INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
The REVISTA
CIENTÍFICA UDO AGRÍCOLA of Escuela de Ingeniería Agronómica of Universidad
de Oriente, Venezuela is a peer reviewed publication of free distribution which
publishes one volumen per year with one issue per volume but also, one or more
supplements per volume can be published. The presentation of papers implies
that the author or (authors) is (are) commitment not to have published or not
to publish in future the material presented in any other means of information,
being it foreign or national. The Journal publishes original and unpublished
scientific papers in Agronomy Sciences. Such papers are mainly focus on aspects
of agronomy, botany, entomology, phytopathology, soils science, genetics and
plant breeding, ecology, biotechnology, irrigation and drainage, agricultural
machinery, socials science, agricultural economy, etc. Also, papers in the
areas of Veterinary, Animal Production, Food Technology and vegetal and animal
Biology both terrestrial and aquatic can be published. In addition, technical
reviews, advances on research, technical notes, opinion letters and book
reviews can be published. Review papers or monographs are preferably by
invitation of Directive Council but unsolicited reviews are equally welcome. Additional information should be solicited to: La
Revista Científica UDO Agrícola, Avenida Universidad, Campus Los
Guaritos, Escuela de Ingeniería Agronómica, Núcleo de Monagas, Universidad de
Oriente, Maturín, C. P. 6201. Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Phone: 00-58-291-300-4005.
Fax: 00-58-291-300-4091. E-mail: revistaudoagricola@gmail.com.
Its abbreviated
title is UDO Ag.. (Venezuela), and it should be used in bibliographies,
footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.
Total o partial
reproduction of articles published in Revista Científica UDO Agrícola is
allowed only with citation of the authors and source. The articles represent
the author’s opinion. The mention of a trademark does not mean UDO Agrícola’s
recommendation.
Papers should be sent
preferably by email to: revistaudoagricola@gmail.com. Also, papers can be sent
to the above mentioned address in original and two copies plus diskette 3 ½ or
CD containing the paper. The paper’s format is: letter paper (8 ½’’ x 11’’),
written in Spanish, Portuguese or English, double spacer, in Times New Roman 12
font, and margin pages of 2 cm on each side. Papers must be written in
Microsoft Word for Windows 2003 or higher. Each manuscript will be evaluated by
at least three reviewers expert in the subject. The Revista Científica UDO
Agrícola has no page charges.
The preparation sequence of paper will be as follow:
TITLE
OF PAPER: It should be as concise as possible, with a maximum of 30 words,
reflecting the paper content.
AUTHOR(S): Name, name,
Institution (s) associated with, physical and e-mail address, phone and fax
numbers.
KEY WORDS: Maximum five (5)
words or very short sentences related to the paper’s central theme.
ABSTRACTS: Each paper must be
accompanied by an abstract, it should not exceed 250 words including
justification, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions.
Text:
The
paper sequence will be as follow:
Introduction: Must
include a brief review of the literature pertinent to the paper, and its
objectives. The introduction must be finished with a paragraph in which the
objectives are outlined.
Materials and
methods: Brief description of the used methodology, giving emphasis to the
original methods, or to the important modifications made to known techniques
and equipment. Analytical and statistical procedures must be clearly described.
Results: The most
relevant paper trends will be described in logical, objective, and exact
manner, as well as its understanding and interpreting way. Paper trends can be expressed by mainly using
tables and figures, which must be inserted within the text.
Discussion: It is the rigorous manner by which the author
analyzes and interprets the final results of the research. In addition, the comparisons made with other
author’s results. It is very important to
end this section with a paragraph where the practical or theoretical
implications of the research are expressed. Results and discussion can be presented together under the subtitle of results and discussion.
Conclusions: In
this section, the new discovered facts must be indicated in logical and concise
way, beginning with the most important fact and ending with the less important
one. The contribution to science must also be indicated. Eventually, recommendations can
be included, which constitute the action to follow according to conclusions.
Recommendations can be included in the subtitle of conclusions and
recommendations instead of conclusions.
Acknowledges: They
can be included when author(s) considered them necessary.
Literature cited:
The reference must be organized in alphabetical order by author(s), followed by
publication year. All author’s name must be included from bibliographical references cited:
Journal:
Author’s last name, name or name’s initial letter, year of publication, title of
the paper, journal name, volume, number and corresponding pagination. For example:
Otahola, V. y J. Imery. 1995.
Selección masal con control biparental para prolificidad en maíz (Zea mays L.). SABER 7 (2): 63 – 69.
Méndez-Natera,
J. R.; O. H. Medina-Leota; J. F. Merazo-Pinto and J. E. Fendel-Alvarez. 1999. Effect of
four tillage methods and two forms of urea placement in an Ultisol of savanna
on vegetative and flowering traits of three sesame cultivars, Sesamum
indicum L. Revista de La Facultad de Agronomía (LUZ) 16 (5): 463-475
Collective work: Author’s last name, name or name’s initial letter,
year of publication, title of the paper, work’s editor (it must start with the
Latin word In), work name, publishing
house, city and corresponding pagination. For
example:
Ortega, A.; S. K. Vasal; J. Mihl y C.
Hershey. 1991. Mejoramiento de maíz
resistente a los insectos. In: F. G.
Maxwell y P. R. Jennings (EDS). Mejoramiento de plantas resistentes a insectos.
Editorial
LIMUSA. México. p. 391 – 442.
Books: Author’s last name, name or name’s initial letter, year of publication,
work name, publishing house, city or country and corresponding pagination. For example:
Hernández, F. J. 1997. El cultivo del algodonero.
Ediciones de la Universidad Ezequiel Zamora. Barinas, Venezuela. 309 p.
For more specific
references, the author(s) should consult to the journal’s editors.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Papers
should not exceed 30 pages, including graphs and tables. The bibliographic
reference style within the text must be by author (up to two) followed by the
year of publication in parentheses. If the authors are more than two, the last
name of the first author must be written followed of et al. and the year of publication. Second
hand references will not be
accepted. Decimal numbers should be indicated by a period (.). Scientific names
must be written in cursive. A paper can be published in two or more parts (I,
II, etc.) when at least the first two parts are simultaneously received. The
main author will receive five free print-outs of their published paper or a
file in PDF format with the paper. Check most recent issues of Revista
Científica UDO Agrícola for current format and style in the following web
sites: http://www.bioline.org.br/cg or http://www.udoagricola.150m.com.
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