Description of each item of the manuscript
Original title:
"It should designate the content or subject of a publication." (ABNT 6022).
The "full" title and subtitle (if any) should be presented in the same language of the article and should not exceed 15 words. The title should not include any abbreviations or species names and Latin words should be italicized.
Author(s)/ Affiliation:
"Individual(s) who is(are) responsible for the creation of the intellectual content of a document." (ABNT 6022).
Identification should include: first author's full name (with no abbreviations), followed by (in the next line) a brief resume description of his/her qualifications in the article's field of knowledge and his/her full address. The same should apply to all other authors.
Qualification/affiliation should include: Laboratory, Department, College or School, Institute, University, in this exact order, and the author's current e-mail.

ABNT Reference:
The author's affiliation should be followed by the article's reference according to ABNT guidelines (6023) for full articles. References of abstracts presented in conferences or scientific meetings will not be accept.

Abstract:
It should not exceed 200 words structured in a single paragraph, with no indentations, written in the article's original language. It should not include references, acronyms or abbreviations. It should be informative and present the objectives, a brief description of methods, the main results, and a conclusion. All manuscripts written in English should have a Portuguese abstract plus keywords.
Keywords:
Reference word(s) of the document's content, preferably extracted from a controlled glossary. They should come immediately after the Abstract in the original language of the text, preceded by the expression that designates them.
English Language Abstract:
It should be written in English language structured in a single paragraph, with no indentations, and come right after keywords. It should be a consistent translation of the abstract plus keywords.
English Language Keywords:
Keywords should precisely express the manuscript content. They are limited to no more than 5 (five).
Introduction:
A clear and concise explanation of the issue, including the study relevance and objectives and limiting citations to a minimum.
Materials and Methods:
A concise description including core information for the understanding and reproduction of the study. Well-established methods and techniques should be only cited and referenced. Studies submitted to the approval of an Institutional Review Board should include a reporting paragraph in this section.
Results:
They should be accompanied by self-explanatory tables, figures or other illustrations as needed. The content of this section should be informative rather than interpretative.
Discussion:
It should present study results only and its content should be interpretative. It can be presented as part of the text or together with results and conclusions.
Tables:
Its format should include horizontal lines for separating the table heading and the last row. The heading is preceded by the word Table followed by a sequential Arabic numeral. Headings should be concise and descriptive and placed above the tables. The number of tables in the manuscript should be limited to a minimum, and authors should always bear in mind that large tables are hard to follow. All information should be typed in lower case, except for acronyms, double line spacing, and delivered in separate files.
Figures:
Figures are illustrations such as drawings, photographs, boards, charts, flow charts, and diagrams. They should have good quality and be sequentially numbered. All headings should be preceded by the word Figure numbered with Arabic numerals and places below the figure. List all numbered headings with their related symbols and standard signs in a separate file using double spacing. Illustrations should be limited to a minimum. Digital pictures should be sent in separate files.
Conclusions:
The authors can choose to add the conclusions as part of the Discussion or Results and Discussion section. In this case, a separate conclusion section is required.
Acknowledgments:
Limited to a minimum as needed.
References:
References should be listed alphabetically according to the first author's last name, without any numbering, and including all authors' names following the simplified ABNT guidelines (NBR 6023/2002) as shown below:
1. Book:
LEVINE, J. D. Veterinary Protozoology. Ames: ISU Press, 1985. 414 p.
2. Full article:
BUGG, R. J.; ROBERTSON, I. D.; ELLIOT, A. D.; TOMPSON, R. C. A. Gastrointestinal parasites of urban dogs in Perth, Western Australia. Veterinary Journal, v. 157, n. 3, p. 295-301, 1999.
3. Thesis, dissertation:
ARAUJO, M. M. Aspectos ecológicos dos helmintos gastrintestinais de caprinos do município de Patos, Paraíba - Brasil. 2002. 40 f. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Note: Only those theses available at CAPES database will be accepted: http://servicos.capes.gov.br/capesdw/
4. Electronic document:
CDC. Epi Info, 2002. Available at: <http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/ei2002.htm>. Access on: 10 Jan.2003.