Open Research and Data Availability Initiatives
Recognizing the importance of research transparency and data sharing to cumulative research, Biometricsencourages the following Open Research practices: Sharing of data, materials, research instruments, and their accessibility. Biometrics encourages authors to share the data, materials, research instruments, and other artifacts supporting the resul.
Should I use the document class for submission to biometrics?
Use of the document class for submission to Biometrics is optional, and the distribution, which is described in more detail below, is provided without guarantees.
However, if you are a LaTeX user, we encourage you to try it.
Although it has been tested and has been used by authors since April 2007, there may still be glitches.
Submission of Papers
Manuscripts should be submitted at our ScholarOne Manuscripts submission site.
A portable document format (pdf) file is preferred.
Files containing additional unpublished papers (written by one or more of the authors) relevant to the submitted paper should also be uploaded at the time of submission.
If such papers are included, the "Cover Letter" f.
Types of Sections
Authors submitting regular articles, i.e., full length papers that would be suitable for Biometric Methdology or Biometric Practice, should indicate in ScholarOne for which of these sections they wish their article to be considered.
Authors should select what they believe to be the most appropriate section.
If the Co-Editor judges a submission to h.
What software should be included in a biometric paper?
Biometrics strongly enocurages authors to include:
software implementing proposed methodology with their papers at the time of submission such as :code implementing simulations or data analyses presented in the paper or preferably more generic software (e.g., a R package or SAS macro). Where can I find a public repository for biometrics?
Any public repository should be mentioned in the Supporting Information section in the main paper.
Wiley, the publisher of Biometrics, has provided a LaTeX document class, biom.cls, for use by authors.
If you experience problems with the top margin of your pdf file created using the document class being "cut off," please click here.