{"id":5133,"date":"2025-07-25T20:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projetos.mestrescriativos.com.br\/acta\/?page_id=5133"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:21:12","slug":"author-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projetos.mestrescriativos.com.br\/acta\/author-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Experimental, theoretical, and applied articles on all aspects of plant, algae, and fungi biology and evolution are welcome. The submitted manuscript or its essential content must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Contributions should be substantial, written in high-quality English, and demonstrate general interest. Manuscripts reporting on locally specific aspects are discouraged unless the implications of the results are broad. Manuscripts with agronomic subjects are expected to contain a substantial amount of basic plant biology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Open Science movement proposes guidelines for collaborative, shared, and public scientific practice. ABB adopts a series of practices, such as the policy of open access, the code of good practices for editors, and the use of social networks for the dissemination of published works. Additionally, it requires precise indication of the role of each author in articles with multiple authors and encourages the sharing of data sets for analysis, instruments, statistical analysis scripts, pipelines, and additional materials, made available in open online repositories. ABB also encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints, bioRxiv, and Preprints, so that, if necessary, they can be openly discussed before being published. As a consequence, articles communicating research should indicate and reference the availability of the underlying content used in the research and the obtained results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABB offers authors and reviewers options for opening the peer review process, with or without the identification of their names. Authorization for the disclosure of names can be provided by authors at the time of article submission and by reviewers when filling out the Open Science Compliance Form: https:\/\/wp.scielo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Science-Compliance-Form_en.docx.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The submission of an article implies that the work described has not been previously published (except in the form of an abstract, published lecture, or academic thesis). The article will first be evaluated for compliance with the journal\u2019s guidelines and then analyzed by similarity verification software by the technical staff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Acta Botanica Brasilica encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms such as SciELO Preprints, bioRxiv, and Preprints so that, when appropriate, they can be openly discussed before formal publication. A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready for submission to a journal and deposited on reliable preprint servers before or concurrently with journal submission. This practice, along with continuous publication, serves as mechanisms to expedite research communication. The use of preprints is optional and at the discretion of the authors. If a preprint is published, its DOI should be identified in the submission process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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All authors will receive an email confirming the submission of the manuscript, along with the corresponding reference number. The editorial board will assess adherence to general instructions, such as format and linguistic appropriateness, and perform a similarity check. The Editor-in-Chief, in association with the editorial board, will evaluate the manuscript\u2019s alignment with the journal\u2019s scope and audience, as well as its quality, relevance, and contribution, and decide on its suitability for peer review. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the format will be returned to the authors. Manuscripts passing the initial editorial evaluation are sent to at least two anonymous reviewers who have 30 days to provide their reviews. The name of the editor or editors responsible will be published in the final version of the manuscript.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABB is committed to editorial transparency and adheres to quality standards. For peer-review information disclosure, we follow the guidelines suggested by SciELO, which offer three options for advancing openness. The first option is to publish the name or names of the editors responsible for the evaluation in the final article. The second option is to give reviewers the choice to directly communicate with the corresponding author with or without revealing their identities. The third option is to offer the choice to publish approval reviews of articles with or without identifying the reviewers. Reviews constitute a new type of literature in the SciELO methodology and receive similar treatment to research articles. The ABB journal adopts Single-Blind peer review.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Acta Botanica Brasilica, following the UNESCO recommendation on Open Science (available at: https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000379949) and valuing the scientific principles of openness, transparency, and reproducibility, encourages the unrestricted access to scientific research, data, and dissemination, fostering collaboration and reproducibility. Open Science promotes the application of the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable \u2013 https:\/\/www.go-fair.org\/fair-principles\/) to ensure long-term usability and impact of scientific data.\nActa Botanica Brasilica requires the sharing of all datasets used in the analyses, including raw data, statistical analysis codes (scripts and pipelines), other codes, methods, and additional materials in open online repositories if they cannot be published in the article itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SciELO Data is a multidisciplinary repository for the deposition, preservation, and dissemination of research data from articles submitted and approved for publication, already published in SciELO Network journals, or deposited in SciELO Preprints.\nThe inclusion of a data availability statement is a requirement for papers published in the journal. Data availability statements provide a standardized format for readers to understand the availability of original and third-party data underlying the research results described in the paper. The statement should describe and provide means of access, where possible, by linking to the data or providing the required unique identifier. It can follow the examples below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Datasets deposited at Scielo Data or other repositories must be fully referenced in the reference list with an unique identifier such as a digital object identifier (DOI), as exemplified below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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[dataset] Batista WVSM, P\u00f4rto K, Santos ND. 2024. Abiotic and anthropic factors predicting bryophyte assemblages in a humid enclave in Chapada do Araripe, Northeastern Brazil. Available at: (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48331\/scielodata.XITNUZ), SciELO Data, V1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authors may request an exception to the policy due to legal, privacy, ethical, or other limitations or restrictions. Exceptions will be made at the discretion of the Journal. Please notify the editorial office. If an exception is granted, a data availability statement must still be included in your paper specifying what cannot be shared and explaining why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The journal charges a fee of R$ 800 (eight hundred Brazilian reais) per article accepted for publication. There is no submission or evaluation fee. Authors will be required to pay the fee upon receipt of the acceptance letter for publication. Members of the Brazilian Botanical Society (Sociedade Bot\u00e2nica do Brasil \u2013 SBB), are exempt from fees for one article per year, provided it does not exceed 12 in the final PDF. For SBB members, if the manuscript exceeds the 12-page limit, an additional fee of R$ 15 per extra page in the final PDF will be applied. To become a member of the SBB, please visit https:\/\/www.botanica.org.br\/. We emphasize that, as a journal maintained by a scientific society supported mainly by memberships, we are unable to waive the article fee, even for corresponding authors residing in low- and middle-income countries and territories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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With the purpose of ensuring integrity and ethical editorial conduct, promoting the identification of practices such as plagiarism, academic dishonesty, duplicate publication, any other fraudulent methods, and potential ethical violations, we strongly recommend that authors consult the COPE<\/b> website, where guidelines on research ethics for authors and editors are available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authors must ensure that data obtained, analyzed, or interpreted from other publications are clearly referenced and that the intellectual work of other authors is acknowledged and properly cited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Regarding authorship, only those who have actively and substantially contributed to all stages of the research and article preparation should be identified as authors. No researcher who has fully participated in the research and writing of the article should be omitted. It is essential that authors carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscripts and provide the final list of authors at the time of submission. Authors should provide in the manuscript body a description of each author\u2019s contribution following the criteria of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy \u2013 CrediT <\/b>(see author instructions). Changes to authorship during the evaluation or after acceptance of the text will not be permitted. After submission, the Editor-in-Chief and\/or the editorial board may request formal clarifications regarding the participation of the listed authors. Upon receipt of these clarifications, the Editor-in-Chief, together with the editorial board, will make decisions regarding the appropriate procedures concerning the manuscript.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Any article already published and identified as having misconduct will remain indexed in the journal\u2019s database as retracted. Retraction of an article consists of documenting the reason for retraction, properly referenced and communicated by the author, editor, or other authorized agent, and published in the journal. Partial retraction may occur when misconduct applies only to a specific part of the article without compromising the entire published research. The retraction registration process is initiated upon receipt of a formal communication to the Editor-in-Chief, who will notify SciELO. This communication must include the retraction text, explaining the reasons for retracting the article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Errors not involving misconduct will be corrected through errata. The journal will publish corrections or retractions as soon as possible. Any additions or modifications to the submitted text can only be made before manuscript acceptance and must be approved by the Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Editor-in-Chief will only consider changes to the text under exceptional circumstances after manuscript acceptance. During the evaluation of the change request, the publication of the manuscript will be suspended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Conflict of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the drafting or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts of interest that may have influenced the work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, the author(s) must inform it in a separate document signed and attached to the submission platform. For more information see: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reviewers should inform editors about any conflicts of interest that may influence the manuscript\u2019s analysis and should declare themselves disqualified to review it if such conflicts occur. They should consider all types of conflicts of interest before evaluating the manuscript, including work relationships with the authors, such as participation or previous participation in joint research projects, scientific collaboration with research groups, mentoring relationships with the authors, or financial interest in the project related to the manuscript. Additionally, editors should avoid making decisions about manuscripts that may conflict with their own interests, such as those submitted by authors from their departments, research collaborators, or relatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Figures, tables, and other types of content should be organized in separate files for submission (see Preparation of Tables, Figures, and Supplementary Material below for details). If you are using the submission system for the first time, access the submission<\/b> system, click \"New User \u2013 Register Here\", and create a username and password. Registered users who forgot their login details, go to the login<\/b> page and select \"Reset password\" (do not create a new account).<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authors may use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies solely to improve readability and language. Authors are required to: (1) maintain control of the writing process; (2) rigorously verify and edit all AI-generated content; and (3) accept full responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies. Importantly, AI must not be used to generate or alter research data, results, or conclusions. AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be credited as an author or co-author, nor cited as an author.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authors must disclose any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies in their manuscript, including the name of the AI tool, model, version, and date of use. A statement will be included in the published work to ensure transparency. Failure to disclose AI use, if detected during peer review or post-publication, may result in the manuscript being rejected, retracted, or otherwise discredited. This disclosure promotes transparency and trust among authors, readers, reviewers, editors, and contributors while ensuring compliance with the terms of use of the relevant technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Acceptable file formats are .doc, .docx, and .rtf. Portable Document Format files (.pdf) will not be accepted. When applicable, the manuscript file should include a list of figure captions and table headers at the end. The main text file should not contain illustrations or tables, which should be submitted in separate files. All tables should be submitted in a single file. Remove all field codes before submission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The first page should specify the type of article (Original Article, Review Article, Viewpoint, Method, or Scientific Note), include a clear, concise, and informative title, and also provide a short running title of no more than 60 characters. The full names of all authors must be provided, with complete affiliation including institutions and the ORCID number of each author. Only one corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk and should always be the submitting author. The address should be concise and in English, including Institution (University, Institute\/Faculty, Department), City, State, Country, in this order. Do not translate laboratory, department, and university. Titles and positions should not be mentioned. This information is followed by the corresponding author's email address.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authors must cite in the Materials and Methods section all pertinent legal and ethical authorizations, including: (1) collection permits; (2) authorizations for accessing genetic resources or traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources; and (3) permissions for collecting biological material inside and outside protected areas, indigenous lands, quilombola territories, and other traditional peoples and communities' territories. For studies involving Brazilian native species registration in the National System for Management of Genetic Heritage (SisGen) is mandatory. All authorizations should be cited with their respective identification numbers and issuing authorities. In cases where applicable, statements of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research should be submitted as a separate file in the submission system. Manuscripts lacking proper documentation will not be considered, in compliance with open science principles and national\/international regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Units of Measurement:<\/b> Acta Botanica Brasilica adopts the International System of Units (SI). For volume, use cubic meters (e.g., 1 \u00d7 10\u20135 m3) or liters (e.g., 5 \u03bcL, 5 mL, 5 L). For concentrations, use \u03bcM, \u03bcmol L\u20131, or mg L\u20131. For size and distance, use meters (cm, mm, \u03bcm, etc.) and be consistent throughout the manuscript.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Type: COLOMBIA. Choc\u00f3: Municipio Tad\u00f3, 10 km de la carretera Tad\u00f3-Pereira, 40 m alt., 6 Feb 1989, fl, fr), W.J. Kress & B.E. Echeverry 89-2589 (holotype: US!; isotype: COL!).<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Specimens examined. COSTA RICA. Cartago: Turrialba, 1500 m, 4 May 1958, phenology (indicate with the following code, the phenological state of the specimen: bd. for flower buds, fl. for flowers, fr. for fruits or st. for sterile specimens), A. Brenes 13456 (CR); PANAMA. Bocas del Toro: Oleoducto road to Chiriqu\u00ed Grande, 1500 m, 2 Aug 1974, bd., B. Hammel 13712 (MO, SEL); <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Countries in the Specimens Examined section can be listed alphabetically or in geographical order; the method used should be explained in the Materials and Methods section.\nIf the paper presents original data, associated herbarium vouchers must be cited. Vouchers are also cited from common names and uses taken from specimen labels, except if the information is taken from the literature, in which case, a literature citation is given.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nucleic acid or protein sequences corresponding to equal to or greater than 50 nucleotides must be deposited in an appropriate data bank, e.g., GenBank\/EMBL. The accession numbers should be provided before publication, along initial submission. Long sequences (exceeding two pages) will not be routinely published in text form; however, they could be published as a supplementary file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For botanical and mycological data, use \"Collection number\" instead of \"collector [e.g. A.C. Brade 1983 ]\". The collection number encompasses all gatherings from a single specimen (e.g., leaves, flowers, a piece of wood), which may be preserved on different herbarium sheets and in different herbaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The maximum dimensions of individual figures should be 170 \u00d7 240 mm. The width of an individual component can be either 170 mm or 85 mm, without exception, while the height can be \u2264 240 mm. For continuous-tone images (e.g., photographs), provide TIFF files with 300 dpi. More complex drawings, such as detailed botanical illustrations, will not be redrawn and should be provided in TIFF files at 600 dpi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grouping related graphs or images into a single figure (a panel) is strongly encouraged. When a block of illustrative material consists of multiple parts, each part should be labeled with sequential uppercase letters in the order of their citation in the text (A, B, C, etc.). The letters identifying individual images should be placed within white circles in the lower right corner. To separate grouped images, authors should insert white frames (1mm thick). Individual images (not grouped into panels) should be identified with sequential Arabic numerals in the order of their citation in the text (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, etc.), presented in the same manner, with letters identifying individual images, as described for panels above. The number identifying a grouped figure (e.g., Figure 2) should not be inserted into the panel but referenced only in the figure caption and text (e.g., Figure 2A-C). Scale bars, when necessary, should be positioned in the lower right corner of the figure. The units of the scale bar should be provided at the end of the figure caption or, when a figure contains multiple scale bars with different units, above each bar. Details within a figure can be indicated with arrows, letters, or symbols, as appropriate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tables should be preceded by titles, indicated with sequential Arabic numerals (Table 1, 2, 3, etc.; do not abbreviate). Tables should be created using the Table function in Microsoft Word\u2122. Columns and rows should be visible, although no dark lines should be used to separate them. Horizontal rules should only be used at the top (below the title) and bottom (below the final row) of the table. Do not use fills, shading, or colors in tables. All tables should be submitted in a single file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Supplementary Materials should be provided in .doc or .docx format, appropriate for text and tables, and .tiff format at 300dpi for figures and graphs. The full title of the article and the names of the authors should be included in the header. All supplementary figures and tables should be referenced in the body of the manuscript as \"Table S1\" and\/or \"Figure S1\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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