General instructions

Authors must give written assurance that no part of their manuscript reporting original work is being considered for publication, in whole or in part, by another journal. The corresponding author must affirm that all of the authors have read and approved of the manuscript. English written manuscripts  should be submitted by e-mail (including figures, photographs and tables) in one file.  The manuscripts should be formatted as follows: Times font, with a size of at least 12 points, double spaced, on one side of the paper only, with at least 2 cm margins on all sides. Pages and lines should be numbered.

Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order: Title page, Summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figure legends, and Figures. Lengthy papers may require subheadings for clarification. The lines should be numbered down the left-hand edge of each page.

Manuscripts should be concise and consistent in style, spelling, and use of the abbreviations. Spelling should follow that used in Webster’s Dictionary. The use of SI units is required. All abbreviations must be defined individually the first time they occur. Abbreviations with more than one meaning should be avoided.
A page charge has been established at the rate of 10 EUR per page. Authors will be also charged for the costs of English correction and color figures.