Get your Bioinformatics Research Article paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Bioinformatics Research Article goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Bioinformatics Research Article guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Bioinformatics Research Article. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Bioinformatics Research Article journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Bioinformatics Research Article guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Bioinformatics Research Article guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through Editorial Manager.
| Element | BRA requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | For Research articles: Structured abstract not exceeding 350 words with three mandatory sections: Background (the context and purpose of the study); Results (the main findings); Conclusions (a brief summary and potential implications). Minimize abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract. For Review articles: Structured abstract not exceeding 350 words with background, main body of the abstract and short conclusion. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article. |
| References | Numbered style following Vancouver format. References are cited in square brackets in sequential order. Journal abbreviations follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Web links and URLs must be given reference numbers and included in the reference list with title, full URL, and access date. |
| Peer review | Transparent peer review: reviewer reports are published online alongside the article under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, but the reviewer is not named (anonymous reviewers with published reports). |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the Bioinformatics Research Article guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Bioinformatics Research Article in under a page.
Skim two or three recent BRA papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Bioinformatics Research Article journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Bioinformatics Research Article guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.