Author Guidelines
JURNAL BIOS LOGOS WRITING GUIDELINES
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Jurnal Bios Logos is a periodical journal published 3 times a year (March, July and November) and contains various articles / manuscripts in the form of research results, literature reviews, case reports and short communications in the field of biology. Jurnal Bios Logos only accepts original manuscripts and has never been published in any journal that has an ISSN or ISBN. Manuscripts can be written in English. Manuscripts must be written in the form of articles, not reports and presented following the principles of good English grammar. The lead author must ensure that all co-authors have read and approved the submitted manuscript. Selection of manuscripts published in Jurnal Bios Logos is using the Bestari Partner system. All manuscripts received will be discussed by experts in related fields of science (Mitra Bestari) and the editorial board. Manuscripts that require improvement in format or substance will be returned to the author for correction.
Research manuscripts sent to Jurnal Bios Logos must have met ethical feasibility and research using humans as subjects must have obtained signed informed consent. Manuscript submission is done through the Open Journal System (OJS). Authors must register as authors at this link; https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/bioslogos/user/register before they can log in to the Jurnal Bios Logos, to submit and upload manuscripts. Manuscripts will be published in the Journal after being reviewed by peer reviewers.
The editorial staff has the right to edit the manuscript without making any changes to its content.
The authors of the manuscript are responsible for the content of the published manuscript. Jurnal Bios Logos will notify authors of any unpublished manuscripts. Manuscripts and illustrations submitted are legally the property of the publisher and may not be published in other media without formal permission from the publisher. The support of journal authors is expected by using references from published Jurnal Bios Logos. All forms of communication must be electronic and Journal OJS based.
Writing templates can be downloaded on the Jurnal Bios Logos website: https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/index.php/bioslogos
MANUSCRIPT WRITING SYSTEMATICS
Title
The title, author's name is written in full without title, along with the author's affiliation institution and author's email for correspondence. The title of the manuscript is written briefly and clearly in English.
The title should be no more than 18 words, describing the entire content of the writing, letters typed in Times New Roman font type 12 bold (the title of the English abstract should also be no more than 18 words).
Abstract and keywords
The abstract is written in English in one paragraph in a concise and clear manner, allowing the reader to understand the important new aspects without having to read the entire manuscript.
Written in Times New Roman font italic typeface 10 pt.
The abstract contains background, objectives, methods, results and conclusions, ranging from 150-200 words.
Keywords are written below the abstract by selecting 4-5 words, separated by semicolons (;).
Content
Manuscripts are written using the Microsoft Word program and presented in a one-column text format.
Manuscripts are typed in Times New Roman 12 font on single-spaced A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) with 4 cm left margin, 3 cm right margin, 3 cm bottom margin, and 3 cm top margin.
Manuscript of original research should be written in no more than 8,000 words (including tables and picture), or proportional with articles in this publication number. Review articles will be accommodated, while, short communication should be written in about 2,000 words, except for pre-study.
Images should be in JPEG format and have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch), tables should be included in the body of the text and not as attachments Figures and tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals, and the table title and brief information about the table written in Times New Roman font size 10 bold with single spacing.
INTRODUCTION
Introduction is about 500-600 words, covering the aims of the research and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Indicate the aims of research in the last paragraph. Manuscript of original research should be written in no more than 8,000 words (including tables and picture), or proportional with articles in this publication number. Review articles will be accommodated, while, short communication should be written in about 2,000 words, except for pre-study.
Manuscript is typed on white paper of A4 (210x297 mm2) size, in a single column single space, 12-point Times New Roman font, with margin text from the top is 3 cm, from the bottom is 2.5 cm, left and bottom are 2.5 cm. Smaller lettering size can be applied in presenting table and figure (10 pt). Word processing program or additional software can be used, however, it must be PC compatible and Microsoft Word based (.doc or .docx). Scientific names of species (incl. subspecies, variety, etc.) should be written in italic, except for italic sentence. Scientific name (genera, species, author), and cultivar or strain should be mentioned completely for the first time mentioning it in the body text, especially for taxonomic manuscripts. Name of genera can be shortened after first mentioning, except generating confusion. Name of the author can be eliminated after first mentioning. For example, Oriza sativa L. hereinafter can be written as O. sativa L (Tangapo, 2025).
Citation in manuscript is written in “name and year” system; and is arranged from oldest to newest and from A to Z. In citing an article written by two authors, both of them should be mentioned, however, for three and more authors, only the last (family) name of the first author is mentioned, followed by et al. (not italic), for example: Koneri and Saroyo (2024) or (Tangapo, 2020; Suhartono, 2021; Zaskia and Nijs, 2022; Siahaan et al., 2023; Xiong et al., 2024). In the introduction there are no figures and tables, using literature or literature citations of at least 10 references. A total of 80% of the references should be from scientific journals published in the last 10 years, except for taxonomic studies.
METHODS
For research articles, research designs and methods are written concisely and clearly. If the method (including statistical analysis) used is new or not yet commonly used, it is written in full along with the bibliography.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Articles resulting from research or cases can contain tables and figures. Each table and figure is given a number and short title according to the order of mention in the text. Images should be professionally created with sharp color prints. If the image is obtained from another source/person or is an illustration that has already been published, it must be included in the description. Table and figure descriptions, including the meaning of non-standard abbreviations and symbols, are written in the caption below the table or figure in question. The discussion contains new results and discoveries that are highlighted, whether they are in accordance with, strengthen or refute previous discoveries, theories and opinions.
A thorough discussion is a cause and effect that primarily explains why and how the research results occurred, and does not just restate the results mentioned in sentence form, do not repeat them.
The discussion is accompanied by literature quoted from at least 10 articles with publication years in the last 10 years. If there is a table, the table title is typed with lowercase letters for each word with the exception of the first word and according to the rules of the language used, the position of the table is below the table title. The contents of the table should be typed in Time new Roman 10 Pt and one space
CONCLUSION
Conclusion should be withdrawn on the basis of research findings, formulated concerns and research purposes. Conclusion is presented in one paragraph without numerical form of expression. Explain your research contributions to science
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Contributors who are not mentioned as authors should be acknowledged, and their particular contribution should be described. All sources of funding for the work must be acknowledged, both the research funder and the grant number (if applicable) should be given for each source of funds
REFERENCES
Manuscripts are written by using standard citation application (Mendeley/Endnote/Zotero). APA (American Psychological Association) reference style is required. More or less 80% references for literature reviews should be the recent (up to date) journals published in the last 10 years, but the rest of 20 % references can be cited from research reports and or articles. Please citations related articles from journal. A minimum of 25 references must be cited, and all sources listed in the references section must be cited within the main body of the article, and vice versa. The reference list should be arranged alphabetically. All citations mentioned in the text must be included in the reference list.
Journal:
Siregar, E. H., Atmowidi, T., & Kahono, S. (2016). Diversity and abundance of insect pollinators in different agricultural lands in Jambi, Sumatera. HAYATI Journal of Biosciences, 23(1): 13-17.
Husna, F., Patria, M. P., & Winarni, N. (2025). Diversity of Butterflies (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera) in Three Habitat Types of Forest Edge Area of Bukit Mas Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Media Konservasi, 30(1): 129-129.
Bekker, J. G. (1999). Modeling and Simulation of Arc Furnace Process. ISIJ International, 39(1): 23–32.
Book:
Rai, M.K., & Carpinella, C. (2006). Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Chapter in the book:
Webb, C.O., Cannon, C.H., & Davies, S.J. (2008). Ecological organization, biogeography, and the phylogenetic structure of rainforest tree communities. In: Carson W, Schnitzer S (eds.). Tropical Forest Community Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell, New York.
Abstract:
Assaeed, A.M. (2007). Seed production and dispersal of Rhazya stricta. 50th annual symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Swansea, UK, 23-27 July 2007.
Proceeding:
Alikodra, H.S. (2000). Biodiversity for development of local autonomous government. In: Setyawan AD, Sutarno (eds.). Toward Mount Lawu National Park; Proceeding of National Seminary and Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation to Protect and Save Germplasm in Java Island. Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, 17-20 July 2000. [Indonesian]
Thesis, Dissertation:
Sugiyarto. (2004). Soil Macro-invertebrates Diversity and Inter-Cropping Plants Productivity in Agroforestry System based on Sengon. [Dissertation]. Universitas Brawijaya, Malang. [Indonesian]
Istadi, I. (2006). Development of A Hybrid Artificial Neural Network – Genetic Algorithm for Modelling and Optimization of Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma Reactor. PhD Thesis. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Information from the internet:
Balagadde, F.K., Song, H., Ozaki, J., Collins, C.H., Barnet, M., Arnold, F.H., Quake., S.R, You L. 2008. A synthetic Escherichia coli predator-prey ecosystem. Mol Syst Biol 4:187. DOI: 10.1038/msb.2008.24. www.molecularsystembiology.com.
Etc
Literature in the form of personal communications can be used if the source is an expert in a related field.
Template Article : http://bitly.ws/MkQL
Instructions for Submitting Manuscripts Online with the following steps:
Send manuscripts as best as possible using the Online Submission System on the Unsrat E-Journal portal (https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/bioslogos)
First, the author registers as an author and/or reviewer (checking the role as author and/or reviewer) in the "Register" section or address: (https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/bioslogos/user/ register)
After the Author logs in as Author, click on "New Submission". The article submission stage consists of 5 stages, namely: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation
In the Start section, select Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
In the Upload Submission section, please upload the article manuscript file in MS Word in this section.
In the Enter Metadata section, enter data for all authors and their affiliates, followed by the title and abstract, and indexing keywords.
In the Upload Supplementary Files section, it is permissible to upload supporting data files or cover letters or other documents.
In the Confirmation section, please click "Finish Submission" if all the data is correct.
