Alongside formally published outputs, Research Directions: Biotechnology Design has a Community site where additional content can be shared. The Community site is used for hosting non-peer-reviewed supplementary content that is complementary to the formally published content in the journal, as well as standalone content that contributes to one of the journal’s open Questions.
We strongly recommend that all supplementary material like datasets, code, software tools, and other research materials are submitted to the community site to ensure these materials are easily discoverable and citable.
Submitting Content to the Community Site
If you want to submit Additional Material and/or Early Outputs, please click the button below. This will take you to the Research Directions: Biotechnology Design Community where you will be able to submit your content in response to an open question. This content will not be peer reviewed but it will be moderated and curated.
The list below gives examples of other types of content and file types that can be submitted for consideration to the Research Directions: Biotechnology Design Community site. Please contact biotechnologydesign@cambridge.org if there are other content types or file formats you would like to submit as additional materials.
The following content types are currently accepted:
- dataset: data collected through scholarly research
- poster: a poster presented at a conference
- presentation: scholarly presentations of various kinds, including those used in teaching
- protocol/methodology: a description of an experiment or other research method
- videos, images and audio: these could include animations, figures or infographics to explain your research
- working paper/preprint: a full-length paper, typically designed to be submitted for peer review and formal publication by a journal or as part of a book. If you would like to submit a preprint, a template is available below:
If you are submitting a dataset, poster, presentation, video, image or audio file, we strongly advise that you provide detailed metadata that allows any reader to understand the content. We advise following these suggestions.
We encourage you to read the submission instructions and policies before submitting to the Community site, but also take into consideration the following specific guidelines for Research Directions: Biotechnology Design:
- All posted content must be directly related to a published active Question.
- The Editors reserve the right to reject content they do not deem relevant to the Question posed.
- The content posted on the Community site is not peer reviewed but is moderated according to our policies. We aim to make a moderation decision on submissions within 3 to 5 business days, but this process may take up to 10 business days if the submission requires editorial escalation.
- We encourage all authors to provide their ORCID ID during submission to the Community site. This will mean that, with your permission, we will be able to automatically update your ORCID record with details of your content, and readers will be able to access your profile easily from your content page.
- If you submit a preprint to the Community site and it is posted, this does not guarantee acceptance for publication in the journal if you submit it for peer review.
For further information about posting on the Community site, please see our: