on established areas like probotics, cereal brans, oligosaccharides, antioxidants etc. get easily accepted, while manuscripts on lesser-known, underutilized candidates get...

06 June 2015 4,120 1 View

Can anybody tell what the reference style of the citation below is?

Gibson GR, Roberfroid MB (1995) Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics. J Nutr 125:1401–1412. I need to enter it in Mendeley reference style.

09 September 2014 6,008 2 View

How to do metabolomic analysis with bioinformatic tools, especially when you don't have your own data?

The question is little too general. But, I will appreciate suggestions regarding metabolomic data analysis with bioinformatics tools. Where to find reliable metabolome data and how to get started...

08 August 2014 1,579 8 View

Biomed central journals are open access, so paid. Are there any exception that are not paid?

Please name some open access journals that are not paid. I know 3 biotech, and natural products and bio prospecting fit the bill. I would like to know any other dealing with microbiology, food,...

08 August 2014 1,574 9 View

Is molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) study more effective for viral drug resistance study than that of bacteria?

Going by the literature survey, there is a huge number of papers on viral MDS study compared to that in bacterial pathogens? I am interested to use MDS for tuberculosis drug resistance and wonder...

04 April 2014 1,993 1 View

How do people adapt to the changing challenges in the transition from a wet lab to a dry lab?

I am interested to know the experience of wet lab researchers who took to programming, for its not easy one for me.

03 March 2014 5,330 4 View

How can I write code for reverse complement of a gene in minus strand, preferably using perl and python?

I have a perl code that generates reverse complement of a Fasta sequence. But, I want it for reference, mutation and their supporting reads in separate columns.

03 March 2014 6,031 6 View

How long does it take to get your paper accepted? Some of my papers are there for the last 8 months. Is it normal or am I sending to the wrong journals?

Delay in response from communicated journals

02 February 2013 2,036 47 View