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FAQ
- What is EvoDevo?
- Why submit to EvoDevo?
- What is open access?
- If my article is published, how will it be cited?
- If my article is published, which bibliographic databases will it be indexed in?
- How much of the content on the website is available for free?
- How can I order reprints?
- What is the copyright policy of EvoDevo?
- Do I need permission to reproduce materials published in EvoDevo?
- What are the benefits of registering on the journal website?
- Is there a printed version of the journal?
- What is BioMed Central?
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What is EvoDevo?
EvoDevo publishes articles on a broad range of topics associated with the translation of genotype to phenotype in a phylogenetic context. Understanding the history of life, the evolution of novelty and the generation of form, whether through embryogenesis, budding, or regeneration are amongst the greatest challenges in biology. We support the understanding of these processes through the many complementary approaches that characterize the field of evo-devo.
The focus of the journal is on research that promotes understanding of the pattern and process of morphological evolution.
All articles that fulfill this aim will be welcome, in particular:
- evolution of pattern formation
- comparative gene function/expression
- life history evolution
- homology and character evolution
- comparative genomics
- phylogenetics and palaeontology
All articles are available online, and in addition the website offers many other services:
- Quick and advanced search facilities.
- RSS feed, to deliver our latest articles directly to your news headline reader.
- Email articles directly to your friends and colleagues.
- Post a comment on an article, to add your opinion.
For details of the scope and types of article published by EvoDevo see About EvoDevo
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Why submit to EvoDevo?
Submit your research to EvoDevo to take advantage of :
Rapid peer review
Our insistence on fast and thorough peer review enables us to process manuscripts quickly; we aim to reach initial decisions within four weeks.
Rapid publication
Following the acceptance of a manuscript, it is published, with final citation details, as a provisional PDF file with minimal delay (subject to formatting checks, copy-editing and author verification). Fully formatted versions of the article replace the accepted manuscript within 4 weeks.
Open access
All articles published in EvoDevo are open access (freely available on the journal website, with the copyright retained by the author). Research articles are deposited in at least one widely and internationally recognized open access repository such as PubMed Central, complying with the NIH Public Access Policy and the Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy. To cover the cost of open access publishing we levy an article-processing charge.
High visibility within the field
Your work is freely accessible to a global audience. In addition, articles are available through PubMed Central, and are listed/indexed by PubMed the US National Library of Medicine's full-text repository of life science literature, at INIST in France and in e-Depot, the National Library of the Netherlands' digital archive of all electronic publications. We are also in discussion with other permanent digital archives including the British Library.
Permanence
All articles published in EvoDevo are archived in a number of safe open access archives so permanent accessibility is assured.
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What is open access?
All articles published in EvoDevo are open access, which means they are freely and universally accessible online, and permanently archived in an internationally recognised open access repository.
Article-processing charges
As the cost of peer reviewing, editing, publishing, maintaining and archiving articles is not recouped through subscription charges, a standard article-processing charge (APC) is levied on all articles that are accepted for publication. The APC is a flat charge, and no additional costs are incurred, for example, by the inclusion of color figures. The current APC for EvoDevo is £1255/$1960/€1530.
Our publisher, BioMed Central, operates a membership scheme, whereby authors submitting from member institutions have their APC covered in full or in part by their institution. Please click here to check if your institution is a BioMed Central member. If you would like your institution to become a member of BioMed Central, please fill out our recommendation form to suggest this to the relevant person in your organization.
You may be aware that an increasing number of funding agencies strongly encourage open access publication and explicitly allow the use of grants to cover APCs. Some, such as the Wellcome Trust, insist that all research funded by them is open access on publication. Please click here for more information.
In cases where neither the authors nor their institution or funder are able to pay the APC, a discount or waiver may be granted. There is currently an automatic waiver for authors from low or lower-middle income countries (according to World Bank criteria). Requests for waivers should be made as part of the online submission process.
Benefits of open access
- Open access articles are freely available via the Internet and are therefore more widely visible than articles published behind subscription barriers, with some studies suggesting that on average open access articles are twice as likely to be cited.
- Retaining copyright means that authors can reproduce and distribute their work as they choose, for example on their institution's website.
- Open access publication benefits the scientific community by making results of research immediately and freely available to all.
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If my article is published, how will it be cited?
Articles in EvoDevo should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. However, because articles in this journal are not printed, they do not have page numbers. Instead, they have a unique article number.
The following citation:
EvoDevo 2005, 6:306
refers to article 306 from volume 6 of the journal.
As an online journal, EvoDevo does not have issue numbers. Each volume corresponds to a calendar year.
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If my article is published, which bibliographic databases will it be indexed in?
All articles published in EvoDevo are included in PubMed, the most widely used biomedical bibliographic database service, which is run by the US National Library of Medicine. Other bibliographic databases that index articles published in EvoDevo include:
The full text of all research articles is deposited in PubMed Central, the US National Library of Medicine's full-text repository of life science literature, and other digital archives including INIST (France) and e-Depot (The Netherlands).
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How much of the content on the website is available for free?
All articles published in EvoDevo are open access, which means they are freely and universally accessible online, immediately upon publication.
All content in the journal's correspondence section is also free to access.
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How can I order reprints?
As all articles are open access, readers are free to download and/or print copies from the website, according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
If, however, you require high quality, bound reprints of research articles, BioMed Central (EvoDevo's publisher) offers a fast, professional reprint service, and reprints can be ordered by contacting commercialreprints@biomedcentral.com.
Authors can order reprints of their own articles published in EvoDevo or any other BioMed Central journal, by logging on to http://www.biomedcentral.com/my/manuscripts or by sending an email to reprints@biomedcentral.com
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What is the copyright policy of EvoDevo?
All articles published in EvoDevo are open access, which means the articles are universally and freely available online. In addition, the authors retain copyright of their article, and grant any third party the right to use reproduce and disseminate the article, subject to the terms of our copyright and license agreement. Allowing the authors to retain copyright of their work permits wider distribution of their work on the condition it is correctly attributed to the authors.
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Do I need permission to reproduce materials published in EvoDevo?
Illustrations, figures or tables from articles may be reproduced in any format or medium, provided that BioMed Central is duly identified as the original publisher, and that proper attribution of authorship and correct citation details are given, in accordance with BioMed Central's Open Access Charter.
For all other articles, please contact permissions@biomedcentral.com with relevant details, or send a fax or letter to: BioMed Central, Reprints & Permissions Department, Floor 6, 236 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB, UK. Fax: +44 (0)20 3192 2000.
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What are the benefits of registering on the journal website?
By registering your details with EvoDevo you can elect to receive regular article alerts to stay up to date with the latest content either every time an new article is published, or on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. You can also choose to receive updates of the latest news about this, and other journals published by BioMed Central.
EvoDevo's personalized alert service lets you know about newly published material that is of interest to you, aiming to provide you with the information and resources you need, customized to your preferences. Our aim is to be your preferred gateway into the world of stem cell research.
Registration is required for submitting a manuscript to EvoDevo.
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Is there a printed version of the journal?
EvoDevo is published online only. If you wish to print out a copy of an article, we recommend you select the PDF version of the article online. PDFs of all articles have been formatted in a way that is ideal for printing, so, if you prefer, articles don't have to be read on screen.
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What is BioMed Central?
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biological and medical research. BioMed Central publishes online, open access journals covering all fields in biology and medicine - from life sciences and ecology to clinical medicine. All of the original research articles in journals published by BioMed Central are immediately and permanently available online without charge or any other barriers to access. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential to rapid and efficient communication of research findings. BioMed Central is committed to maintaining high standards through full and stringent peer review. Authors who publish original research articles in journals published by BioMed Central retain copyright over their work. BioMed Central supports PubMed Central and other digital repositories, and encourages self-archiving by authors. BioMed Central, Chemistry Central and PhysMath Central are part of Springer Science+Business Media.