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 The Journal publishes original and unpublished scientific papers in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
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
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
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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