Manuscript Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted online through the YellowMark Editorial Management System (EMS).

• Submission Portal: YellowMark Submission Portal
• Process: Authors can create an account, submit their manuscript, and track its progress through every stage, including peer review, revision, and publication.
• Publication: Once accepted, articles will appear in the YellowMark Library and on the respective journal's homepage as part of the quarterly issue.
• Contact: For submission or technical assistance, contact editor@yellowmark.org or visit www.yellowmark.org

Writing and Formatting

Title

The title should be concise and clearly express the main result or conclusion of the manuscript. Avoid unnecessary terms or abbreviations.

Creative and engaging titles are welcome if relevant and appropriate. However, titles that could be misinterpreted as offensive or misleading may be edited or declined by the editorial office. Authors should avoid:

• Titles that are only a question without an answer.
• Unambitious titles beginning with "Towards," "A description of," "A characterization of," or "Preliminary study on."
• Vague titles such as "Role of," "Link between," or "Effect of," without clear context.
• Including unrelated or misplaced terms (e.g., taxonomic affiliations beyond the species name).

Abstract

The abstract should clearly convey the overall significance and conceptual contribution of the work. It must be a single paragraph and structured according to the article type (e.g., IMRAD format).

• Avoid abbreviations whenever possible.
• Do not cite references, figures, or tables in the abstract.
• For clinical trial articles, include the unique trial identifier and the URL of the registry.

Manuscript Length

Authors should adhere to the word count limits defined under each journal's Article Types page.

The manuscript length includes only the main text, footnotes, and in-text citations — excluding the abstract, headings, captions, funding statements, acknowledgments, and reference list.

On the first page of your manuscript, please indicate:

• Total word count
• Number of figures and tables

Sections

Manuscripts should be clearly organized with appropriate headings and subheadings relevant to your discipline. Up to five heading levels (e.g., 3.2.2.1.2) may be used.

For Original Research Articles, we recommend the following structure or its equivalent:

Introduction

Keep this section succinct and without subheadings.

Materials and Methods

Provide sufficient detail to allow replication of your work. Subheadings may be used.

If the study involves human or animal subjects, include a statement of ethics approval in accordance with our Bioethics and Publication Ethics policies.

Results

Present your findings with clarity. Use subheadings if needed. Do not use footnotes—include all relevant information within the text.

Discussion

Interpret and contextualize your findings. Address key discoveries, related prior research, limitations, and implications. Discuss how your work advances understanding in the field and propose future directions.

Templates

Authors may use the official YellowMark Publishing templates for manuscript preparation:

• Microsoft Word Template: Download Word Template
• LaTeX Template: Download LaTeX Template

When submitting LaTeX files, ensure all relevant files are uploaded:

• .tex file
• PDF output
• .bib file (if references are not included within the .tex file)

During the review process, authors are encouraged to upload revised versions using Track Changes in Word or annotated PDFs.

Language and Style

All manuscripts must be written in clear, professional English suitable for an international audience.

Authors whose manuscripts require language polishing or proofreading may choose to use a professional editing service before submission.

Recommended external partners include:

• Editage: www.editage.com
• The Charlesworth Group: www.cwauthors.com

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

To ensure your published article achieves maximum visibility and impact, authors are encouraged to follow these simple SEO best practices during manuscript preparation:

• Include a few of your article's main keywords in the title. Titles with clear, keyword-rich phrasing perform better in search engines.
• Avoid overly long titles. Concise titles (under 20 words) are more discoverable and reader-friendly.
• Select 5–8 relevant keywords for your manuscript. Use a mix of general and specific terms that accurately reflect the article's subject area.
• Integrate your main keywords within the first two sentences of your abstract.
• Use some of your keywords in the main section headings (Level 1 headings) throughout your manuscript.

These practices improve online visibility and increase the likelihood of your article being cited, indexed, and found through academic search engines such as Google Scholar and Scopus.

Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

These guidelines outline acceptable and ethical uses of generative AI technologies (such as ChatGPT, Jasper, DALL·E 3, Midjourney, or Stable Diffusion) during manuscript preparation and editing.

1. Authorship and Responsibility

• AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. They do not meet authorship criteria and cannot take responsibility for a manuscript's content.
• Authors remain fully accountable for all parts of the manuscript — including factual accuracy, originality, and ethical compliance — even if AI tools were used in writing or illustration.

2. Acceptable Use

Authors may use AI tools for language editing, grammar correction, idea structuring, or image generation, provided that:

• The use is disclosed transparently.
• The author has verified all factual content produced by AI.
• Generated figures or visual content accurately reflect the underlying data.
• The material is free of plagiarism or fabricated information.

3. Disclosure Requirements

If any portion of your manuscript was generated or edited using AI, include an acknowledgment statement in the Acknowledgments section, specifying:

• The name, version, and source of the AI tool.
• A brief description of how it was used.

Example:
"The authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, GPT-5 model, 2025) to improve language clarity and structure. The authors reviewed and verified all content for accuracy."

Where relevant, input prompts and AI outputs may be uploaded as supplementary files during submission through our portal.

4. Formatting and Submission

• All manuscripts must be single-spaced, with page and line numbers included to facilitate peer review.
• Submissions should be prepared in Microsoft Word or LaTeX, using the official templates available at: 👉 YellowMark Templates

References

General Principles

All submissions to YellowMark journals must be supported by relevant, up-to-date, and peer-reviewed academic research. Reference lists should accurately reflect the current state of knowledge and avoid bias toward specific authors or schools of thought.

Authors should:

• Use recognized citation management tools (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote).
• Limit citations of non-peer-reviewed sources (e.g., blogs, websites) to only when necessary.
• Ensure all in-text citations correspond exactly to entries in the reference list, and vice versa.
• Avoid citing irrelevant or redundant materials.
• Include DOIs where available.
• For data sets, include the repository name, version, and identifier.

References should not include:

• Unpublished manuscripts or unverified sources (except when explicitly allowed by the article type).
• Excessive self-citations or citations from the same source cluster.

Reference Styles

YellowMark Publishing House journals accept manuscripts in either the Harvard (author–date) or Vancouver (numbered) citation styles, depending on the journal.

Please check the respective journal's "For Authors" section to determine the required reference style.

Harvard (Author–Date) Style

General Format:
Author(s). (Year). Title. Journal Name Volume(Issue), page range. DOI or URL.

Examples:

Journal Article (Print):
Sondheimer, N., & Lindquist, S. (2000). Rnq1: An epigenetic modifier of protein function in yeast. Molecular Cell, 5, 163–172.

Journal Article (Online):
Tahimic, C.G.T., Wang, Y., & Bikle, D.D. (2013). Anabolic effects of IGF-1 signaling on the skeleton. Journal of Endocrinology, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2013.00006

Book Chapter:
Sorenson, P.W., & Caprio, J.C. (1998). Chemoreception. In: Evans, D.H. (Ed.), The Physiology of Fishes (pp. 375–405). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Book:
Cowan, W.M., Jessell, T.M., & Zipursky, S.L. (1997). Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Neural Development. New York: Oxford University Press.

Website:
World Health Organization. (2018). E. coli. Retrieved March 15, 2018, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/e-coli

Dataset:
Perdiguero, P., Venturas, M., Cervera, M.T., Gil, L., & Collada, C. (2015). Data from: Massive sequencing of Ulmus minor's transcriptome provides new molecular tools for a genus under the constant threat of Dutch elm disease. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ps837

Vancouver (Numbered) Style

General Format:
[Number] Author(s). Title. Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Page range. DOI.

Examples:

1. Sondheimer N, Lindquist S. Rnq1: an epigenetic modifier of protein function in yeast. Mol Cell. 2000;5:163–72.
2. Tahimic CGT, Wang Y, Bikle DD. Anabolic effects of IGF-1 signaling on the skeleton. Front Endocrinol. 2013;4:6. doi:10.3389/fendo.2013.00006.
3. Sorenson PW, Caprio JC. Chemoreception. In: Evans DH, editor. The Physiology of Fishes. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 1998. p. 375–405.
4. Cowan WM, Jessell TM, Zipursky SL. Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Neural Development. New York: Oxford University Press; 1997.
5. World Health Organization. E. coli [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2018 Mar 15]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/e-coli

Special Cases

Preprints: May be cited if a DOI or permanent archive URL is available. If a peer-reviewed version exists, cite the published version.

Theses and Dissertations:
Smith, J. (2008). Post-structuralist discourse relative to phenomenological pursuits in the deconstructivist arena. [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Chicago, IL.

Patents:
Marshall, S.P. (2000). Method and apparatus for eye tracking and monitoring pupil dilation to evaluate cognitive activity. U.S. Patent No. 6,090,051. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Preparing Figures, Tables, and Images

Figures, Tables, and Images: Rights and Permissions

All figures, tables, and images published by YellowMark Publishing House are released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reuse or adapt any copyrighted material from external sources, including re-published, adapted, modified, or partially reused figures and images from the internet or previously published works.

Authors must:

• Secure the appropriate license or written permission from copyright holders.
• Follow any required citation format or acknowledgment requested by third parties.
• Cover any costs or administrative charges associated with licensing.

Failure to provide adequate permissions may delay publication. For more details, please refer to the section "Image Manipulation and Publication Ethics."

Figure Preparation and Legends Guidelines

1. Figure Requirements and Style

Figures must be submitted as individual files and in the same order as they are cited in the manuscript. Each figure should be clearly referenced in the text and numbered sequentially (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).

Formatting and Style:

• Multi-panel figures: Label panels as (A), (B), (C), (D), etc., using clear uppercase letters. Do not embed these labels directly onto the image—our production team will finalize label placement during typesetting.
• Axes and labels: Each graph must include clearly defined axes with descriptive labels and appropriate units of measurement.
• Image quality: Submit high-resolution images (minimum 300 dpi) in TIFF, JPEG, or EPS format. Low-resolution or blurred figures will delay publication.
• Color usage: Use color only where necessary for clarity. Avoid excessive use of bright colors or 3D effects that may reduce legibility.
• File naming: Name figures according to their order of appearance (e.g., Figure1.tif, Figure2.jpg). If multiple files are uploaded together, compress them into a single ZIP file labeled with the manuscript title or ID.
• For LaTeX submissions: Include all figures in the compiled PDF for review. Upon acceptance, authors must provide separate, high-quality figure files in the required formats.

2. Figure Legends

Each figure must include a comprehensive legend (caption) that appears below the figure and is also included in the main manuscript file.

Guidelines for Writing Legends:

• Provide a clear and concise description of the figure content so that it can be understood without referring back to the text.
• Define all symbols, abbreviations, colors, and statistical indicators used in the figure.
• If a figure contains multiple panels (A, B, C, etc.), describe each panel briefly within the same legend.
• Avoid restating detailed methods or results already described in the main text; focus on explaining what the figure illustrates.
• Use consistent terminology and units throughout all figures and legends.

Example Format:
Figure 2. Effects of compound X on cell proliferation. (A) Representative microscopy images showing treated and control cells after 24 hours. (B) Quantitative analysis of cell viability based on absorbance measurements. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3).

Image Size and Resolution Requirements

Figures should be formatted to fit standard page layouts:

• Single column: up to 85 mm wide
• Double column: up to 180 mm wide
• Maximum length: one page per figure

All figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi at the final size and use RGB color mode. To test quality, enlarge the image to 150%. If it appears pixelated, jagged, or blurry, the resolution is inadequate.

Additional technical recommendations:

• Minimum line width: 2 points
• Minimum text height: 8 points
• Solid lines should not appear broken or stair-stepped
• Avoid excessive compression when saving figures (especially JPEG)

To preserve quality, we recommend exporting figures as PDF, then converting them to TIFF or EPS using graphic software when necessary.

Format and Color Mode

Acceptable formats include:

• TIF/TIFF (.tif/.tiff)
• JPEG (.jpg)
• EPS (.eps) (required at acceptance stage)

All images must be submitted in RGB color mode. CMYK images will be converted during production, which may slightly alter colors.

Chemical Structures

Chemical structures should be prepared using ChemDraw or a similar chemical drawing software.

If using ChemDraw, please apply the YellowMark ChemDraw Template (available on our website). If using another program, follow these standard settings:

• Chain angle: 120°
• Bond spacing: 18%
• Fixed length: 14.4 pt
• Bold width: 2.0 pt
• Line width: 0.6 pt
• Margin width: 1.6 pt
• Hash spacing: 2.5 pt
• Font: Arial, 8 pt

Assign all chemical compounds bold Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text.

Table Requirements and Style Guidelines

Tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript and formatted in an editable structure:

• For Word users: Create tables directly in Word.
• For LaTeX users: Include tables within the LaTeX file using standard formatting.

Leave a blank line before and after each table.

Table captions must be positioned immediately above the table and labeled (e.g., "Table 1."). Use a single paragraph per caption. Each table should be mentioned in the text sequentially.

Large or extensive tables spanning multiple pages will be published as Supplementary Material to ensure proper PDF formatting.

Accessibility Guidelines

YellowMark encourages all authors to design figures and tables that are accessible to visually impaired readers. To meet accessibility standards (W3C WCAG 2.1):

• Ensure adequate contrast between text and background.
  • Recommended contrast ratios:
  • Level AA: at least 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: at least 7:1
• Tools such as WebAIM Contrast Checker or Color Safe can verify compliance.
• Avoid red–green combinations, as most color-blind individuals struggle to distinguish these.
• Do not rely solely on color to convey meaning. Use shape, size, labels, and pattern differences to represent data variations (especially in charts and graphs).

Preparing Supplementary Material

Selecting Supplementary Material

Data that are not essential to the main text, too large to include, or in non-standard formats (e.g., videos, raw datasets, PowerPoint slides) may be uploaded as Supplementary Material during submission. All supplementary files are permanently stored and assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for long-term access.

Supplementary files are not typeset, so ensure they are clean and publication-ready, without tracked changes, highlighted text, or line numbers. Do not include author details or affiliations in supplementary materials.

Appendices

Appendices are optional and may include brief details such as derivations, additional tables, or supplementary methods.

They must not exceed one page and count toward the manuscript's total word count. If longer, move the content to Supplementary Material instead.

File Type Requirements

Acceptable supplementary file types include:

• Data sheets: Word, Excel, CSV, CDX, FASTA, PDF, or ZIP
• Presentations: PowerPoint, PDF, or ZIP
• Images: CDX, EPS, JPEG, PDF, PNG, or TIFF (300 dpi, RGB mode)
• Tables: Word, Excel, CSV, or PDF
• Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA
• Video: AVI, MOV, MP4, MPG, WMV, or FLV

Submitting Information

Open Access and Copyright

All articles published by YellowMark Publishing House are open access under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain full copyright while granting YellowMark the right to:

• Publish, store, and distribute the work
• Display and reuse the content with appropriate credit

This license allows unrestricted reuse, distribution, and adaptation, provided that proper attribution is given to the original work and to YellowMark Publishing House as the publisher.

Third-party material included under different copyright conditions must comply with its own terms and must be clearly identified in the manuscript.

Registration with YellowMark

All corresponding and submitting authors must register on the YellowMark submission portal before submitting manuscripts. Co-authors may also register to link their names with their institutional profiles.

Article Type Selection

Authors must select the correct article type in accordance with the specific journal's "Article Types" page. Each journal (e.g., Journal of Integrative Biomedical Research) defines unique length limits, structure, and content requirements. Submissions that do not match the journal's scope or type may be returned before review.

CrossMark Policy

YellowMark Publishing participates in the CrossMark Initiative, ensuring that all published content remains current and verifiable. Clicking the CrossMark logo in an article will reveal any updates, corrections, or retractions.

Authors and Affiliations

List all authors' names in full, separated by commas. Affiliations should be marked with superscript numbers and listed as:

Laboratory, Institute, Department, Organization, City, State (for U.S., Canada, Australia), Country.

Example:
Jane Doe¹, John Smith²
¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, YellowMark University, New York, NY, United States
² Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Correspondence

Mark the corresponding author(s) with an asterisk (*) and provide an email address in a separate "Correspondence" section.

Example:
Correspondence: Dr. Jane Doe, janedoe@yellowmarkjournals.org

If an author's address changes after submission, provide a new address in a footnote below the correspondence details.

Equal Contributions

Authors who contributed equally should be indicated with a dagger symbol (†).

Example:
Jane Doe¹†, John Smith²†
†These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

Accepted contribution statements include:

• Equal contribution
• Shared first authorship
• Shared senior authorship
• Shared last authorship

Consortium or Group Authorship

If research is conducted under a consortium or collaborative group, list it in the author line (e.g., "John Doe, on behalf of the International Genomics Consortium"). Collaborator names may be included in an appendix section for indexing in PubMed and other databases.

Keywords

Each article must include five to eight keywords that accurately reflect the manuscript's content. Use specific, searchable terms relevant to your discipline.

Scope Statement

At submission, authors must provide a 200-word Scope Statement summarizing how the manuscript aligns with the chosen YellowMark journal's focus area or section. This statement helps editors assess fit and assign appropriate reviewers. It will not appear in the published article.