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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ECOLOGIA
Guidelines to authors
Scope of the Journal
Revista Brasileira de Ecologia (Brazilian
Journal of Ecology), published by the Sociedade de Ecologia
do Brasil (Ecology Society of Brazil), is intended for publication
of original research papers, research notes and, occasionally,
reviews, covering all aspects of Ecology.
Submitting manuscripts
Submission of manuscript for the Brazilian
Journal of Ecology is understood to imply that it has not
previously been published (except in an abstract form) and
that it is not being considered for publication anywhere.
All manuscripts should be typewritten
in English or Portuguese. They will be submitted in triplicate,
and analyzed by Editors of Journal of the Ecology Society
of Brazil. Names and addresses are cited in the front part
of this issue.
Publication of a manuscripts
Manuscripts are accepted for publication
only after they are critically reviewed. After review, the
manuscript will be returned to the nominated author for
revision according to suggestions made by reviewers.
The corresponding author may except to
hear from the Editor within 8-12 weeks after submission
of a manuscript, as to its acceptability for publication.
All manuscripts are sent to two different referees for their
review and recommendations. The Editor and/or Associate
Editors make the final decision on acceptance or rejection.
The author is notified when a manuscript
is received and also when it is accepted or rejected for
publication. On acceptance of the paper, the nominated author
will be requested to send the text on a computer diskette.
Gallery proofs will be sent to the author for correction.
They should be checked carefully and handled promptly (5
days) according to instructions, which are attached.
Membership of Ecology Society of Brazil
is a prerequisite for acceptance of manuscript for a free
publication. (At least one of the authors should be partner
and to be in day with his annuity with SEB.)
Brazilian Journal of Ecology assumes no
responsibility of the errors made by the authors. This Journal
assumes no responsibility for conclusions reached by the
authors.
Types of papers
The copies should be types written, with
25-mm margins on all sides, double-spaced, on one side of
the paper (21 x 28cm). Authors are should submit their manuscripts
on IBM PC compatible personal computer diskettes (3.5")
together with its three printed version. These may be HD/DD,
Microsoft Word for Windows.
The research paper reports results of
original research, which have not been published anywhere
else. It consists of 12 to 15 pages, the text with double
space, Times New Roman (12) - written pages plus appropriate
references, Tables and Figures. Three copies of each paper
will be to send to the central of SEB with a diskette. In
this diskette, the paper will be written with the same form
of the Journal’s publication, as correct form as possible.
They should contain a 150-200 Word in
Abstract (Resumo), Introduction, Material and Methods, Results,
Discussion or Results and Discussion, Acknowledgments, Resumo
(Abstract), References and Illustrations or Tables with
legends and titles, numbered and already inserted in the
text. (P.S.: The figures must be avoided if there aren't
extremely necessary; the Brazilian Society of Ecology DO
NOT HAVE responsibility in the quality of the figures published
in the Journal ).
The Abstract or Resumo in the end of text
will have the title of the paper in Bold before the text
of it. This part of the paper will be presented with the
key words. They should be designed for printing in a 1-column
width.
Short Communications.
It is a concise account of new and significant
findings. Preliminary reports and letters to the Editor:
It should be written according to the guidelines given for
research papers but without the heading divisions. It's
abstract and resume (in Portuguese) should not exceed 50
words. Figures and tables are restricted to a maximum of
two figures or two tables, or one table and one figure.
The designation "short communication" will appear
above the title of this type of paper. The author should
specify that this manuscript is a short communication.
Articles' Review of Ecological
Interest.
They should be presented in the same format
as full paper, except that it should not be divided into
sections such as Introduction, Material and Methods and
others It should, however, contain and Abstract of 50 words
in Portuguese (Resume).
Organization of Manuscripts
General.
All manuscripts should be typed double-spaced
in Word for Windows 3.1 or more recent program, with wide
margins and the pages should be numbered sequentially.
Research papers should be restricted to the maximum of 15
printed pages, including Figures and Tables. Short Communications
are restricted to 6 printed pages including Figures and
Tables.
Up to now all manuscripts should be submitted written in
English or Portuguese but in the future, only in English.
Tabulation: 0,5cm. Words: Times New Roman. Title 14 and
text 12.
Author (e.g. Peter M. Kohn) and title (e.g. Production of...).
Figures must be sent already scanned and
inserted together with legend in text sequence.
The topics should be typed in capital letters (e.g. ABSTRACTS,
INTRODUCTION, etc).
Abbreviations of terms and symbols follow the recommendation
of the IUPAC – IUB Commission and Metric Systems in
to be used throughout.
Authors of the accepted papers will be requested to send
a 3" ½ diskette containing the text prepared
in P.C. based word processor (simple space).
Title Page.
A separate page should be used to give
the title of the paper, complete name (including first name
and middle initial) and affiliation of each author. An asterisk
should be placed after the name of the author to whom correspondence
about the paper should be sent. The telephone and fax number
of this author should be given in the bottom of the page.
No text of the manuscript should appear on the title page.
The title should be as brief as possible,
contain no abbreviations and be truly indicative of the
subject of the paper. Expressions such as "Effects
of ", "Influence of", "Studies on",
etc, should be avoided. Care should be exercised in preparing
the title since it is used in literature retrieval systems.
Abstract
The abstract should be typed in a separate
page and should not exceed 250 words. It should summarize
the basic contents of the paper. The abstracts should be
meaningful without having to read the remainder of the paper.
Abstracts should not contain references, tables or unusual
abbreviations. Abstracts are reprinted by abstracting journals
and hence will be read by persons who do not have access
to the entire paper. Hence the abstract must be prepared
with great care. Three to five key words should also be
included.
Resume
Resume in the abstract written in Portuguese.
Its preparation should follow the same recommendations for
the abstract in English. The resume should also contain
a title in Portuguese. The rules for the title in Portuguese
are the same for the title in English (see above). Three
to five key words (palavras chaves) have also to be included.
The resume and the title in Portuguese should also typed
in a separate page.
Introduction
The introduction should begin on a new
page and provide the reader with sufficient information
so that results reported in the paper can properly evaluated
without referring to the literature. However, the introduction
should not be an extensive review of the literature. The
introduction should also give the rationale for and objectives
of the study that is being reported
Material and Methods
This section should provide enough information
for other investigators to repeat the work. Repetition of
details of procedures, which have already been published
elsewhere, should be avoided. If a published method is modified,
such modification(s) must be described in the paper. Sources
of reagents, culture media and equipment (company, city,
state, and country) should be mentioned in the text. Names
that are registered trademarks should be so indicated. Subheading
often makes this section easier to read and understand.
Results
This section should, by means of text,
tables and /or figures, give the results of the experiments.
If a Discussion section is to be included, avoid extensive
interpretation of results but do so in the Discussion section.
When the Results and Discussion are combined. Then results
should be discussed where, in the text, it is most appropriate.
Tables should be numbered independently of the figures using
Arabic numerals. All tables and figures must be mentioned
in the text. The approximate location of tables and figures
in the text should be indicated.
Discussion.
The discussion should provide an interpretation
of the results in relation to know information.
Results and Discussion can be presented
together.
Acknowledgments.
This section is optional and follows the
Discussion. It acknowledges financial and personal assistance.
References.
Arrange the references in alphabetical
order, by last name of the author. All authors must be cited.
Number the references consecutively. Cite
each reference in the text by its number. Journal names
should be abbreviated according to the style of Biological
Abstracts or Chemical Abstracts. All references given in
the list should be cited in the text and all references
mentioned in the text must be included in the list. List
references according to the style shown in the following
examples.
a. Paper in a journal
Campos, L.C., Whittam , T.S., Gomes, T.A.T.,
Andrade, J.R.C., Trabulsi, L.R. Escherichia coli serogroup
0111 includes several clones of diarrheagenic strains with
different virulence properties. Infect. Immun., 62: 3282-3288,
1994.
b. Paper or chapter in a book
Salati, E., Tauk-Tornisielo, S.M. Ecology.
In: Campos, F.M.; Sachs, B.; Muska, K.G. (eds.). General
Ecology. Mapples Deker, Los Angeles, 1995, p.361-377.
c. Book by author(s)
Salyers, A. A., Whritt , D.D. Bacterial
pathogenesis. A molecular approach. ASM, Washington, 1994,
418p.
d. Patent
Hussong, R.V., Marth, E.H., Vakaleris,
D.G. Manufacture of cottage cheese. U.S. Pat. 3,117,870.
Jan. 14, 1964.
e. Thesis
Soave, R.C.F. Aspectos ambientais da mineração
de Calcário no município de Rio Claro. Instituto
de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Rio Claro,
SP, UNESP. 1990, 237 p.
f. Publication with no identifiable
author or editor
Anonymous. The economy of by-products.
Álcool Alcoolquim., 2:3-40, 1985.
g. Communications in events (Symposia,
conferences, and other), but not abstract so papers published
in Proceedings.
Simão, G.S.; Silva J.; Toledo, A.
S.; Gontijo Filho, P.P. Microbactérias não
tuberculosas isoladas de pacientes com síndrome de
imunodeficiência adquirida. Anais do XVII Congresso
Brasileiro de Microbiologia, Santos, SP. 1993, p.41- 50.
h. References citing "personal
communication" or "unpublished data" are
discouraged, although it is recognized that sometimes they
must be used. In these cases, they should be cited in the
text and not in the list of references.
i. References consisting of papers
that are "accepted for publication or "in press"
are acceptable. However, references of papers that are "submitted"
or "in preparation" are not acceptable.
j. Tables
Tables should not be included in the text.
Each Table must be typed in a separate page and numbered
sequentially with an Arabic number. The title of a Table
should be placed in the top of in the top of it and should
be brief but fully descriptive of the information in the
Table. Headings and subheadings should be concise with columns
and rows of data carefully centered below them.
Figures.
Arabic numbers should be used for numbering
the Figures. Data in Tables should not be repeated in Figures.
The legend of the Figures should be placed in the bottom
of them.
Photographs and line drawings.
Only those photographs, which are strictly
necessary for the understanding of the paper, should be
submitted. Photo prints must be of sufficient quality to
ensure good reproduction. They should be numbered on the
back and identified with the nominated author’s name.
Legends of line drawings and photographs should not exceed
the printing area. All elements in the drawings should be
prepared to withstand reductions. Drawings and line figures
should be drawn in black ink on tracing paper and should
prepared as indicated for the photographs. Colored illustrations
are not accepted.
Reprints.
The publish form of de Journal in paper
or diskette is for substituted the reprints of each paper.
Important Observations:
The publication of the Journal in the correct
period depends of the payment of the annuity by the members
of Ecology Society of Ecology. Today is very difficult to
receive financial by this publication.
The publication time depends of the authors and revisers.
They will be as possible as to analyzed or put in the correct
form the papers.
The revision of the English and/or Portuguese is very important,
principally today, when this Society doesn’t have
much money to pay any reviewer this aspect of the papers.
when sending the manuscript for the first time it's not
necessary to send the diskette, just if the manuscript is
accepted for publication.
Secretária: Sara Cristina Galvão
Rodrigues
Colaboradores: Reginaldo César Bortolin
e Jorbson Antonio Giovanni
Consultores Científicos: Pesquisadores
escolhidos pela Comissão Editorial (serão
relacionados no primeiro número de cada volume do
ano seguinte ao da colaboração).
Distribuição da Revista:
A Revista Brasileira de Ecologia é distribuída
a todos os sócios da SEB, assinantes e as instituições
nacionais e estrangeiras de educação e pesquisa.
Aquisição por não
membros: Assinatura anual, porte simples, R$ 65,00 (Brasil).
Exemplares avulsos poderão ser adquiridos ao preço
de R$ 20,00 (revista mais o disquete) ou R$ 10,00 somente
a revista (Brasil). A remessa deve ser feita com cheque
nominal à Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil .
Accession by nom-members: Annual subscription
(1 volume with two issues) US$ 65.00. Separate issues with
diskette US$ 20.00 and so 1 issue US$ 10.00. Checks to Sociedade
de Ecologia do Brasil.
A Revista Brasileira de Ecologia é
um periódico de divulgação científica,
publicado pela Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil, fundada
em 1988, responsável pela divulgação
de trabalhos técnicos - científicos originais
e inéditos de interesse da Ecologia e Ciências
Ambientais. Os conceitos emitidos em artigos ou notas assinadas
são de exclusiva responsabilidade de seus autores,
não refletindo, necessariamente, a opinião
do corpo editorial ou da SEB.
Toda correspondência deverá
ser encaminhada a Sede da SEB, situada no Centro de Estudos
Ambientais da UNESP, Campus de Rio Claro, SP. Avenida 24-A,
n.1515, CP 199. Rio Claro, SP, CEP 13.506-900 Brasil.
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