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 submission of papers to the Journal by the corresponding author
implies acceptance by all coauthors. 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unpublished scientific papers in Agronomy Sciences.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. TeleFax:
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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