MiP2026

MiP2026 Conference
 
For more information about the event please head to the event page: MiP2026.

Please note: registration to the BEC preprints submission platform is not a registration for MiP2026. To register for the event head here.

For more information about submitting continue reading.

Submissions due September 30, 2026
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Submission process
  1. Short communications (2 to 3 pages) or full manuscripts to be published in BEC Preprints (with individual DOI, not peer reviewed).
  2. Presentations will be selected from the preprints.
  3. Following discussions at MiP2026, the original preprint or an updated version is submitted for publication in Bioenergetics Communications (peer-reviewed).
Submission guidelines (short communication)

Length: 2–3 pages

Spacing:
A4 page size with margins: top 3 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, left 2.5 cm, right 2.5 cm

Font: Arial

Title: bold, font size 20 pt
Use capital letters in the title only where necessary.

Authors: font size 14 pt
  • Presenting author's surname + first name (+ initials), underlined, e.g. Smith Jane F
  • Including a headshot photo of the presenting author is recommended for networking purposes.
  • Co-authors' surname + initials, e.g. Sanders HF
  • If authors are based at different institutions provide a superscript to indicate their affiliations and use a comma without space to separate numbers, e.g. Sanders HF1, Gonzalez A1,2
Affiliations: font size 10 pt
  • Separate affiliations by semicolons and link to authors using superscripts
  • Example: 1Dept VW, Univ XY; 2Dept TU, Univ Z
  • Use abbreviations for Department, University, etc. (Dept, Univ)
  • Presenting author's email address is given at the end of all affiliations
Main text: font size 12 pt, justified
  • Structure text in paragraphs with bold section headers
  • Use 5 mm tabs
  • Include introduction, methods, and combined results/discussion sections
Methods:

The methods should provide enough detail of all the procedures used to allow the reproducibility of the presented research. If the method is published a reference to the original publication is sufficient. We encourage authors to provide information related to the experimental design as suggested in ARRIVE and NIH guidelines (e.g., information about replicates, randomization, blinding, sample size, and the criteria for inclusion and exclusion of any data or subjects).

SI Units and IUPAC recommendations

Manuscripts must adhere to SI units and IUPAC recommendations. Updated MitoEAGLE recommendations on terms and symbols should be implemented.


Decimal and Thousands Separators: (123 456.00)
Use a period for decimal places and spaces for thousands separators.

References (font size 10 pt)
Provide up to seven references using the BEC format.
  • For periodical publications: Chance B, Williams GR (1955) Respiratory enzymes in oxidative phosphorylation. I. Kinetics of oxygen utilization. J Biol Chem. 217(1):383-393 https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/10.26124/bec:2020-0001.v1.
  • For books: Nelson DL, Cox MM (2021) Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. W. H. Freeman. ISBN:9781319228002
Use lower case letters for titles.

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

  • The reference list shall be in order of appearance with corresponding number from the text.
Figures and tables
Include one figure/table with short captions.

» Units in figures and tables

Keywords: up to 5 keywords

Author contributions:
Example: . Data collection and evaluation was performed by AA, AB, AC. All authors wrote the manuscript. AA and AB designed the framework of the review.

Conflicts of interest:
Example: AB declares conflicts of interest XXX. AA declares none.

Publication
  • All accepted contributions will be published in BEC Preprints (Proceedings MiP2026).
  • Authors retain copyright. Publication in BEC preprint Proceedings does not preclude the authors from including this content in a full-length manuscript as a living communication in BEC.
Selection process
  • Submissions will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee.