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publishes original and unpublished scientific papers in Agronomy Sciences.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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