Where do I submit a Biochemistry manuscript?

Through the journal's own submission system. The address is in the Submission row of the Structure at a Glance table on this page. SciSpace does not submit for you.

How do I use the Biochemistry template in SciSpace?

Click Start Writing, add your topic and article type to the prompt, review the draft against the rules on this page, then export and submit through the journal's portal.

Can I submit to Biochemistry and another journal at the same time?

No. Journals, Biochemistry included, expect a manuscript to be under review at one journal at a time. Wait for the decision or withdraw formally before you submit elsewhere.

What should my data availability statement say for Biochemistry?

Say where readers can find the data behind your results: a repository with a DOI, supplementary files, or the reason the data cannot be shared. Check the Biochemistry author guide for any required wording.

How do I know my paper fits Biochemistry?

Read the Biochemistry aims and scope and skim two or three recent articles. If your question, methods, and audience match what the journal publishes, you are in the right place.

What belongs in supplementary material?

Large datasets, extended tables, extra figures, code, and detailed protocols. Reference each file in the main text, and keep the core Biochemistry manuscript readable without them.

Can I change the author list after submitting?

Usually only with the editor's approval and written agreement from every author. Settle who qualifies as an author, and the order, before you submit.

Do I need a graphical abstract?

Only if the Biochemistry author guide asks for one for your article type. If it does, use one readable figure that states the main finding.

Biochemistry Template 2026: Format & Author Guidelines

Biochemistry Template 2026

Reach peer review at Biochemistry without format back-and-forth: this template already follows a 250-word abstract and numbered references.

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Biochemistry examples by

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How to Use the Biochemistry Template | A Step-by-Step Guide

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Use this Biochemistry template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it.

What is the Biochemistry Template?

It is the writing shell for Biochemistry: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list.

What's actually in a Biochemistry submission:

A Biochemistry submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract of up to 250 words, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list in numbered style, and figures and tables.

What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:

An abstract that breaks the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
References that are not in numbered style.
A missing declaration: ethics approval, competing interests, funding, or data availability.

Open the journal's current author guide before you upload.

What does this Biochemistry Template include?

The sections a Biochemistry submission is built from, in order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, declarations, references, figures, and tables. It does not replace the journal's own checklist.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

Click Start Writing on this page.
Keep the Biochemistry section order. Add your topic and article type in the prompt.
Run the prompt and read the draft against the abstract and reference rules on this page.
Use View Outputs to confirm required statements are present.
Read the abstract and the title once more before you export.
Export and submit through the journal's own portal.

Biochemistry Template Structure at a Glance

Element	Biochemistry requirement
Abstract	No more than 250 words
Main text	Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide
Declarations	Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability
Figures/tables	Publication-ready; cited in order
Supplemental	Upload separately when used
Keywords	Not specified in the official author guidelines
References	Numbered citations in order of appearance
Peer review	Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines
Submission	researcher-resources.acs.org/publish/author_guidelines?coden=bichaw

Biochemistry Author Guidelines in Detail

These rules come from the Biochemistry author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.

Abstract

No more than 250 words.

References

Numbered citations in order of appearance.

Biochemistry Reference Style with Examples

Reference managers format Biochemistry citations with the journal's own numbered reference style, with numbered citations in the text. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Biochemistry" in the open Citation Style Language database.

In-text citation: 1 for a two-author article, 2 for a single-author book.

Reference list entries:

Journal article: (1) Smith, J. A., and Patel, R. (2021) Seasonal variation in soil microbial activity. Journal of Field Studies 12, 145–159.
Book: (2) Garcia, L. (2019) Methods in Applied Research 2nd ed. Academic Press, London.

These examples show the pattern, not real sources. If the author guide gives a different rule for DOIs or for how many authors to list before et al., follow the guide.

Quick Tips for Using the Biochemistry Template

Set Zotero or Mendeley to the "Biochemistry" style before you add the first citation.
Write the abstract last and count it. Biochemistry asks for an abstract of up to 250 words.
Keep declarations with the manuscript, not in a separate note you might forget to upload.

Best Practices

Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Biochemistry paper for depth, headings, and figure style.

Before You Submit: Final Check

The abstract meets the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
Every reference is in numbered style, and every in-text citation has a matching entry.
Declarations are included: ethics, competing interests, funding, and data availability.
Figures are publication-ready and cited in order.

Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.