Instructions for Authors
Submit a proposal
Instructions for invited authors
Submit a proposal
In general, contributions to Drug Discovery
Today are commissioned by the Editors.
If you would like to submit an article to Drug
Discovery Today, please first send
us a proposal of your article. Completed
articles are not acceptable as proposals. After
assessment of the proposal, we will let you know
whether we can consider the full article for publication,
based on its suitability for inclusion in the journal
and scheduling commitments.
The proposal should be a brief description of the
main theme of the article (approx. 100 - 200 words),
listing the article type (see below) and possibly
some key references. You should also let us know
approximately when you would be able to submit the
full paper. We will get back to you as soon as possible
(normally within 1 week) to let you know if we will
be able to consider the full paper.
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Instructions
for invited authors
Authors who have been invited to write for Drug
Discovery Today, will find the Instructions for
Authors here or alternatively in Adobe
Pdf format.
PLEASE SEND COMPLETED
MANUSCRIPTS TO:
The Editor
Drug Discovery Today
Email: ddt@drugdiscoverytoday.com
Please note that the
Editor reserves the right to reject
any submitted papers that do not adhere
to these instructions.
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Copyright
All authors must sign the ‘Transfer of Copyright’
agreement before the article can be published. This
transfer agreement enables Elsevier Ltd to protect
the copyrighted material for the authors, but does
not relinquish the author’s proprietary rights.
The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights
to reproduce and distribute the article, including
reprints, photographic reproductions, microform
or any other reproductions of similar nature and
translations, and includes the right to adapt the
article for use in conjunction with computer systems
and programs, including reproduction or publication
in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval
systems. A copy of the ‘Transfer of Copyright’
agreement will be sent to you on acceptance of your
article. Authors are responsible for obtaining from
the copyright holder permission to reproduce any
figures for which copyright exists using the form
on page 8 of this document.
Ethics
The Editor(s) and Publisher of this Journal believe
that there are fundamental principles underlying
scholarly or professional publishing. While this
may not amount to a formal 'code of conduct', these
fundamental principles with respect to the authors'
paper are that the paper should: i) be the authors'
own original work, which has not been previously
published elsewhere, ii) reflect the authors' own
research and analysis and do so in a truthful and
complete manner, iii) properly credit the meaningful
contributions of co-authors and co-researchers,
iv) not be submitted to more than one journal for
consideration, and v) be appropriately placed in
the context of prior and existing research. Of equal
importance are ethical guidelines dealing with research
methods and research funding, including issues dealing
with informed consent, research subject privacy
rights, conflicts of interest, and sources of funding.
While it may not be possible to draft a 'code' that
applies adequately to all instances and circumstances,
we believe it useful to outline our expectations
of authors and procedures that the Journal will
employ in the event of questions concerning author
conduct.
Conflicts of interest
The Publisher now requires authors to declare any
conflicts of interest that relate to papers accepted
for publication in this Journal. A conflict of interest
may exist when an author or the author's institution
has a financial or other relationship with other
people or organizations that may inappropriately
influence the author’s work. A conflict can
be actual or potential and full disclosure to the
Journal is the safest course. All submissions to
the Journal must include disclosure of all relationships
that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict
of interest. The Journal may use such information
as a basis for editorial decisions and may publish
such disclosures if they are believed to be important
to readers in judging the manuscript. A decision
may be made by the Journal not to publish on the
basis of the declared conflict.
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