BIOENG Submission System Complete manuscript submission toolkit for the Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering (BIOENG) Overview The BIOENG Submission System is a browser-based tool that guides authors through the complete manuscript preparation and submission process for the Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering (Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas). The system enforces the journal's formatting guidelines and generates all four documents required for double-blind peer review in a single workflow. The tool runs entirely in the browser: no server, no installation, no data transmission. All processing occurs locally on the author's machine. Key Features 12-step guided workflow covering manuscript content, author metadata, declarations, cover letter, and reviewer suggestions Double-blind compliance: automatically separates author-identifying information from the manuscript Four .docx outputs generated from a single form, each matching the journal's official templates CRediT taxonomy integration: interactive checkboxes per author with automatic contribution statement generation Bilingual interface: Portuguese navigation labels with English document content Pre-formatted declarations: dropdown menus with standard statements for data availability, conflicts of interest, funding, generative AI use, IRB/ethics, and code availability APA 7th edition support: structured reference formatting with hanging indentation Zero dependencies on external servers: operates entirely client-side using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Generated Documents The system produces four separate .docx files, each corresponding to a mandatory submission component: # File Content Identifying? 1 Template_BIOENG.docx Full manuscript (title, abstract, keywords, sections 1–5, references) ✗ Anonymous 2 Author_identification_supplementary_information.docx Author tables, CRediT contribution matrix, scope area, and all declarations ✓ Identified 3 Cover_Letter_BIOENG.docx Letter to Editor-in-Chief with manuscript info and 8 mandatory declarations ✓ Identified 4 Suggested_Reviewers_BIOENG.docx Suggested reviewers (≥4) and excluded reviewers (≤2) with full details ✓ Identified This separation ensures compliance with BIOENG's double-blind review policy: reviewers receive only the anonymous manuscript, while the editorial staff has access to the supplementary identification documents. Workflow Steps Manuscript (Steps 1–9) Step Section Description 1 Article Info Title, article type (Regular / Review / Short Communication / Technical Note), language, scope area 2 Authors Full name, department, institution, city/state/country, email, ORCID, corresponding author flag, CRediT role checkboxes 3 Abstract & Keywords 100–250 word abstract with live word counter; 3–5 semicolon-separated keywords 4 Introduction Section 1 with support for [SUB], [FIG], and [TAB] markers 5 Materials & Methods Section 2 with subsection, figure, and table markers 6 Results & Discussion Section 3 with subsection, figure, and table markers 7 Conclusions Section 4 8 References APA 7th edition, one reference per line 9 Declarations CRediT (auto-generated), acknowledgements, data availability, code/software, conflicts of interest, funding, generative AI, IRB/ethics, supplementary material Submission (Steps 10–11) Step Section Description 10 Cover Letter Date, study description, relevance to BIOENG, novelty statement, 8 mandatory checkbox declarations 11 Reviewers ≥4 suggested reviewers (name, institution, country, institutional email, ORCID, expertise area) + ≤2 excluded reviewers with justification Finalize (Step 12) Step Section Description 12 Review & Generate Complete submission summary + individual or batch download of all 4 documents Content Markers Within the Introduction, Materials & Methods, and Results & Discussion text fields, authors can use the following markers to structure their content: Marker Purpose Example [SUB] Title Creates a numbered subsection heading (e.g., 2.1, 2.2) [SUB] Study area [FIG] Caption Inserts a figure placeholder with a caption below [FIG] Figure 1. Experimental setup. [TAB] Caption Inserts a table placeholder with a caption above [TAB] Table 1. Treatment results. CRediT Taxonomy The system implements the full CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) standard, adopted by Elsevier, Springer Nature, MDPI, Wiley, and other major publishers. The 14 roles are: Role Definition Conceptualization Formulation of overarching research goals and aims Methodology Development or design of methodology; creation of models Software Programming, software development; implementation of code and algorithms Validation Verification of overall replication/reproducibility of results Formal analysis Application of statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques Investigation Conducting research and experiments; data collection Resources Provision of study materials, reagents, samples, equipment, or facilities Data curation Management and annotation of data; maintaining research outputs Writing – original draft Preparation and creation of the initial manuscript draft Writing – review & editing Critical review, commentary, or revision of the manuscript Visualization Preparation of figures, graphs, maps, or other visual displays Supervision Oversight and leadership for research activity planning and execution Project administration Management and coordination for research planning and execution Funding acquisition Acquisition of financial support for the research Each author's roles are selected via checkboxes in their author card (Step 2). The system automatically generates the formatted contribution statement using author initials (e.g., "J.C.S.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft; M.A.G.: Supervision, Writing – review & editing."). Additionally, the Author Identification document includes a CRediT contribution matrix — a table with roles as rows and authors as columns, with checkmarks (☑/☐) for each assignment. Scope Areas The journal covers 11 scope areas within biosystems engineering: Precision Agriculture and Zootechnics Agribusiness and Development Production Biosystems and Environment Rural Construction and Transport Alternative Energy Sources Agricultural Machinery Mechatronics and Information Technology Mathematical Modelling of Biosystems Chemistry and Biochemistry Applied to Biosystems Water and Soil Technologies Waste and Effluent Treatment Declaration Statements Step 9 provides dropdown menus with pre-formatted statements (bilingual labels in Portuguese and English) for all mandatory declarations. Authors select a template and can customize the text. Available declarations: Declaration Options Data Availability Public repository (with DOI) · On request · In supplementary material · Not applicable · Restricted Code/Software Not applicable · Repository URL · On request Conflicts of Interest No conflicts · Custom declaration Funding Funded (with grant details) · No external funding Generative AI Not used · Used (with tool name, version, and purpose) IRB / Ethics Not applicable · Approved by committee (with protocol code and date) Technical Specifications Property Value Technology Single-file HTML + CSS + JavaScript (client-side only) Document generation docx.js v8.5.0 via CDN File saving FileSaver.js v2.0.5 via CDN Typography Source Sans 3 (UI), DM Serif Display (headings) via Google Fonts Page format A4 (11906 × 16838 DXA), 1-inch margins Document fonts Times New Roman (body, 12pt), Arial (headings) Browser support Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari (modern versions) Internet required Only for initial CDN loading; generation works offline after page load Data privacy No data is transmitted — all processing occurs locally in the browser File size ~70 KB (single HTML file) How to Use Open BIOENG_Article_Formatter.html in any modern web browser Fill in each step using the guided sidebar navigation Review your complete submission in Step 12 Generate individual documents or click "Generate All 4 Documents" for batch download Submit the four .docx files through the journal's submission platform No installation, registration, or server connection is required. Citation If you use this tool in your work or wish to reference it, please cite: Goulart, C. (2026). BIOENG Submission System: A browser-based manuscript preparation toolkit for the Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering (Version 1.0) [Software]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18819656 BibTeX: @software{goulart_2026_bioeng_submission, author = {Goulart, Celso}, title = {{BIOENG Submission System: A browser-based manuscript preparation toolkit for the Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering}}, year = {2026}, version = {1.0}, publisher = {Zenodo}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18819656}, url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18819656} } Related Resources BIOENG Journal: https://seer.tupa.unesp.br/index.php/BIOENG Author Guidelines: https://seer.tupa.unesp.br/BIOENG/about/submissions CRediT Taxonomy: https://credit.niso.org/ APA 7th Edition: https://apastyle.apa.org/ Institutional Affiliation Developed at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Agribusiness and Development, School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã, SP, Brazil. License This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Under the following terms: Attribution (BY) — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made NonCommercial (NC) — You may not use the material for commercial purposes NoDerivatives (ND) — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material © 2026 Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering (BIOENG) — São Paulo State University (UNESP)