Submissions

Author Guidelines

ATTENTION AUTHORS:

CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBER OF ARTICLES RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION, WE INFORM YOU THT THE SEMINA JOURNAL: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (ALL AREAS: AGRONOMY, VETERINARY MEDICINE, FOOD THECHNOLIG AND ANIMAL SCIENCE) WALL BE UNAVAILABLE TO RECEIVE NEW ARTICLES IN THE PERIOD OF:

DECEMBER 11, 2024 TO MARCH 05, 2025

 NOTE:

Submissions that do not comply with this Standard will be returned to the authors for appropriate adjustments.

We inform you thar since, Semina: Ciências Agrárias does not accept articles for publication in the Case Reports Section.

“The submission of manuscripts in which the data have been published in part or in full in institutional bulletins, technical journals, technical communications, internet pages or scientific notes will not be accepted. Manuscripts that have been disclosed in scientific events in the form of abstract or expanded abstract (up to 04 pages) may be accepted.”

"Manuscripts will not be accepted when the data was obtained through surveys, questionnaires, forms, or polls of any kind."

After 01/03/2023, the submission rate for new articles will be R$ 150,00.

The deposit should be made in the name of the do Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (FAUEL), CNPJ: 03.061.086/0001-50

Banco Itaú (341)

Agência: 4113

Conta corrente: 03695-0 - Brasil

Chave PIX: contabilidade@fauel.org.br

Dear authors:

Please note that to issue an invoice, after paying the fee for submitting and publishing articles, 
the request must be made immediately by sending proof of payment and data for issuing the invoice to the email: semina.agrarias@uel.br
The invoice will only be issued within the month of payment. 
After this period, only a receipt can be issued through FAUEL.

IF THE ITEM IS REJECTED, THIS FEE WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Obs: submission fees will not be returned for manuscripts not accepted for publication.

Articles submitted after 01/03/2023 that are accepted and approved for publication will be subject to a Publication Fee, adjusted according to the number of pages in the manuscript.

up to 10 pages: R$ 500,00
11 to 15 pages: R$ 600,00
16 to 20 pages: R$ 700,00
21 to 25 pages: R$ 800,00

If the article is accepted for publication, the amount of R $ 150.00 paid for the submission fee will not be deducted from the publication fee.

The proof of deposit should be scanned and annexed as a supplementary file in the electronic system.

Editorial standards for publishing in Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Estadual de Londrina  (UEL)

Articles can be submitted in Portuguese or English, but will only be published in English. Articles that are submitted in Portuguese, if accepted for publication, will have to be translated into English.

All articles, after acceptance, must be accompanied (as a supplementary document) by proof of translation or correction by one of the following translators (or equivalent. If applicable, request authorization from this Editorial Committee, informing the name of the company, CNPJ and justification):

American Journal Experts

https://www.researchsquare.com/researchers/editing  

Editage

Elsevier

http://www.proof-reading-service.com

http://www.academic-editing-services.com/

http://www.publicase.com.br/formulario.asp

http://www.stta.com.br/ 

https://www.traduzoo.com/

Traduciência 
 www.traduciencia.com.br

The lead author must attach the document that provides evidence of this translation or correction in the electronic system on the submission page in “Docs. Sup.”

COMMENTS:

1) Original manuscripts submitted for review are initially assessed by the Editorial Committee of Semina: Ciências Agrárias. In this assessment, quality requirements for publishing with the journal will be evaluated, such as the scope of the article, suitability about the journal standards, quality of writing and theoretical foundation. Additionally, it is also considered literature review update, consistency, and accuracy of the methodology, the contribution of the results, discussion of the data observed in the study, table and figure depiction, and originality and consistency of conclusions.

If the number of submitted manuscripts exceeds the assessment and publication capacity of Semina: Ciências Agrárias, a comparison between submissions will be made, and the works considered to have the highest contribution potential to scientific knowledge will be directed to ad hoc advisors. The manuscripts that are not approved by these criteria are archived, whereas the remaining manuscripts are subjected to assessment by at least two scientific advisors who are experts in the subject area of the manuscript, without identifying the authors. The submission fee will not be returned to authors who have their manuscripts archived.

2) Where appropriate, if the research project that originated the article was performed according to biosafety and ethics technical standards under approval from an ethics committee involving humans and/or an ethics committee involving animals, the commission name, institution, and process number should be stated.

3) The author should indicate whether generative AI was used to write this manuscript. Generative AI is not considered an author. These tools should be used solely to enhance language and readability, with caution. If you used generative AI or AI-assisted technology, include the AI usage statement as a supplementary document. This statement will be published in the PDF.

MANUSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WHEN:

a)  The attached main article file has the names of the authors and their respective affiliations.

b)  The complete registration of all authors has not been added to the metadata during submission; for Example Full name; Institution/Affiliation; Country; Summary of Biography/Title/Role.

c)  Text explaining the relevance of the work (importance and distinction from previously published works), with a maximum length of 10 lines, is not included in the field COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR.

d)  The submission is not accompanied by a document proving payment of the submission fee as a supplementary file in the “Docs. Sup.” section.

e) That have not been approved by the Animal or Human Ethics Committee (if applicable).

f)  The main article is not accompanied by supplementary files, including: Approval of the Animal or Human Ethics Committee (if applicable), graphs, figures, photos, and other documents, IN THEIR ORIGINAL VERSION (JPEG, TIFF, or EXCEL formats).

g)  The following information is not included in the original manuscript: title, abstract, keywords in Portuguese and English, tables, and figures.

h) The indication of three possible doctor reviewers for the manuscript with NAME, INSTITUTION, and E-MAIL must be included in the COMMENTS FOR THE EDITOR field.

i) Manuscripts containing more than ten authors.

j) The data have been partially or fully published in institutional bulletins, technical journals, technical communications, internet pages or scientific notes. Manuscripts that have been disclosed at scientific events in the form of abstract or expanded summary (up to 4 pages) may be accepted.

k) The data was obtained through surveys, questionnaires, forms, or polls of any kind.

RESTRICTIONS BY SUBJECT AREA:  

FOR THE AGRONOMY FIELD, MANUSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN CASE OF THE FOLLOWING:

a) The experiments conducted with an in vitro culture are limited to the improvement of protocols already standardized or do not provide new information about the subject area;

b) The field experiments do not include data corresponding to at least two years or diverse locations within the same year;

c) The experiments refer only to tests about the efficiency of commercial products against biotic and abiotic agents of physiological stress;

d) The experiments involve only bioassays (screening) on the efficacy of methods for controlling insects, mites, or diseases in plants unless they contain an important contribution about the action mechanisms under the perspective of a frontier of knowledge; or

e) The objective is limited to registering the occurrence of a species of a plague or pathogen or associations with hosts in new locations within geographical regions where the species is already known. Documenting already known species or associations will only be considered if they are described in new ecological areas. The distribution records should be based on ecosystems and not on political boundaries.

FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE, MANUSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:

Very old bibliographic references. 

Only old references in Material and Methods will be accepted.

Do not include as bibliographic references simple or expanded abstracts and studies presented in event proceedings as references. Theses, dissertations and monographs done within the last three years willl accepted only if they have not been published as scientific articles in a journal.

Manuscripts that have not performed adequate statistical analyzes,

Manuscripts based on data derived on the complete production period in poultry experiments (broilers and layers).

Manuscripts based on local surveys (city, regional, specific slaughterhouse, farm, etc.) containing management, food, and health data, among others, that are of low scientific impact.

Work Categories

a) Scientific articles: maximum of 20 pages, including figures, tables, and bibliographic references

b) Scientific communications: maximum of 12 pages, with bibliographic references limited to 16 citations and a maximum of two tables, two figures, or a combination of one table and one figure

c) Review articles: maximum of 25 pages, including figures, tables, and bibliographic references

Presentation of the Work

Complete original articles, communications, and reviews should be written in Portuguese or English using Microsoft Word for Windows, on A4-size paper, with  lines numbered per page, 1.5 spacing between lines, Times New Roman font, size 11 normal, 2 cm margins on all sides, with pages numbered on the upper right corner and following the guidelines for the maximum number of pages according to the category of the work.

Figures (drawings, graphics, and photographs) and tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals, should be included at the end of the work immediately after the bibliographic references, and should be cited within the text. Also, the figures must be of good quality and must be attached in their original format (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) in Docs Sup on the submission page. Figures and tables will not be accepted if they do not comply with the following specifications: width of 8 cm or 16 cm with a maximum height of 22 cm. If the figure has greater dimensions, it will be reduced during the editorial process to the above-mentioned dimensions.

Note: Figures (Ex. Figure 1. Title) and tables (Table 1. Title) should have a width of 8 cm or 16 cm with a maximum height of 22 cm. Those with greater dimensions will be reduced during the editorial process to the above-mentioned dimensions. For any tables and figures that are not the author’s original work, a citation to the source consulted is mandatory. Place this citation below the table or figure and indicate using a smaller font (Times New Roman 10).

Ex: “Fonte”: IBGE (2017), or Source: IBGE (2017).

Manuscript preparation

Scientific article:

Scientific articles should report results of original research on the related areas, with the sections organized in the following way: Title in English; Title in Portuguese;  Three to five Highlights; Abstract in English with keywords (maximum six words, in alphabetic order); Abstract in Portuguese with keywords (maximum six words, in alphabetical order); Introduction; Materials and Methods; “Results and Discussion” or “Results” and “Discussion”; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Suppliers, if applicable; and Bibliographic References. The headings should be in boldface without numbering. If there is a need to include a subheading within a section, it should be placed in italics, and if there are further sub-topics to include under a sub-heading, these should be numbered with Arabic numerals. (Example: Materials and Methods, Areas of study, 1. Rural area, 2. Urban area.)

The submitted work cannot have been published elsewhere with the same content, except in the form of an Abstract in Scientific Events, Introductory Notes, or Reduced Format.

The work should be presented in the following order:

1. Title of the work, accompanied by its translation in Portuguese, if appropriate.

2. Three or five highlights, it consists result-oriented points that provide readers an overview of the main findings of your article. Each "Highlight" must  contain a maximum of 85 characters including spacing. 

3. Abstract and Keywords: An informative abstract with a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words must be included, in the same language used in the text of the article, accompanied by an English translation (Abstract and Keywords) if the text has not been written in English.

4. Introduction: The introduction must be concise and contain only the review that is strictly necessary to introduce the topic and support the methodology and discussion.

5. Materials and Methods: This section may be presented in a continuous, descriptive way or with sub-headings to allow the reader to understand and be able to repeat the methodology cited with or without the support of bibliographic citations.

6. Results and Discussion or “Results” and “Discussion”

The results and discussion may be presented together (single Chapter “Results and Discussion”) or separately (Chapter “Results” and Chapter “Discussion”), and this is optional for the authors.

This section must be presented clearly, with the aid of tables, graphs, and figures, so that it does not raise any questions for the reader concerning the authenticity of the results and points of view discussed.

7. Conclusions: These must be clear and presented according to the objectives proposed in the work.

8. Acknowledgments: People, institutions, and companies that contributed to the work should be mentioned at the end of the text, before the Bibliographic References section.

Note:

Notes: Each note regarding the body of the text must be indicated with a superscripted symbol immediately after the phrase it concerns and must be included as a footnote at the end of the page.

Figures: Should be inserted at the end of the article, one on each page, after the references. The figures that are deemed essential will be accepted and should be cited in the text by their numeric order, in Arabic numerals. If any submitted illustrations have already been published, the source and permission for publication should be stated.

Tables:
Should be inserted at the end of the article, one on each page, after the references. Tables should be accompanied by a header that will allow an understanding of the data collected without the need to use the body of the text for reference.

Quantities, units, and symbols:

a)  Manuscripts should be in agreement with the criteria established in the International Codes for each subject area.

b)  Use the International System of Units in all text.

c)  Use the negative power format to note and present related units: e.g., kg ha^-1. Do not use the forward-slash symbol to relate units: e.g., kg/ha.

d)  Use a simple space between units: g L^-1, not g.L^-1 or gL^-1.

e)   Use 24-hour time representation with four digits for the hours and minutes: 09h00, 18h30.

8. In-text author citations

Information not covered in these guidelines, consult the APA Manual 7th ed. at: APA Style Or UEL Central Library Apostille at:

The APA Rules use the author-date system for indirect citations, that is, the author's last name, comma, and year of publication. The page number is only entered when there is a direct citation. In this case, the surname of the cited author, comma, year, comma followed by "p." And the page number

When in the citations, the authors are outside the parentheses, always use "e" (Portuguese); "And" (English) and "y" (Spanish); to separate the penultimate from the last cited author. The "&" is always inserted between the penultimate and last author when cited in parentheses and references.

9. Citation:

A Work by Two Authors: Name both authors in the signal phrase or parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word "and" between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses.

Ex:

The results by Wegener and Petty (1994) confirmed that...
(Wegener & Petty, 1994)

A Work by Three to Five Authors: List all the authors in the signal phrase or parentheses the first time you cite the source. Use the word "and" between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses.

Ex:

Almeida and Pereira (1999, p. 379)
or Almeidai and Pereira (1999, pp. 372-373)
or (Almeida, & Pereira, 1999, p. 73)

Kernis e Harlow (1993)
(Kernis & Harlow, 1993)

In subsequent citations, only use the first author's last name followed by "et al." in the signal phrase or in parentheses.

(Kernis et al., 1993)

 Example: citation model with one, six or more authors

Figure 1
Basic In-text Citation Styles

Two or More Works by the Same Author in the Same Year - use lower-case letters (a, b, c) with the year to order the entries in the reference list. Use the lower-case letters with the year in the in-text citation.

Ex: (Porter, 1999a, 1999b, 1999c)

Authors With the Same Last Name: To prevent confusion, use first initials with the last names.

(E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998)

Two or More Works by the Same Author with different publication dates. (Chronological order)

Ex: Segundo Porter (1986, 1991, 1999, 2000),

10. Reference example:

Information not covered in these guidelines, consult the APA Manual 7th ed.  

Or UEL Central Library Apostille  

They should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the article. Have the second line of the reference indented by the fourth letter and aligned to the left.

NOTE: ALL REFERENCES MUST INCLUDE THE DOI NUMBER, WHEN AVAILABLE.

In the references, indicate up to 20 authors, separating the penultimate author with & before the name of the final author. When there are 21 or more authors, include the first 19 and insert an ellipsis, then include the last author.

Example 20 authors:

Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., & Last Name, PP

Example 21 or more authors

Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., Last Name, PP, Last Name, N., ... Last Name, P.

Article:

Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11,7-10.

More Than one Author -List by their last names and initials. Use the ampersand instead of "&."

Adair, J. G., & Vohra, N. (2003). The explosion of knowledge, references, and citations: Psychology’s unique response to a crisis American Psychologist, 58(1),15-23. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.58.1.15

Pereira, G.P, Sequinatto, l., Caten, A., & Mota, M. (2019). VIS-NIR spectral reflectance for discretization of soils with high sand content. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 40(1),99-112. doi: 10.5433/1679- 0359.2019v40n1p99

Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 1034-1048. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.66.6.1034

 Electronic Article:

Santos, C. P., & Fernandes, D. H. von der (2007). A recuperação de serviços e seu efeito na confiança e lealdade do cliente. RAC-eletrônica, 1(3), 35-51. http://anpad.org.br/periodicos/ content/frame_base.php?revista=3

 Book

Kashdan, T., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2014). The upside of your dark side. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press.

Book Chapter

Serviss, G. P. (1911). A trip of terror. In A Columbus of space (pp. 17-32). New York, NY: Appleton.

Electronic Book Chapter

Shuhua, L. (2007). The Night of Midautumn Festival. In J. S. M. Lau & H. Goldblatt (Eds.), The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature (pp. 95-102). New York, NY: Columbia University Press. https://www.worldcat.org/title/columbia-anthology-of-modern-chinese-literature/oclc/608153696

Annals/Proceedings

Leite, B. M. B. (2012, Setembro 3-6). Mezinhas Antigas e Modernas: a invenção da Triaga Brasílica pelos Jesuítas do Colégio da Bahia no Período Colonial. In Sociedade Brasileira de História da Ciência, Anais eletrônicos [Anais]. 13º Seminário Nacional de História da Ciência e da Tecnologia, São Paulo, Brasil.

A printed thesis and/or dissertation

Leon, M. E. (1998). Uma análise de redes de cooperação das pequenas e  médias empresas do setor das telecomunicações [Dissertação de mestrado, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil].

Ficht, N. (2020). A informação e sua representação conceitual no domínio da arquivologia e da biblioteconomia no Brasil [Dissertação de mestrado, Universidade Estadual de Londrina]. Biblioteca Digital. http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br/document/?code=vtls000233096

Eletonic thesis or dissertation

Hirata, C. A. (2016). Microbiologia agrícola, Microorganismos do solo, Fungos micorrízicos, Microorganismos fixadores de nitrogênio, Ecologia microbiana. Tese de doutorado, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil. http://www.bibliotecadigital.uel.br

Organization as Author

American Psychiatric Association. (1988). DSM-III-R, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (3rd ed. rev.). Washington, DC: Author.

Laws, decrees, ordinances and government documents

Lei n. 11.638, de 28 de setembro de 2007. Altera e revoga dispositivos da Lei n. 6.404, de 15 de dezembro de 1976, e da Lei n. 6.385, de 7 de dezembro de 1976, e estende às sociedades de grande porte disposições relativas à elaboração e divulgação de demonstrações financeiras. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2007/lei/l11638.htm

Decreto Lei nº 238/98 de 1 de Agosto. Diário da República nº 176/98 – I Série A. Ministério do Ambiente. Lisboa.

Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988. (1998). Brasília. http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/Constituicao/Constitui%A7ao.htm

Portaria nº 809/90 de 10 de Setembro. Diário da República nº 209/90 – I Série. Ministério da Agricultura, Pescas e Alimentação, da Saúde e do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais.

Ministério da Saúde (BR). (2004). Sistema de monitoramento de indicadores Programa Nacional de DST e Aids. http://www.aids.gov.br/9

The accuracy and adequacy of references for works that have been consulted and mentioned in the text of the article, as well as opinions, concepts, and statements, are entirely the responsibility of the authors.

Note: Consult recently published issues of Semina: Ciências Agrárias for more details about how to format references in the article.

The remaining categories of works (Scientific Communication and Review) must follow the above-mentioned standards but with the following additional directions for each category:

Scientific communication

Scientific communications must be presented concisely but with a complete description of the term research or ongoing research (Introductory note), with complete bibliographic documentation and methodologies, similar to a regular scientific article. Scientific communications must contain the following sections: Title (in Portuguese and English); Abstract with Keywords in Portuguese; Abstract with Keywords in English; and Body of the text. The body of the text should not be divided into sections but should follow this sequence: introduction, methodology, results, and discussion (tables and figures may be included), conclusion, and bibliographic references.

Bibliographic review articles

Only manuscripts for literature reviews will be accepted upon official and written invitation from a member of the editorial committee of the Journal. In the case of unsolicited submissions, the review will not undergo the evaluation process and will be immediately archived.

Proposing authors must have a minimum of five (05) published articles and recent research demonstrating expertise in the area of review. The review should present current information with references from the last five years, including the current year. It should involve relevant and innovative topics within the scope of the journal. The number of review articles per issue is limited, and authors may only submit articles of interest to the journal.

The review article should include the following sections: Title (in Portuguese and English); Abstract with Keywords; Resumo with Palavras-chave; Development of the proposed theme (with or without subdivisions into topics); Conclusions or Final Considerations; Acknowledgments (if applicable); and References.

Other important information

1. The publication of articles depends on the favorable opinion of ad hoc advisors and the approval of the Semina: Ciências Agrárias UEL Editorial Board.

2. Reprints will not be given to the authors since the issues will be available online at the journal’s website (http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel).

3. Copyright transfer: The authors agree with the transfer of publication rights of the manuscript to the journal. The reproduction of the articles is only allowed when the source is cited. Commercial use of the information is forbidden.

4. Unforeseen questions about or problems in the present standards will be addressed by the Editorial Board of the subject area in which the article was submitted for publication.

5. The number of authors: There is no limit to the number of authors, but people included as co-authors should have effectively participated in the study. People with limited participation in the study or the article preparation should be cited in the Acknowledgements section, as should institutions that granted scholarships and other financial resources.

6. Include the ORCID of all authors approved for publication. The ORCID identifier can be obtained from the ORCID record. You must accept the standards for ID ORCID presentation and include the full URL (for example http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097).

Submission conditions

As part of our submission process, the authors should verify that the submission conforms to all of the items listed below. Submissions that are not in compliance with the standards will be rejected and the authors informed about the decision.

1. The authors should state that the contribution is original and new and that it is not being assessed for publication elsewhere; any exception(s) should be justified in the “Comments to the Editor.”
2. The authors should also state that the material is correctly formatted and that the Supplementary Documents are attached, BEING AWARE that the incorrect format will result in the SUSPENSION of the evaluation process WITHOUT EVALUATION OF MERIT.
3. Authoring data for all of the authors should be entered in the Metadata field during the submission process.

Use the button “include author.” 

1. In the following step, please fill in the metadata in English.

To include the data, after saving the submission data in Portuguese, click on “edit metadata” at the top of the page. Change the language to English and insert the title in English, the abstract, and keywords. Save and continue to the next step.

1. The authorship identification of the work should be removed from the archive and Word using the “Properties” option to ensure the anonymity criteria of the journal, in case the article is subjected to peer review, according to the directions available at Ensuring a blind peer review.
2. The files for submission should be in Word, OpenOffice, or RTF format (as long as they do not exceed 2 MB).

The text should be typed on A4 paper, with numbered lines, 1.5 line spacing, and Times New Roman size 11 font.

1. Confirm that all ethical standards were followed if the research was performed with living beings. Include proof documents of approval by an institutional ethics committee involving humans and/or an ethics committee involving animals, if these documents are requested.
2. Include the payment of the Submission Fee, and attach the proof of payment as a supplementary document in “Docs. Sup.”

Copyright Declaration

The Copyright Declaration for articles published in this journal is the author’s right. Since the articles published in this journal are open access, the articles may be used freely, with their attributions, for educational and non-commercial purposes.

The journal has the right to make changes on a normative, orthographic, and grammatical level in the original articles, to maintain proper standard use of the language and the credibility of the journal. Nevertheless, the writing style of the authors will be respected.

Alterations, corrections, or suggestions at a conceptual level, when necessary, will be directed to the authors.

The opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their exclusive responsibility.

Privacy Policy

The names and affiliations reported in this journal are used exclusively for the services provided and are not made available for any other purpose or to third parties.

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Submission conditions

As part of our submission process, the authors are obliged to ensure that the submission conforms to all of the items listed below. Submissions that are not in compliance with the standards will be returned to the authors.

1. The authors state that the contribution is original and new and that it is not being assessed for publication in another journal; any exception(s) should be justified in the “Comments to the Editor.”
2. The authors state that the material is correctly formatted and that the Supplementary Files were uploaded, BEING AWARE that the incorrect format will result in the SUSPENSION of the evaluation process WITHOUT EVALUATION OF MERIT.
3. In the next step, fill in the metadata in English.

To include metadata, after saving the submission data in Portuguese, click on “edit metadata” at the top of the page. Change the language to English and insert the title in English, the abstract, and keywords. Save and go to the next step.

1. Authorship data from all authors should be filled in during the submission process.

Use the button “include author.”

1. Verify that the authorship identification of the work has been removed from the archive and from Word using the Properties option to ensure the anonymity criteria of the journal if the article is submitted to peer review according to the directions available at Ensuring a blind peer review.
2. The files for submission are in Word, OpenOffice, or RTF formats (as long as they do not exceed 2 MB).

The text is written with 1.5 line spacing and in Times New Roman size 11 font. Use italics instead of underline (except for URL addresses).

The text follows the style patterns and bibliographic requirements described in Guidelines for Authors under the heading “About the Journal.”

1. Confirm that all ethical standards were followed if the research was performed with living beings. Provide documentation of the approval of an institutional ethics committee and proof of informed consent if these documents are requested. Compliance with the applicable ethical precepts should be cited in the text body.
2. A text indicating the relevance of the work (importance and distinction concerning other works already published), with a maximum length of 10 lines, must be included in the field COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR.

Copyright Declaration

The Copyright Declaration for articles published in this journal is the author’s right. Since the articles that are published in this journal are open access, the articles may be used freely, with their attributions, for educational and non-commercial purposes.

The journal has the right to make changes on a normative, orthographic, and grammatical level in the original articles, to maintain proper standard use of the language and the credibility of the journal. Nevertheless, the writing style of the authors will be respected.

Alterations, corrections, or suggestions at the conceptual level, when necessary, will be directed to the authors. In these cases, after being charged, the articles will be subjected to a new assessment.

The opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their exclusive responsibility.

Privacy Policy

The names and affiliations reported in this journal are used exclusively for the services provided and are not made available for any other purpose or to third parties.

Semina: Ciências Agrárias

Londrina - PR
ISSN 1676-546X
E-ISSN 1679-0359
semina.agrarias@uel.br