From title page to references, the Biological Procedures Online template lays out the whole submission so you can write straight in.
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Somayeh Jolany vangah
Lara Thieme
Oluwatosin Oluwadare
Hanie Esakandari
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 28 September, 2026
Use this Biological Procedures Online template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules on the Biological Procedures Online journal page.
It is the writing shell for Biological Procedures Online: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list. The limits that decide a desk reject are on the journal page linked above.
A Biological Procedures Online submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list, and figures and tables.
Read the full rules on the journal page linked above before you upload.
The sections a Biological Procedures Online 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.
| Element | Biological Procedures Online requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| 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 | Citation style not stated in the accessible author guidelines; match recent articles and any editor instructions |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind) peer review |
| Submission | link.springer.com/journal/12575/submission-guidelines |
These rules come from the Biological Procedures Online author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.
Single-anonymous (single-blind) peer review.
Reference managers format Biological Procedures Online citations with the Springer - NLM/Vancouver (citation-sequence, brackets) reference style, with numbered citations in the text. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Biological Procedures Online" 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:
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.
Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Biological Procedures Online paper for depth, headings, and figure style.
Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.