Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors must register in the journal system in order to submit their manuscripts. Submissions will only be accepted if they fully comply with the guidelines described below.

Submission Requirements

Manuscripts must:

• Be in accordance with the scope of the journal;
  • Present appropriate technical-scientific quality;
  • Be original and not under evaluation in another journal;
  • Be accompanied by a Cover Letter (Cover Letter Template), which must briefly explain the relevance of the work, also containing a statement that the work has not been published or submitted to another journal, certifying the authors’ responsibility for all data provided and a declaration that the ethical principles of research involving human beings and/or animals have been respected. The Cover Letter must be submitted together with the manuscript through the system (in case of doubts, contact via e-mail: boletimcientificoagronomico@ccaab.ufrb.edu.br).

Fees

The journal does not charge submission or publication fees.

Manuscript Structure

All original manuscripts must be submitted in Portuguese with the following items: Title (written in Portuguese and in the English language), Abstract (written in Portuguese, not exceeding 250 words), Keywords (at least 3 and at most 5), Abstract (written in English, not exceeding 250 words), Keywords (at least 3 and at most 5), Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion and References.

The items Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion and References must be sequentially numbered with Arabic numerals, as well as their possible subitems.

Formatting

Submitted manuscripts must be typed using Microsoft Word for Windows (version 6.0 or higher), in A4 format (21.0 x 29.7 cm), with 1.5 line spacing, with lateral margins of 3.0 cm and top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm, in Times New Roman font, 14 cpi for the title, 12 cpi for the text and 10 cpi for footnotes and information of tables, charts and figures.

Images must be inserted in the text according to the order in which they are cited and numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals and submitted separately in JPEG format. The title must be placed above the table and below the figure, and must be short, but representative, with a complete description of the information contained in the table. Images must be inserted in the text with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Pages and lines must be numbered.

The document of Original Articles must not exceed 20 pages; Review Articles must not exceed 25 pages; and Technical Notes must not exceed 15 pages.

References in the text must follow the ABNT standard (NBR6023, 2nd edition, 2018). Citations must follow the ABNT standard (NBR10520, 2nd edition, 2023).

Formatting

Submitted manuscripts must be typed using Microsoft Word for Windows (version 6.0 or higher), in A4 format (21.0 x 29.7 cm), with 1.5 line spacing, with lateral margins of 3.0 cm and top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm, in Times New Roman font, 14 cpi for the title, 12 cpi for the text and 10 cpi for footnotes and information of tables, charts and figures.

Images must be inserted in the text according to the order in which they are cited and numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals and submitted separately in JPEG format. The title must be placed above the table and below the figure, and must be short, but representative, with a complete description of the information contained in the table. Images must be inserted in the text with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Pages and lines must be numbered.

The document of Original Articles must not exceed 20 pages; Review Articles must not exceed 25 pages; and Technical Notes must not exceed 15 pages.

References in the text must follow the ABNT standard (NBR6023, 2nd edition, 2018). Citations must follow the ABNT standard (NBR10520, 2nd edition, 2023).

AUTHORS AND AFFILIATION

The original submission document (initial submission version) must not contain the names of the authors nor their respective affiliations. At the final stage of evaluation, such information will be inserted in the header of the manuscript. At the submission stage, the names of the authors must be informed in the Cover Letter written in full, with the initial letter capitalized. The affiliation must be presented below the names of the authors, with identification of the affiliated institution. It is not necessary to mention the authors’ academic titles. The corresponding author will be the one responsible for the act of submission of the work and will be responsible for following the entire evaluation process.

ABSTRACT

The Abstract must not exceed 250 words, containing information that allows the adequate characterization of the communication as a whole and must inform the objective and the content of the subject.

KEYWORDS

At least three and at most five words must be presented following the Abstract, avoiding repetition of words from the title and separated by commas.

ABSTRACT

It must be a faithful translation of the abstract (font size 12).

KEYWORDS

It must be a faithful translation of the keywords (font size 12).

MAIN TEXT (INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION)

It must be presented with 1.5 line spacing, Times New Roman font size 12. Abbreviations established by the International System of Units may be used. Bibliographic citations in the text must be indicated by the surname of the author(s) followed by the year, according to ABNT/NBR-10520 standard (2nd edition, 2023) of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT). When there are more than three authors, only the surname of the first author should be cited, followed by the expression et al. Examples: Rodrigues (1999), (Rodrigues, 1999), Silva and Santos (2000), (Silva; Santos, 2000), Gonçalves et al. (1998), (Gonçalves et al., 1998), according to ABNT standards.

REFERENCES

The list of references must be presented in alphabetical order by authors’ surnames, according to ABNT/NBR-6023 standard (2nd edition, 2018) of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT). The reference begins with the last surname of the author(s) followed by the initial letter(s) of the given name(s), except in names of Spanish origin or double surnames, which must be registered by the last two surnames. All authors must be cited. The reference must be aligned to the left margin, in single spacing and separated from each other by single spacing.

For electronic documents, the following information must be added at the end of the references: Available at: <electronic address>. Accessed on: day/month (abbreviated)/year. For documents that have a DOI, its inclusion is mandatory.

Below are some examples of bibliographic references:

JOURNAL ARTICLE

EUCLIDES FILHO, K.; EUCLIDES, V. P. B.; FIGUEIREDO, G. R; BARBOSA, R. A. Eficiência binutricional de animais nelore e seus mestiços com Simental e Aberdeen Angus, em duas dietas. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, v. 30, n. 1, p. 72-82, 2001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982001000100013.

BOOKS

MACARI, M.; FURLAN, R. L.; GONZALES, E. Fisiologia aviária aplicada a frangos de corte. Jaboticabal: Funep, 1994. 296 p.

BOOK CHAPTERS

WEEKES, T. E. C. Insulin and growyh. In: BUTTERY, P. J.; LINDSAY, D. B.; HAYNES, N. B. (ed). Controland manipulation of animal growth. Londres: Butterworths, 1986. p. 187-206.

THESES (DOCTORAL) OR DISSERTATIONS (MASTER’S)

CLIMACO, W. L. S. Desinfetantes alternativos ao uso de formaldeído para desint=fecção de ovos férteis. 2017. 119 f. Tese (Doutorado em Zootecnia) – Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 2017. Disponível em: https://repositorio.ufmg.br/bitstream/1843/BUOS-ARBHC8/1/tese_winnie_final__21_06_2017.pdf. Acesso em: 09 set. 2023.

ARTICLES PRESENTED AT CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

RAHAL, S. S. W. H.; TEIXEIRA, E. M. S. Uso de fluoresceína na identificação dos vasos linfáticos superficiais das glândulas mamárias em cadelas. In: CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, 23., 1994, Recife. Anais... Recife: SPEMVE, 1994. p. 19.

TABLES AND FIGURES

The file for Figures and Schemes must be provided during submission in a single zip file and with sufficiently high resolution (minimum of 1000 pixels in width/height or resolution of 300 dpi or higher). Accepted formats: JPEG.

All Figures and Tables must be inserted in the main text close to their first citation and must be numbered following their order of appearance (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, Table 1, etc.).

All Figures and Tables must have a short explanatory title and caption. The title of the table must appear at the top and may be presented in single spacing and font size 12. The title of the figure must appear at the bottom and may be presented in single spacing and font size 10.

All columns of the table must have an explanatory header. To facilitate editing of larger tables, smaller fonts may be used, but not less than 8 pt in size. Authors must use the Table option of Microsoft Word to create tables.

Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color (RGB at 8 bits per channel). There is no additional cost to publish color graphics.

FOR TECHNICAL REVIEW ARTICLE:

The Technical Review Article aims to synthesize and present detailed and relevant technical information on a specific topic in an area of interest related to the scope of the Journal. The document must not exceed 25 pages.

The texts must be relevant and of interest to the academic or professional community in the field. They must provide a detailed and informative analysis of the topic in question.

Technical review articles must follow a clear structure that includes an abstract, keywords, abstract, introduction, detailed literature review, methodology (if applicable), Keyword, Introduction, Development, Considerations and References.

Organize the sections in a logical and coherent manner so that the reader can easily follow the development of the topic.

FOR TECHNICAL NOTE:

The texts must be original and written in technical language, presenting, in detail, information and recommendations of a practical nature, duly validated and resulting from R&D activities, or validated research results, or an article prepared by a specialist technician in a given subject, containing theoretical foundation and/or analysis of the specific context of the chosen theme.

• Scientific texts must be original, written according to the official orthographic rules of the Portuguese language and in accordance with ABNT standards and must be structured to contain Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keyword, Introduction, Development, Considerations and References.
• In the case of validated research results: Brief communication, whose immediate publication is justified, as it is an unpublished fact of importance, but with insufficient volume to constitute a complete scientific article: the scientific texts must be original, written according to the official orthographic rules of the Portuguese language and in accordance with ABNT standards and must be structured to contain Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keyword, Introduction, Development, Considerations and References (following the same standards for articles mentioned above).

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

Manuscripts involving human subjects, animals, or genetic manipulation techniques must include, in the Materials and Methods section, a clear description of the ethical aspects of the research, including approval by an institutional Research Ethics Committee, where applicable.

Authors must provide the approval number or protocol identifier, as well as the name of the institution responsible for the ethical review. Manuscripts that fail to provide proof of ethical approval, when required, will not be considered for publication.

PUBLICATION ETHICS STATEMENT

The journal adopts rigorous ethical standards and editorial best practices to ensure the integrity, transparency, and quality of the scientific work it publishes.

All manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process, ensuring impartiality and confidentiality.

The journal does not tolerate unethical practices, including, but not limited to:

• plagiarism in any form;
• data fabrication or falsification;
• inappropriate image manipulation;
• improper authorship attribution or omission of authors;
• redundant submission or publication.

Suspected cases of misconduct will be evaluated by the editorial team and may result in manuscript rejection, article retraction, or other appropriate editorial actions.

EDITORS AND EDITORIAL TEAM AS AUTHORS

The Editorial Board or the Scientific Committee must not be involved in the processing of their own academic work. Submissions authored by members of the Editorial Board or the Scientific Committee will be assigned to at least two independent external reviewers. Decisions will be made by other members of the Editorial Board who have no conflict of interest with the author.

PEER REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPTS

All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be evaluated by two reviewers from the Scientific Committee or invited external reviewers, whose names will be kept confidential. In case of discrepancy between evaluations, a third reviewer will be consulted. The Editorial Board of the journal, based on this information, will make the final decision. When modifications are suggested, these will be forwarded to the corresponding author for response and, subsequently, forwarded to the reviewers to verify compliance with the requirements and requests.

The instructions must be fully followed. The final acceptance of the manuscript is the responsibility of the Editorial Board, and articles that are not in accordance with the instructions will be promptly rejected. Omitted cases will be decided by the Editorial Board of the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico do CCAAB/UFRB.

EDITORIAL PROCEDURES AND PEER REVIEW

PRE-CHECK

Immediately after submission, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal will carry out a technical pre-check to evaluate:

• General adequacy of the manuscript to the journal;
  • Adherence of the manuscript to high-quality research and ethical standards;
  • Standards of rigor to qualify for a more in-depth review.

The Editor-in-Chief or a member of the Editorial Board in case of conflict of interest will be notified of the submission and invited to perform an editorial pre-check. During the editorial pre-check phase, the editor will evaluate the adequacy of the submission in relation to the scope of the journal, as well as the overall scientific soundness of the manuscript, including the relevance of the references and the correctness of what is applied in the methodology. Editors may decide to reject the manuscript, request revisions before peer review, or continue with the peer review process and recommend appropriate reviewers.

PEER REVIEW

After a manuscript passes the initial checks, it will be forwarded to at least two independent specialists for peer review. A double-blind review is applied, where the identities of the authors are not known to the reviewers. Peer review comments are sent to the authors without identification of the reviewers’ names.

EDITORIAL DECISION AND REVIEW

All articles, reviews and technical notes published in the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico do CCAAB/UFRB undergo the peer review process and receive at least two reviews. The Editor-in-Chief will communicate the reviewers’ decision, which will be one of the following:

• Accept after minor revisions: The article is, in principle, accepted after revision based on the reviewer’s comments. Authors have five days for minor revisions.
  • Reconsider after major revisions: Acceptance of the manuscript will depend on the revisions. The author must provide a point-by-point response or provide a rebuttal if some reviewer comments cannot be revised. A maximum of two rounds of major revision per manuscript is normally provided. Authors will be asked to resubmit the revised article within an appropriate time, and the revised version will be returned to the reviewer for additional comments.
  • Reject and Encourage Resubmission: If additional experiments are necessary to support the conclusions, the manuscript will be rejected and authors will be encouraged to resubmit the article once new experiments have been conducted.
  • Reject: The article has serious flaws and/or does not provide any significant original contribution. No resubmission option is provided.

All reviewer comments must be answered point by point. When authors disagree with a reviewer, they must provide a clear response.

AUTHOR APPEALS

Authors may appeal a rejection by sending an email to the journal’s Editorial Board. The appeal must provide a detailed justification, including point-by-point responses to the reviewers’ and/or editors’ comments. Appeals may only be submitted following a decision of “reject and decline resubmission” and must be submitted within three months from the date of the decision. Failure to comply with these criteria will result in the appeal not being considered. The Editor-in-Chief will forward the manuscript and related information (including reviewer identities) to a designated member of the Editorial Board. The consulted editor will be asked to provide an advisory recommendation on the manuscript and may recommend acceptance, peer review, or maintaining the original rejection decision. This decision will then be validated by the Editor-in-Chief. A rejection decision at this stage is final and cannot be reversed.

PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION

Once accepted, the manuscript will undergo professional review, English editing, author review, final corrections, layout, and publication on the website of the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico do CCAAB/UFRB.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY AND COPYRIGHT

The journal provides immediate open access to its content, following the principle of democratization of scientific knowledge.

Articles are published under the license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This license allows sharing, adaptation and distribution, provided proper credit is given to the authors.

Copyright

Authors who publish in the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico do CCAAB/UFRB agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright over their work, granting the Boletim Científico Agronômico do CCAAB/UFRB the right of first publication.
2. Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author(s) and the original source are properly cited.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to distribute their published articles in institutional repositories, personal pages or other platforms, always citing the original publication in this journal.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Articles published by the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico are publicly accessible in their entirety, based on the principle of free dissemination of research results, thereby promoting greater exchange of knowledge. This policy leads to increased dissemination, readership and citation of an author’s scientific article.

Names, postal addresses and email addresses will be used exclusively for the purposes of the journal Boletim Científico Agronômico and will not be made available for other purposes.