Author Guidelines of Biophysical Bulletin 
Submission Preparation Checklist 
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. 
1	 The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration. 
2	 The submission file is in Microsoft Word 2007 or higher. 
3	 The internet links have the correct URLs. 
4	 The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. 
5	 The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. It is of particular importance that references are formatted according to the Vancouver style. 

5. The license agreement is added. 
7. The sections ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, and Author’s ORCID ID are included in the text of the article. 
Electronic files of the contributions (created in MS Word 2007 and later versions) written in English or Ukrainian, scans of the expert inference directive and directive from the author’s institution should be sent to the Editorial Office online via the website 
http://periodicals.karazin.ua/biophysvisnyk 
A manuscript should be typed in single spacing on A4 paper. Use the MS Word with following options: 12 points Times New Roman font, text justified. Left and right margins should be 2.5 cm, the upper margin should be 3.5 cm, and bottom one should be 2 cm. Mathematical and chemical symbols, equations, and formulae should be inserted in the text by computer means (MathType or Microsoft Equation). Figures suitable for reproduction should be inserted into an MS Word file as files in *.emf, *.wmf, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png format. 
Figures should be computer-generated in software packages intended for processing and visualization of scientific data: Origin, Mathcad, etc. The use of the MS Office Excel is not recommended. Use computer printed symbols for axes labeling. Insert prepared images into an MS Word file as files in *.emf, *.wmf, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png format within the area of the page specified above. We recommend the following layout: images are placed in the first row of the table with transparent outer borders, legends and comments to figures are placed in the second raw of the table. The font size of figure legends should be 9 points. Formulae, tables, figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals, e.g. (1), Table 1, Fig 1. 
Insert UDK in the first line on the left of a first page (11 pt, Italic). Leave one line blank. Place the title of the paper in capital letters (12 pt, bold, centered) on the next line. After one blank line type initials and surnames of the authors (12 pt, bold, centered). On the next line type the authors' affiliation and postal addresses of the institution where the actual work was done, including an e-mail address of the corresponding author (10 pt, Italic, centered). 
Then, place the date of the paper submission: day — in numbers, month — in words, year — in numbers (straight font, 10 pt, centered). Then, place the date of the paper submission (to be filled by editor). 
After one blank line place the abstracts of the paper (written in Ukrainian, and English). The first abstract should be written in the language of the manuscript. On the next line provide the second abstract (capital letters, straight font, 10 pt, bold, centered). Above the second abstracts place the title of the paper (capital letters, straight font, 10 pt, bold, centered), then — initials and surnames of the authors (straight font, 10 pt, bold, centered), and finally — the authors' affiliation names and addresses (9 pt, Italic, centered), every time starting from a new line.  The abstract should be structured and consist of the following parts with headings: Background, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions, each placed on a new line. The words “Реферат” and "Abstract" should be omitted. The headers of structural parts are written in bold letters, putting a dot after the header. The abstracts of the paper should contain not less than 1,800 and not more than 2,000 phonetic symbols (i.e., without taking into account the spacing between words); straight font, 10 pt. On the next line type 5-8 key words, separated by a semicolon (10 pt — first abstract, 9 pt — second and third abstracts). Next, the header "KEY WORDS:" should be typed in bold capital letters at the beginning of the line. The texts of the abstracts and key words should be indented 0.5 cm from the left and right margins. The abstracts should be separated by a blank line. 
Then, leave one blank line before starting to type the text of the paper with following options:  Times New Roman font, 12 pt, text justified. The first line of each paragraph should be indented 
0.75 cm from the left margin. Each manuscript should contain the following elements: an introduction (heading of this section should be omitted), MATERIALS AND METHODS (obligatory for experimental studies), RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS. For theoretical less specified text organization is envisaged, e.g., instead of section MATERIALS AND METHODS, the sections PROBLEM FORMULATION or MODEL are recommended, etc. The sections are not numbered, capital letters, bold, centered. Sections may be subdivided into subsections, if necessary. Subsection Headings are centered and should be bold and capitalized. Leave one blank line after each section or subsection. A dot should be omitted after headings of sections and subsections. Names of the foundations and grant numbers should be included in the section ACKNOWLEDGMENTS at the end of the text after one blank line. The next section should be CONFLICT OF INTEREST in which you should declare financial or any other conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest you can state: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.” 
References to the literature should be cited in the text consecutively by Arabic numerals in square brackets. The citation of unpublished papers, textbooks and tutorials are prohibited. List of references (10 pt) should be given in English at the end of the manuscript as a separate section REFERENCES, formatted according to the Vancouver style for scientific publications: 
https://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing/vancouver 
Include a DOI for all works that have a DOI. 
Manuscripts that do not meet the requirement mentioned above will not be considered for publication! 
Examples of Vancouver Style References 
Print journal article with 1 to 6 authors 
Sear RP. Diffusiophoresis in cells: A general nonequilibrium, nonmotor mechanism for the metabolism-dependent transport of particles in cells. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2019 Mar 29;122(12):128101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.128101 
Crescenzo R, Bianco F, Mazzoli A, Giacco A, Liverini G, Iossa S. Mitochondrial efficiency and insulin resistance. Front. Physiol. 2014;5:512. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00512 
Bondarenko MA, Knigavko VG, Gordiyenko NO, Zaytseva OV, Kocharova TR. Mathematical modelling of distribution of genes the damage of which leads to oncologic diseases in human population. Bіophysical bulletin. 2016;35(1):5-9. (In Ukrainian). 
Print journal article with more than 6 authors 
Arai S, Suzuki M, Park SJ, Yoo JS, Wang L, Kang N-Y, et al. Mitochondria-targeted fluorescent thermometer monitors intracellular temperature gradient. Chem. Commun. 2015;51:8044-47. 
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC01088H 
Hallal AH, Amortegui JD, Jeroukhimov IM, Casillas J, Schulman CI, Manning RJ, et al. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography accurately detects common bile duct stones in resolving gallstone pancreatitis. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Jun;200(6):869
75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.02.028 
Books 
Carlson BM. Human embryology and developmental biology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2009. 541 p. 
Potopalsky AI, Petlichnaja LI, Ivasivka SV. Barbaris i ego preparaty v biologii i meditcine [Berberis vulgaris and it's preparations in biology and medicine]. Kiev: Naukova dumka; 1980. 288 p. (In Ukrainian). 
Ettinger S. Nutritional pathophysiology of obesity and its comorbidities: a case-study approach [Internet]. Amsterdam: Academic Press; 2017 [cited 2019 Aug 20]. 334 p. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-04074-9 
Edited books 
Acree W, editor. Toxicity and Drug Testing. InTech; 2012. 528 p. https://doi.org/10.5772/1976 
Campo P, Dunn JR, editors. Rethinking social epidemiology: towards a science of change. Dordrecht: Springer; 2012. 348 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2138-8 
Ogurtsov AN, editor. Actual problems of biotechnology and bioengineering. Kharkov: "Madrid Printing House"; 2019. 240 p. (In Russian) [Cited 2020 May 5]. Available from: 
http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/39707 
Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed. Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Education Services; 2001. 
Blaxter PS, Farnsworth TP. Social health and class inequalities. In: Carter C, Peel JR, editors. Equalities and inequalities in health. 2nd ed. London: Academic Press; 1976. p. 165-78. 
Grodzinskii DM. Radiobiologiia rastenii [Radiobiology of plants]. Gudkov IN, editor. Kiev: Nauk. Dumka; 1989. 384 p. (In Ukrainian). 
Electronic book 
Ettinger S. Nutritional pathophysiology of obesity and its comorbidities: a case-study approach [Internet]. Amsterdam: Academic Press; 2017 [cited 2018 Aug 20]. 334 p. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-04074-9 
Halpen-Felsher BL, Morrell HE. Preventing and reducing tobacco use. In: Berlan ED, Bravender T, editors. Adolescent medicine today: a guide to caring for the adolescent patient [Internet]. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co.; 2012 [cited 2012 Nov 3]. Chapter 18. Available from: 
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/9789814324496_0018 
Web site 
Diabetes Australia. Diabetes globally [Internet]. Canberra ACT: Diabetes Australia; 2012 [updated 2012 Jun 15; cited 2012 Nov 5]. Available from: http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/en/ Understanding-Diabetes/Diabetes-Globally/. 
Department of Health. Creutzfeldt Jakob disease: Guidance for healthcare workers [homepage on the Internet]. c2003 [updated 2003 Mar 23; cited 2003 Nov 9]. Available from 
http://www.doh.gov.uk/pdfs/cjdguidance.pdf 
Dissertations 
O’Brien KA. The philosophical and empirical intersections of Chinese medicine and western medicine [dissertation]. Melbourne: Monash University; 2006. 439 p. 
Conference paper 
Grassby AJ. Health care in the multi-cultural society. In: Walpole R, editor. Rural health. Proceedings of the Rural Health Conference of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; 1978; Melbourne. Melbourne: The Royal Australian College of Practitioners; 1979. p. 49-50. 
Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-91. 
Conference paper in Internet 
Murphy KA. Safe at heart: an empowerment approach to relationship abuse prevention. In: Connecting Research and Practice in Relationships [Internet]; 2009 Nov 7-8; QUT Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane. Melbourne (AU): Australian Psychological Society; 2009 [cited 2012 Dec 18]; p. 28-34. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/ documentSummary; dn=203435761811048;res=IELHEA 
Patent 
Pagedas AC, inventor; Ancel Surgical R&D Inc., assignee. Flexible endoscopic grasping and cutting device and positioning tool assembly. United States patent US 20020103498. 2002 Aug 1.