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The Brazilian Journal of Botany (BrazJBot) is a periodical published
by the Sociedade Botânica de São Paulo (SBSP) reporting the
results of original botanical research as complete articles or scientific
notes in English. Either British English or American English spelling
and terminology may be used, but must be consistent throughout the text.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout, with consecutive page
numbering. Use Word for Windows 2000 (or later versions), font Times New
Roman, size 12. Place only one space between words and do not hyphenate
them at the end of a line. Do not use tabulation (Tab key) except at the
beginning of each paragraph. Do not use bold or underline (except in subtitles).
Restrict italics to scientific names, descriptions or diagnosis of new
taxa, the names and numbers of collectors, and for genetic or statistical
symbols.
Manuscript format
First page - Title: concise and informative (in
bold); authors' full names (in capital letters); affiliation,
complete address, corresponding author and respective e-mail, all as footnotes;
running title.
Second page - ABSTRACT (include title),
Key words (up to 5, in alphabetical order without repeating any title
words).
Text - Start a new page each according to the
following sequence of items: INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS,
RESULTS, DISCUSSION, and REFERENCES. Acknowledgements
should be placed before the references.
First-level headings - capitalize the first letter, bold,
not centered.
Second-level headings- italic, bold, same font as the first-level
heading, followed by the text on the same line but separated by dash (-).
Do not use third-level headings.
Cite each figure and table in the text in numerical order.
Present references according to the following examples: Smith (1960)
or (Smith 1960); Smith (1960, 1973); Smith (1960a, b); Smith & Gomez
(1979) or (Smith & Gomez 1979); Smith et al. (1990) or (Smith et
al. 1990); (Smith 1989, Liu & Barros 1993, Araujo et al. 1996, Sanches
1997).
In taxonomic papers, cite botanical material in detail in the following
sequence: place and date of collection, collector's name and number,
and herbarium abbreviation, according to the samples below: BRAZIL.
Mato Grosso: Xavantina, s.d., HS Irwin s.n. (HB3689). são
Paulo: Amparo, 23-XII-1942, JR Kuhlmann & ER Menezes 290
(SP); Matão, BR 156, 8-VI-1961, G Eiten et al. 2215 (SP,
US).
All other papers should cite vouchers.
Authors of scientific names of vascular plants should be abbreviated
according to IPNI (http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantnamesearchpage.do).
Species author(s) name(s) should be included when first mentioned in the
text; in the title only when essential. Abbreviations of original works
on taxonomy must follow BPH.
References to unpublished results or submitted papers should
appear as follows: (SE Sanchez, unpublished data).
Provide numbers and units as follows:
- Numbers up to nine should be written in full, except if
followed by units, or if indicating tables or figures (Examples: 21 L,
20.32 mg, Table 1).
- Separate units from values by placing a space (except for
percentages, or geographical degrees, minutes and seconds); use abbreviations
whenever possible.
- For compound units, use exponentiation, not slash (Example:
mg day-1 instead of mg/day, μmol min-1 instead
of μmol/min).
Do not insert spaces to move to the next line if the
unit does not fit into the same line. Do not insert figures into the
text file.
References
Adopt the format used in the examples as follows:
Zar JH. 1999. Biostatistical analysis. 4th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper
Saddle River.
Yen AC, Olmstead RG. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of Carex (Cyperaceae):
generic and subgeneric relationships based on chloroplast DNA. In
Monocots: systematics and evolution (KL Wilson, DA Morrison, eds.).
CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, p.602-609.
Bentham G. 1862. Leguminosae. Dalbergiae. In Flora brasiliensis
(CFP Martius, AG Eichler, eds.). F. Fleischer, Lipsiae, v.15, pars 1,
p.1-349.
Döbereiner J. 1998. Função da fixação
de nitrogênio em plantas não leguminosas e sua importância
no ecossistema brasileiro. In Anais do IV Simpósio de
Ecossistemas Brasileiros (S Watanabe, coord.). Aciesp, São Paulo,
v.3, p.1-6.
Farrar JF, Pollock CJ, Gallagher JA. 2000. Sucrose and the integration
of metabolism in vascular plants. Plant Science 154:1-11.
Punt W, Blackmore S, Nilsson S, Le Thomas A. 1999. Glossary of pollen
and spore terminology. http://www.biol.ruu.nl/~palaeo/glossary/glosint.htm
(accessed 2003 Apr 10).
Cite dissertations or theses only in exceptional cases, when the
information provided is essential for a better understanding of the paper,
and when the information has not been published as a scientific paper.
In this case, use the format below:
Sano PT. 1999. Revisão de Actinocephalus (Koern.) Sano
- Eriocaulaceae. Tese de doutorado, Universidade de São Paulo,
São Paulo.
Do not cite meeting abstracts.
Tables
Use Word for Windows design resources and table formatting.
Avoid abbreviations (except for units).
Tables should be placed on separate pages, with their titles
positioned above them, according to the example:
Table 1. Total flavonoids and total phenol production (% of dry mass)
in leaves of Pyrostegia venusta.
Do not insert vertical lines; use horizontal lines only to
stress the header and close the table.
Figures
Submit a set of high-resolution original figures. Send
digital images with a minimum of 300 dpi. Send the original file
(in a CorelDraw, Photoshop, or similar format) as well as a .tif file
of each digital image. The space available for plates (photographs,
drawings, charts, maps, or diagrams) is 23.0 × 17.5 cm
at most, including when possible the space required for the legend. Any
figure exceeding these dimensions will be resized. These should never
be attached to MS Word or Power Point files. Charts or other figures may
be reduced to fit into a single column (8.5 cm); therefore, be sure
that the numbers or font sizes will remain visible even after reduction.
The font type and size of both the legends and charts should be the same
as used in the text. Charts and figures made using Excel spreadsheets
must be accompanied by the file with the original sheet. Each plate must
appear on a separate page. Type all figure legends together (numbered
sequentially) on another page. Use bar scales to indicate size. Bar scales
should be placed at the bottom of the page on the left hand side. The
right hand side should contain the figure number. Avoid the use of letters
that are used for internal legends. Failure to correctly follow these
instructions concerning illustrations may result in poor quality figures
in the printed version; in such cases, the Editorial Board can decide
on their elimination or the rejection of manuscripts already accepted.
Each figure should have a concise caption accurately describing what the
figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript,
not in the figure file.
Permission
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages
that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission
from the copyright owner(s) for both printed and online formats, and to
include evidence that such permission was granted when submitting their
papers. Any material received without these qualifications will be assumed
to be original.
Additional information
Details of manuscript organization can be found in the final
pages of every journal issue. For further information, refer to the journal’s
latest issue. The authors will only be informed of the final acceptance
of a paper after its approval by the Editorial Board, both in terms of
scientific merit and graphic format. For further information please contact
us: brazjbot@gmail.com
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