Biophysical Society Bulletin | January 2018

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A New Latex Template Is Available for BJ Authors BJ has collaborated with Overleaf to provide a cloud-based authoring tool. The template allows authors to easily prepare and edit their manuscripts in LaTex using the Overleaf tem- plate then submit to Biophysical Journal with one click directly from Overleaf. See the journal instructions for authors at http:/www.cell.com/biophysj/authors.

Gratitude is due to all who rotated off the Editorial Board this year for their dedicated service to the Biophysical Journal and to biophysics. For a list of the full Editorial Board, visit http:/ www.cell.com/biophysj/editorial-board. Submit to BJ and Experience the New, Improved Submission Site! The Biophysical Journal has made significant changes to its manuscript submission site. The more modern, streamlined look, user-friendly navigation, and clearer instructions are designed to improve the author experience when submitting to the Journal. In addition, authors will be able to upload a paper to bioRxiv directly from the Journal during the submission process. Test it out by submitting your work to BJ! Introducing Figure 360 Beginning January 2018, authors are invited to submit a Fig- ure 360 along with their accepted Biophysical Journal manu- script. A Figure 360 is an enhancement of one figure in your paper—essentially, a brief video that highlights the figure’s take-home message through a combination of animation and textual or spoken narration. The aim is to help the reader quickly grasp the major points of a figure, and the video will appear within the article online. The video should be two minutes (three minutes maximum) and can be created with whichever software the author is most comfortable. File formats .MP4, .MOV, .AVI, or .WMV are best. Before creating your Figure 360, please consult the Informa- tion for Authors page http:/www.cell.com/biophysj/authors, which includes valuable tips for creating the video as well as technical guidance.

Letter Express Do you have a study with an important and significant result that you’d like to report in an accelerated manner? Submit a Letter to Biophysical Journal . The review and revision cycle for Letters is short, and accepted articles are posted online ahead of print. Letters are short articles limited to five pages. For more information see http:/www.cell. com/pb-assets/journals/society/biophysj/ PDFs/author-guidelines_2017.pdf or contact BJ@biophysics.org.

BPS nowAccepting Suggestions and Proposals for Biophysics eBooks Have you thought about writing a book but find the idea daunting? Have you wanted to pick up a succinct well-writ- ten book on a biophysics topic but realized it didn’t exist? We want to hear from you. For those interested in writing a book, the BPS-IOP ebooks program offers numerous resources as well as personal help and guidance to assist you. If you are interested in being part of this unique program, please submit your suggestion or a summary of your proposal, detailing the topic, concept, competition, and potential audience to Jessica.Fricchione@iop.org, including a current biography and contact details. Want to know more? Contact visit http:/ ioppublishing.org/biophysical-society-ebooks/ or, to simply discuss your idea for an ebook, contact Jessica Fricchione at 215/627-0880 or Jessica.Fricchione@iop.org.

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