Author Guidelines

Contributions must be sent via the UFPR Electronic Magazine System, typed in Word for Windows, using Arial font, size 12, single spacing and organized as follows:

• brief and descriptive title of the article's content;

• name of the author (title, institution to which he belongs and email address in footnote);

• abstract in Portuguese (250 words or 5% of the text - NBR-6028/03);

• keywords (from 3 to 6 – it is recommended to consult the thesauruses in the area);

• introduction;

• material and methods;

• Results and discussion;

• conclusion;

• title in English, abstract and keywords in English;

• references (mostly published after 2000).

Tables and illustrations

Tables and illustrations must be numbered distinctly and consecutively, inserted as close as possible to the place where they are mentioned in the text and have explanatory titles. Send figures and graphics in separate files with *.jpeg extension.

To ensure clarity, drawings, maps and photographs must be presented in the original in black and white.

Equations and formulas

They must be highlighted in the text (in bold, italics or otherwise) in a way that makes reading easier. If necessary, they can be numbered with Arabic numerals in parentheses, aligned to the right. To accommodate its elements such as exponents, indices, among others, it is allowed to use larger leading lines. Articles containing equations and formulas in the form of figures will not be accepted.

Verb conjugation

Impersonal expression is recommended, avoiding the use of the first person singular or plural. Data referring to the results of experiments and observations must be expressed in the past tense. Generalities, immutable truths, stable facts and situations require verbal forms indicative of their constant (present) value.

References

The references actually cited in the article by the author/date system must constitute a single list (in alphabetical order) at the end of the work and be presented in accordance with NBR - 6023/02 (reissued in August 2002) of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards ( ABNT).

Models

Books

Ex.: WHITE, C.; ZAINASHEFF, J. Yeast: the practical guide to beer fermentation. Boulder, Colorado: Brewers Publications, 2010. 304 p.

Book chapters

Ex.: WHITE, C.; ZAINASHEFF, J. Biology, enzymes and esters. In: WHITE, C.; ZAINASHEFF, J. Yeast: the practical guide to beer fermentation. Boulder, Colorado: Brewers Publications, 2010. p.17-40

Periodical publications

Ex.: MARTINS, M.; PACHECO, A.M.; LUCAS, A.C.; ANDRELLO, A.C.; APPOLONI, C.R.; XAVIER, J.J.M. Brazil nuts: determination of natural elements and aflatoxin. Acta Amazonica, v.42, n.1, p. 157-164, Mar. 2003.

Dissertations and theses

Ex.: SANTANA, A.A. Influence of physical characteristics of plasticizers on the manufacturing and structural and hygroscopic behavior of calcium alginate films. 2010. 155 f. Dissertation (Master’s in Chemical Engineering) – Faculty of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, 2010.

Legislation

Example: BRAZIL. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. Normative Instruction no. 12 of September 4, 2003. Technical regulation for establishing general identity and quality standards for tropical juice. Official Gazette [of] the Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasília, September 9, 2003. Section 1, p. two.

Annals of Congresses, Symposiums, Seminars and Conferences

Ex: PIMENTEL, T.C.; GARCIA, S.; GARCIA, S.; PRUDÊNCIO, S.H. Effect of the degree of polymerization of inulin-type fructans on the quality attributes of probiotic yogurts. In: BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10., 2010, Curitiba. Anais... Curitiba: SBCTA, 2010. p. 1-10.

Electronic documents

Ex.: TUNGLAND, C. Inulin: a comprehensive scientific review. 2000. Available at: <http://members.shaw.ca./ duncancrow/inulin_review.html>. Accessed on: 02/07/2011.