Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia

Chief Editor Antonio Fernando Monteiro Camargo - actalb@rc.unesp.br
Dept. Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, UNESP, P.O.
Box 510, ZIP Code:18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Instructions to Authors

Preparing the Manuscript: Manuscripts submitted to ACTA LIMNOLOGICA BRASILIENSIA should be original and not being considered for publication elsewhere. An electronic version (in Word for Windows) of the manuscript, including tables and .figures should be sent in one file to the Chief Editor. Manuscripts should be submitted in English and an abstract in Portuguese must also be included. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscript checked by an English-speaking colleague prior to submission. Manuscripts must be typed in A4 paper, 17 x 23 cm, double-spaced with wide margins. All the pages should be numbered; the same should be made for all the lines of each page. Manuscripts should be examined by two peer reviewers.

Text: The following order must be used. First page: title in English (in bold type) and Portuguese, authors, addresses (including e-mail addresses). All the authors should be identified by a superscript number. Second page: Abstract (in English and Portuguese) and keywords. Third and following pages: text of the article (Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References). The following information should accompany all species cited in the text: a) for zoology, the author name and the publication date of the original description should be given the .first time that species is cited in the article; and b) for botany, only the name of the author who made the description should be given the first time that species is cited in the article.

Abstract: A concise abstract (250-300 words) should include the objectives, methods, major results and conclusions. Four to .five keywords should be supplied. The same must be done for the abstract in Portuguese.

Tables and Figures: Tables should be numbered consecutively with the Arabic numeration. Each table must be typed on a separate sheet (using .doc extension for Word for Windows, separated of the text). Figures should be numbered consecutively using the Arabic numeration and typed on separate sheets ( using original version extension files, separated of the text). Photographs in color can be used, but will be subjected to payment of charges. Tables and figures must be mentioned in the text.

Units, Symbols: For decimal numbers use commas "," when the article is in Portuguese (10,5 m) and point "." when the article is in English (10.5 m). Use the International System Units (SI), separating the units from the value with a space (except in the case of percentages); use abbreviations always when possible. For compost units use exponentials and not bars (Ex.: mg.day^-1 instead of mg/day, Xmol.min^-1 instead of Xmol/min). Do not add spaces to change the line if a unit does not fit in the line.

References: Citation in the text:
Use the name and year system:
Silva(1989);
(Silva, 1980);
(Silva and Cardoso, 1994).
For more three authors use "et al."

Citations from the list of references in line with ISO 690/1987: All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically in capital letters according to the first authors, References should start on a separate sheet.

Examples:

Journal:
The academic paper references must be presented in the correct established way: name of the author abbreviated (surname, given name), title of work, journal title abbreviated according to CCN - Catálogo Coletivo Nacional (http://ccn.ibict.br/ busca.jsf ), publishing date, issue number, and page numbers without the omission of any relevant information. TERRA, NR., FEIDEN, IR., FACHEL, JMG., LEMOS, CT. and NUNES, EA. Ecotoxicological evaluation of sediment and water samples from Sinos River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using Daphnia magna and V79 cells. Acta Limnol.Bras., 2008, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 63-72.

Chapter or Section in Book:
YUNES, J., MATTHIESEN, A., CARNEIRO, C., BECKER, V. and CARVALHO, MC. Florações de cianobactérias tóxicas : Mãos à obra ao problema. In: Roland, F., César, D. and Marinho, M. (eds.). Lições de limnologia. São Carlos:RimaEditora, 2005. p. 299-323.

Book:
ESTEVES, FA. Fundamentos de Limnologia. 1a ed. Rio de Janeiro: Interciência - FINEP, 1988; 545 p.

Thesis:
MARINHO, M. Dinâmica da comunidade fitoplanctônica de um pequeno reservatório densamente colonizado por macrófitas aquáticas submersas (açude do Jacaré, Mogi-Guaçu, São Paulo, Brasil). Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, 1994. [Master thesis in Botany]

Offprints:
One complimentary copy of the issue and thirty o. prints will be sent to the first author of the article. In case the Brazilian Society of Limnology have no available funds for the publication, a payment of page cost will be charged from authors of the article.