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Author Instructions

Viewpoints Viewpoints examine critically a 4000 Unstructured abstract. No 3-6 /
question of current interest and max more than 150 words. keywords
draw new generalizations or new
perspectives from the evidence.
These brief non-peer reviewed
opinions include theoretical
implications, mechanistic
interpretation, significance of
data, or definitive experiments
and should not be laudatory or for
establishing priority. Controversial
viewpoints are welcome, as
are ones expressing opinions
contrasting with those in published
Accounts. Viewpoints are
substantially shorter than articles.
Tutorial Tutorial Reviews are concise, 10000 Unstructured abstract. No 3-6 The main text may consist of
review accessible and authoritative max more than 250 words. keywords several sections with unfixed
overviews of important section titles. We suggest
contemporary topics in the that the author include an
Materials Informatics. They "Introduction" section at the
provide a solid introduction to beginning, several sections
the development of a subject, the with unfixed titles in the middle
latest breakthrough results and part, and a "Conclusions and
their implications for the wider perspectives" section in the end.
scientific community. Tutorial
Reviews should not contain
unpublished research.
2.3 Manuscript Structure
2.3.1 Front Matter
2.3.1.1 Title
The title of the manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant, with no more than 16 words if possible. When gene or
protein names are included, the abbreviated name rather than full name should be used.
2.3.1.2 Authors and Affiliations
Authors’ full names should be listed. The initials of middle names can be provided. Institutional addresses and email
addresses for all authors should be listed. At least one author should be designated as corresponding author. In addition,
corresponding authors are suggested to provide their Open Researcher and Contributor ID upon submission. Please note
that any change to authorship is not allowed after manuscript acceptance.

2.3.1.3 Abstract
The abstract should be a single paragraph with word limitation and specific structure requirements (for more details please
refer to Types of Manuscripts). It usually describes the main objective(s) of the study, explains how the study was done,
including any model organisms used, without methodological detail, and summarizes the most important results and their
significance. The abstract must be an objective representation of the study: it is not allowed to contain results which are not
presented and substantiated in the manuscript or exaggerate the main conclusions. Citations should not be included in the
abstract.

2.3.1.4 Graphical Abstract
The graphical abstract is essential as this can catch first view of your publication by readers. We recommend you to submit
an eye-catching figure. It should summarize the content of the article in a concise graphical form. It is recommended to use
it because this can make online articles get more attention. The graphic abstract should be submitted as a separate document
in the online submission system. Please provide an image with a minimum of 730 × 1,228 pixels (h × w) or proportionally
more. The image should be readable at a size of 7 × 12 cm using a regular screen resolution of 96 dpi. Preferred file types:
TIFF, PSD, AI, JPG, JPEG, EPS, PNG, ZIP and PDF files.

2.3.1.5 Keywords
Three to six keywords should be provided, which are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject
discipline.

2.3.2 Main Text
Manuscripts of different types are structured with different sections of content. Please refer to Types of Manuscripts to
make sure which sections should be included in the manuscripts.