Abstract format

Abstracts should adhere to the following format

Title

Use capital letters in the title only where absolutely necessary

Authors

Presenting author's surname + first name initial(s). e.g. Smith JF

Co-authors' surname + initials. e.g. Sanders HF

If authors are based at different institutions provide a superscript to indicate their affiliations and separate numbers by comma whithout a space, e.g. Smith Jane F^1,2, Sanders HF²

Affiliations and support

Separate affiliations by semicolons and link to authors using superscripts, e.g. ¹Dept VW, Univ XY; ²Dept TU, Univ Z

Use abbreviations for Department, University, etc. (Dept, Univ), no trailing dot

Presenting author's email address is given at the end of all affiliations after a dot and a hyphen

Main text

Structured in paragraphs (introduction/methods/results/conclusions) but without headers

References

Provide up to four references

Without obligation, we recommend the following format for references, including hyperlinks when possible:

For periodical publications: Chance B, Williams GR (1955) Respiratory enzymes in oxidative phosphorylation. I. Kinetics of oxygen utilization. J Biol Chem 217:383-93. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)57189-7.

For publications with more than 12 authors: use et al after the 1st author

For consortia publications, mention the consortium name: Gnaiger E et al ― MitoEAGLE Task Group (2020) Mitochondrial physiology. Bioenerg Commun 2020.1. doi:10.26124/bec:2020-0001.v1.

For books: Nelson DL, Cox MM (2021) Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. WH Freeman ISBN:9781319228002

Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]

Use lower case letters for the title

Shorten page numbers as far as possible

Figures

Submit up to two figures with short captions. We recommend including a graphical abstract.