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Diretrizes para Autores

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscript should be submitted electronically (MS Word files). The authors should inform names and address (including e-mail) of at least five researchers of recognized competence who may be considered as reviewers.

Revision of manuscripts: Revised manuscripts must be submitted within two months of the authors’ receipt of the referees’ reports. Otherwise they will be considered as new submissions.

Proofs: The corresponding author will receive proof by e-mail. Proofs must be checked immediately and returned to the JBSE. Corrections to the proofs should be restricted to printer’s errors only. Substantial alterations may be charged to the author. The JBSE will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.

Submission and review of manuscripts

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscript should be submitted electronically in MS Word files to www.univali.br/jbse by SEER (Sistema Eletrônico de Editoração de Revistas). The authors should inform names and address (including e-mail) of at least five researchers of recognized competence who may be considered as reviewers.

Revision of manuscripts: Revised manuscripts must be submitted within two months of the authors’ receipt of the referees’ reports. Otherwise they will be considered as new submissions.

Proofs: The corresponding author will receive proof by e-mail. Proofs must be checked immediately and returned to the JBSE. Corrections to the proofs should be restricted to printer’s errors only. Substantial alterations may be charged to the author. The JBSE will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.

Reprints: Electronic reprints (pdf files) will be sent to the corresponding author

There is only one rate for publication regarding the review of papers published in English. For the first author, member of the ECOTOX-Brasil, this fee is free.

Preparation of manuscripts

Sections: Manuscripts should be divided into the following sections: Title page, abstract, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, captions to figures, tables.Formats: All sections of the manuscript must be typed using MS Word (or compatible), letter Times New Roman 12, double-spaced on A4 paper with 2.5 cm margins. To aid reviewers, number the lines of the text (go to files, page setup, layout, lines numbering). Pages should be numbered consecutively (at bottom right-hand corner) and footnotes must be avoided. Mark the position of each figure and table in the margin. The full Latin names of all species used in this study must be supplied.

Length: Authors should keep the length of research papers below 10 journal pages (approximately 3.2 double-spaced typewritten pages equal one page of printed type) and limit the number of references (maximum of 40), figures and tables.

Title pages: The title should be sort, concise and informative. Consult a recent issue of JBSE for author format. Te author’s name should be followed by his/her department, institution, city, and country. Indicate the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be addressed and supply full postal address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address.

Abstract: The second page of the manuscript must contain only the abstract and the key words. The abstract should be a single paragraph not exceeding 200 words. Non-standard abbreviations and reference citations should be avoided.

Key words: Up to eight key words, which may or may not appear in the title, should be listed in alphabetic order after the abstract.

Tables: Each table, including headings and legend (at the top), should be on a separate page. Number tables consecutively using Arabic numerals. Do not duplicate information in the text or data presented in graphic forms. Very long tables are discouraged and very short ones should be combined, when possible. Insert rules at the head, below column headings and foot of each table.

Illustrations: Photographs, charts and diagrams (limited to 6) are to be referred to as “Figures” and should be ordered consecutively. Figures should not duplicate information found in tables. Include titles and explanatory legends for all illustrations on a separate sheet placed before the figures. Label multipart figures with consecutive letters of the alphabet. Line drawings should be intensely black on white. Halftones do not reproduce well and must be submitted as photographs with good contrast and sharp focus throughout. Authors must assume the costs of printing color photographs or prints on glossy stock. Avoid small dotted lines, shading, and stippling, which do not reproduce well. Be certain that symbols and lettering will be legible after reduction.

References: All publications cited in the text should be presented in alphabetic order in a list following the manuscript. In the text refer to the author’s name and year of publication (i.e. Reis (1998) or (Reis, 1998)). For two authors, use the ampersand (&); for more than two authors the name of the first author should be followed by “et al.”. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The List of references (on a separate sheet) should be arranged alphabetically on authors’ names, and chronologically per author. Names of all authors must be included. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 2000a, 2000b, etc. Unpublished work will not be listed in this section unless it is “in press”. Abbreviations should follow the “World List of Scientific Periodicals” published by Butterworks, London.

References must follow the relevant examples below.

AXELSSON, M. & FARRELL, A.P., 1993, Coronary blood flow in vivo in the coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Am. J. Physiol., 264: 963-971.

MROSOVSKY, N. & YNTEMA, C. L., 1981, Temperature dependence of sexual differentiation in sea turtles: implications for conservation. In: K. A. Bjorndal (ed.), Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Smithsonian, Inst. Press in Coop. World, Wildlife Fund. Inc., Washington, D.C.

REIS, J., 1998, Microbiologia, pp. 3-31. In: M. G. Ferri & Shozo Motoyama (orgs.), História das Ciências no Brasil, 2o vol., 468p., EDUSP e EPU, São Paulo.

RIZZINI, C. T., 1979, Tratado de Fitogeografia do Brasil. Aspectos sociológicos e florísticos. HUCITEC, São Paulo, 2o vol., 374p.

Short communications:

(a) The average length of a short communication should not exceed 4 pages in print (approx. 2000-2100 words, including abstract, captions and references). A maximum of 2 illustrations (figures or tables) is allowed. It should be arranged as follows. First page: title (not exceeding 85 characters including spaces between words); surname(s) of author(s), preceded by one name spelled out in full; name and address of the establishment where the work was done; name, full postal address, telephone and fax numbers of author to whom proofs and other correspondence should be sent. Next page (2): abstract and keywords (indexing terms: normally 3-6 items); Pages 3 to end: 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; figure legends and figures; tables.

(b) Abstract and keywords: and abstract (English and Portuguese or Spanish) not exceeding 75 words and stating what was done, what was found, and what was concluded should be typed on a separate sheet. Below the abstract, type 3-6 keywords. These terms will be printed at the end of the abstract.

(c) Standard nomenclature should be used throughout. Avoid unnecessary abbreviations and symbols (see extensive 'Instructions to authors' (Vol. 1, No. 1, p. vii). Words at the end of a line should not be divided. Use of hyphens, capital letters. numbers written or spelled out (e.g. 8 or eight) should be consistent throughout the manuscript.

(d) Legends of illustrations and footnotes should be typed on separate sheets, lines double spaced. Footnotes, to be numbered consecutively in superscript throughout the text, should be used as little as possible.