BioPharm International integrates the science and business of biopharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing. We provide practical, peer-reviewed technical solutions to enable biopharmaceutical professionals to perform their jobs more effectively.

More than 29,000 readers worldwide count on BioPharm International for practical information on developing and manufacturing pharmaceutical products through biotechnology. Readers are involved in product and process development, manufacturing, quality control/quality assurance, regulatory affairs, plant and project engineering and design, and corporate management.

BioPharm International articles help keep our readers up-to-date on technical and regulatory topics, including upstream processing (protein expression, fermentation & cell culture); downstream processing (filtration and separation); validation; GMP compliance and quality control; drug formulation and delivery; scale-up strategies; and facilities design and expansion. We also cover business topics such as outsourcing, project management, partnerships, and intellectual property management.

Manuscript Requirements

Please follow the guidelines below for submitting a manuscript to BioPharm International.

Peer Review. Members of BioPharm International's Editorial Advisory Board and other industry experts review manuscripts on technical and regulatory topics. Reviews are blind. Readers, vendors, and product manufacturers are all best served when authors present their scientific and technical data and conclusions in a straightforward and neutral way. BioPharm International readers know that the magazine's editors and reviewers insist on solid data to support an article's conclusions. Reviewers expect authors to resist the pressure to emphasize product features or names or in their work, and they recommend rejection of manuscripts that look promotional. Vendor authors and others interested in presenting technology updates or application notes are encouraged to contact the Editor in Chief about how to proceed.

We also accept practical articles on business and legal topics of concern to the industry, such as intellectual property, licensing and partnerships, outsourcing, and other topics identified in the editorial calendar.

Article length. Articles on technical and regulatory topics generally contain ~2,500–3,500 words and include tables and figures as appropriate. Business articles generally are shorter (~2,000–2,500 words). In all cases, the length is flexible: the article should provide sufficient detail without excessive length.

We also welcome 550–600 word opinion pieces, on topical issues in biotechnology, for our "Final Word" column.

Abstract. All article submissions must include an abstract of approximately 75–100 words, along with an introduction and summary or conclusion.

How to Submit a Proposal or Manuscript For completed articles, please submit the text and figures electronically to Editor in Chief Laura Bush at lbush@advanstar.com
. We also encourage authors to submit an abstract or outline before completing an article, and to call with any questions (tel. 732.346.3020).

If the paper includes equations or special characters that might be lost during electronic file transfer, please include a PDF with your e-mail and a mail us a hard copy to:

BioPharm International
485 Route One South,
Building F, First Floor
Iselin, NJ 08830

Formatting. To expedite the review process, please format as follows:

• Remove all headers and footers.
• Identify authors only on the title page (that information is removed for reviews); and ensure no author or company names appear in headers or footers.
• List all references at the end of the manuscript, in numerical order. Call out all references in the text with a number (superscript or in parentheses). Please do not embed your endnotes; this complicates file transfer. Please follow the reference format of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, available at http://www.icmje.org/.
• Place each table on a separate page; start figure legends on a separate page, and identify each by its proper number. Explain all symbols used in the figures.
• Send all figures, and photos in a separate file. Do not embed or insert them into the text.