Submissions
This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.
Author Guidelines
Submissions
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Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively online via the website: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/rceres-scielo |
Types of Documents Accepted
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Revista Ceres publishes Articles, Communications, Reviews (by invitation), Letters to the Editor, and Preprints. Article: Must report a complete original work, in which the reproducibility of the results is clearly established. Communication: Must report conclusive results and not preliminary data. It is an alternative format to describe, more concisely, partial results of a broader work or to report conclusive results based on a smaller amount of data. Review: Must provide an in-depth report on the state of the art of a given topic, upon invitation by the Editorial Board. There is no page limit. Letter to the Editor: Should address, in an informal way, a technical-scientific topic of interest to the agricultural or biological sciences community. Its publication is at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Preprint: Must follow the same guidelines as for articles. |
Language
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Revista Ceres accepts article submissions only in English. Proficiency in standard English is a key criterion for article evaluation. Authors who are not fluent in English are encouraged to have their manuscript reviewed by a qualified language editor. Authors who wish to receive suggestions for translators/reviewers may send an email to: ceres@ufv.br. If a language revision is required by an associate editor or the editorial board, the authors must have the manuscript revised by a qualified person or company and submit a certificate confirming the revision. |
Authorship
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To be considered an author of an article, a researcher must have made a significant contribution to the conception and/or development of the research and/or manuscript writing, and must have revised and approved the final version. In addition, all authors must have an ORCID ID, which must be provided in ScholarOne at the time of submission and will be included in the publication. Following Open Science recommendations and promoting greater transparency, Revista Ceres encourages authors to include their names and institutional affiliations in the manuscript itself. However, if they prefer to remain anonymous during peer review, authorship may be submitted in a separate cover page. |
Changes in authorship order, additions, and removals
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If there is a need to modify the authorship during the peer review stage (add/remove an author or change the order of authors), the corresponding author must submit a formal request by email, justifying the change. The document must be signed by all authors – including those being added, removed, or repositioned – and sent to ceres@ufv.br. Only under exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider authorship changes after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor reviews the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published, any approved request will result in a correction notice. |
Text Formatting
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Manuscripts must be typed using Microsoft Word, justified alignment, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12. The paper size must be A4, with 3 cm margins. Lines must be continuously numbered. |
Manuscript Length
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Full articles must not exceed 25 pages, including references, figures, and tables. Communications must not exceed 15 pages, also including references, figures, and tables. |
Structure of Articles and Communications
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a. Title The title must have a maximum of 20 words, centered and in boldface. Only the first word should be capitalized, except in relevant cases (e.g., scientific names such as Phaseolus vulgaris). If necessary, include a footnote using a superscript Arabic numeral (see footnotes section). b. Authorship To comply with Open Science recommendations and enhance transparency in the peer review process, authors must include their names immediately after the manuscript title, followed by their ORCID ID. However, if anonymity is preferred during peer review, authorship may be submitted separately as a cover page. Each author’s name must be followed by a superscript Arabic numeral that corresponds to a footnote with their institutional affiliation. The first footnote must be linked to the title and contain information about the origin of the work (e.g., derived from a thesis or dissertation) and funding sources. The following footnotes must indicate the authors' affiliations in this order: institution, department (if applicable), city, state (abbreviation), country, and email. Authors affiliated with the same institution and department should be grouped in the same footnote. The corresponding author must be marked with an asterisk (*) following their name in the author list. In the footnote, on the last line, an asterisk must be followed by the corresponding author’s email address. Example: c. Abstract The title of this section must be written in uppercase, left-aligned, and bold. The abstract must not exceed 200 words and should consist of a single paragraph. It should broadly include the hypothesis, objectives, materials and methods, major results, and the conclusion. The text must begin on the line following the section title. d. Keywords The keyword section must contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six keywords, listed in a paragraph following the abstract. Keywords must be written in lowercase (except scientific names) and separated by semicolons. Words already appearing in the title must not be repeated. e. Highlights A minimum of three and a maximum of five highlights must be presented as short statements indicating the main contributions of the article, without replicating the conclusions. Each highlight must not exceed 85 characters, including spaces. f. Introduction The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must clearly present the research problem, its importance, the research hypothesis, and the objectives — clearly stated at the end of the section. g. Materials and Methods The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must provide enough detail for the work to be replicated. The Revista Ceres requires statistical procedures to be clearly described, including the experimental design, number of replications, and statistical techniques used. If no formal design is applicable, authors must clearly describe how the research was conducted and how the data were analyzed. h. Results and Discussion The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. The text must be clear and concise, supported by relevant literature. i. Conclusions j. Supplementary Material Supplementary material refers to additional content relevant to the published research but not essential to the main understanding of the article. These materials are provided to support, detail, or expand the analysis presented in the main article. Supplementary material must not be cited within the article text. It will be referred to in a separate section with a link for access. Supplementary material must have clear titles and may include tables, graphs, photographs, spreadsheets, or additional text that supports the article. This section is not mandatory. When provided, the files must be attached as a supplemental file and will be published exactly as submitted by the author, without formatting. The SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL section must appear after the conclusions and include the following statement: “Supplementary data are available at: ...” The journal will insert the access link once the article is approved. Supplementary material must follow the same formatting guidelines as the article (font, font size, spacing, margins, etc.). k. Acknowledgments, financial Support, and full disclosure The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. Authors must indicate whether they received funding or support from research funding agencies. They must also declare whether there is any conflict of interest related to the research and publication of the article, in accordance with the guidelines under Conflicts of Interest, in EDITORIAL POLICIES. l. Data Availability Statement The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must comply with the guidelines provided under OPEN DATA in the EDITORIAL POLICIES. The content of this section must follow one of the options below, according to the specific context of the research:
Examples of statements: i. “All datasets supporting the findings of this study have been deposited in SciELO Data and are available at [URL or DOI].” ii. “All datasets supporting the findings of this study are included in this article.” iii. “All datasets supporting the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author [name of corresponding author]. The datasets are not publicly available due to [explain reason, e.g., participant privacy concerns].” Data made available in repositories may be accessed by editors/reviewers during peer review and by anyone interested in reusing the data. Files must be released under the CC-BY license and comply with the FAIR principles: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. m. Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Scientific Writing The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This statement must comply with the guidance in the Adoption of software using Artificial Intelligence resources section in EDITORIAL POLICIES. Template for Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Scientific Writing
This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for grammar and spelling checks, references, etc. If there is nothing to declare, this section does not need to be included. n. Author Contributions / Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) To promote transparency in the publication process and ensure proper recognition of each author’s contributions, Revista Ceres requires a description of the individual contributions of each author to the research and manuscript. Authors must use the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the contributions are accurate and agreed upon by all authors. A model document is available here. If the authors choose anonymity during peer review, this section must be submitted in a separate Word file and uploaded as a “supplemental file not for review.” In this case, the journal’s technical team will incorporate this section into the final version of the article prior to publication. o. References The title of the REFERENCES section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. Revista Ceres follows the Vancouver style for references, using the numerical citation system. Click here to access a reference formatting guide and here to view a published article model from Revista Ceres. |
Graphical Abstract
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The graphical abstract is not a section of the article and must be submitted as a separate file, attached as a “supplemental file” during the submission process. The graphical abstract is a visual representation of the main findings of the article. It is intended to clearly and concisely convey the core idea and the key results of the study. This figure should allow readers to quickly grasp the article’s main message without reading the entire text, and help them identify which articles are most relevant to their research interests. The file must be submitted in TIFF, JPG, or JPEG format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. It must be uploaded as a separate document, attached as a supplemental file during submission. |
File Submission
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At the time of submission, authors must upload the following files: a. The manuscript (with or without authorship identification) b. The cover page (only required if authorship is not included in the main file) c. Author Contribuition (only if this section is not included in the main file) d. Graphical abstract e. Open Science Compliance Form f. Supplementary material (optional) The manuscript must be submitted as the “main document”; the title page and author contributions must be uploaded as a “supplemental file not for review”; and the graphical abstract and supplementary material must be uploaded as “supplemental file”. |
Guidelines for Figures, Tables, and Equations
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Figures and tables must be placed after they are cited in the text. They must be numbered using Arabic numerals, with captions placed below the figures and above the tables. Figures and tables must not contain redundant data. Figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be submitted in JPG format. Any illustration previously published must include source information (author, date) below the caption. The complete bibliographic reference for the source must be listed in the REFERENCES section. a. Tables The term refers to a set of alphanumeric data arranged in rows and columns. Tables must use only horizontal lines: one separating the column headers and one at the end of the table. The table caption must begin with the word “Table X”, where X is the table number (in Arabic numerals), followed by a colon and the table description. In the text, tables must be referred to as “Table X”. Decimal numbers must be aligned by the comma. b. Figures The term refers to any visual element composed of or displaying lines and points: drawings, photographs, graphs, flowcharts, diagrams, etc. Figure captions must begin with “Figure X”, where X is the number (in Arabic numerals) indicating the order of appearance in the manuscript. This is followed by a colon and the figure caption. In the text, refer to it as “Figure X”. c. Equations Equations must be created using Microsoft Word’s equation editor (Microsoft Equation). Manuscripts containing equations as images will not be accepted. |
Additional Information
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Revista Ceres adopts the International System of Units (SI), and the table below presents the correct way to use these units in the article:
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Publication Areas and Subareas
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01 – Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Genomics 02 – Agricultural Engineering 03 – Plant Physiology and Morphology Applied to Agriculture 04 – Plant Protection 05 – Plant Breeding Applied to Agriculture 06 – Vegetative and Seed Propagation 07 – Crop Production 08 – Soil Science and Plant Nutrition |
Contact
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Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, CEP: 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. (55) (31) 3612-2078 |
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais Brasil, Tel./Fax: (55 31) 3612-2078 - Viçosa - MG - Brazil
E-mail: ceres@ufv.br
E-mail: ceres@ufv.br
