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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • In the case of a thesis work or having been previously presented at a congress, I have included that information in Comments to the editor/a.
  • The submission file is in MS Word format (with the extension .doc or .docx) and follows the template for submission of articles of the scientific journals of the National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios.
  • I attach as a separate file the Declaration of originality signed in the Archives section complementary.
  • I attach as a separate file the Assignment of rights and Declaration of conflicts of interest signed in the Supplementary Files section.
  • Visual elements are properly located in the body of the text and not at the end of it.
  • The entire text adheres to the style guidelines of the 7th edition of the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
  • Wherever possible, DOI and URL addresses are provided for bibliographic references.
  • I have ensured that the article meets the quality standards of scientific writing and is in a position to be sent to a blind review.
  • The name of the attached file must not exceed 40 characters, and must not include special characters and spaces.

Author Guidelines

In Amazon Biodiversity Journal (RBA), manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the website https://revistas.unamad.edu.pe/index.php/rad. Authors must create an account on this site (as AUTHOR) and follow the steps indicated there. Manuscripts sent by other means are not accepted.

Important considerations

  • Manuscripts must be unpublished (not have previously been published in a substantially similar way or with substantially similar content) and not be being evaluated in another publication.
  • Articles published in conference proceedings, university dissemination platforms, etc. For the purposes of the RBA, they will NOT be considered unpublished, so they will be rejected immediately.
  • If the manuscript comes from a thesis (emphasizing those cases in which universities require as a requirement that these be published online) it is necessary for the authors to specify this situation in the Comments to the editor section, when submitting the manuscript, to analyze your application.
  • RBA will only accept simultaneous review of a maximum of two (2) manuscript requests per author, regardless of whether the author is an individual or co-author.
  • References must include, in all available cases, the doi that identifies them according to the following format: https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx. If you are in doubt about the correct way to cite the doi, see: https://www.crossref.org/display-guidelines/
  • Manuscripts are accepted from all subject areas of the disciplines of Agriculture, Forestry, Agroindustry, Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Climate, Hydrology and Environmental Sciences.

Presentation of tables and figures

Tables will not be accepted in the form of images, they must come directly from a program such as Excel or be made in Word itself, included in the text. The title of the table should be concise and in direct relation to its content.

Figures (diagrams, graphics, photographs, drawings, maps, among others) must be in JPG format, with proportional width and height. Figures that do not meet these characteristics will be returned to the author and the article will not be subject to evaluation. Figures of authorship other than the author of the article must indicate the source from which they come.

Both tables and figures must be incorporated into the text and numbered in Arabic.

Presentation of citations and bibliographic references

Here are some examples of the most common documents and two notes to take into account when preparing citations and bibliographic references adapted from the Spanish Journal of Scientific Documentation.

Periodicals (magazine articles):

Last name (s) of the first author, Initial letter (s) of the name .; Last name (s) of the second author, Initial letter (s) of the name .; Author's surname (s), Initial letter (s) of the name. (Year of publication). Article title. Name of the journal, volume (number), initial page-final page (without indicating p., Pp. Or other abbreviations). DOI (complete, including http protocol).

  • Example 1. Article in a printed magazine (with initial and final pages):

Díaz, M .; Asensio, B .; Llorente, G. A .; Moreno, E .; Montori, A .; Palomares, F .; Tellería, J. L. (2001). The future of Spanish scientific journals: a scientific, social and institutional effort. Spanish Journal of Scientific Documentation, 24 (3), 306-314. https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2001.v24.i3.61.

  • Example 2. Article in an electronic journal (without initial and final pages, but with electronic identifier):

Martín-Martín, A .; Orduna-Malea, E .; Ayllón, J.M .; Delgado López-Cózar, E. (2016b). A two-sided academic landscape: snapshot of highly-cited documents in Google Scholar (1950-2013). Spanish Journal of Scientific Documentation, 39 (4), e149. https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2016.4.1405

Note 1. It is recommended to always present the name of the authors in the same way (name and first surname or first name and two surnames; in the second case joined by a hyphen, to facilitate automated indexing in non-Hispanic settings).

Note 2. It is recommended to include all authors in the references, up to a maximum of ten, indicating from the eleventh the legend "and others". This with the intention of favoring the visibility of co-authors who, in general, see their metrics affected by this formalism. These notes will also be applicable to other sources, regardless of their documentary type.

Monographs (books):

Last name (s) of the first author, Initial letter (s) of the name .; Last name (s) of the second author, Initial letter (s) of the name .; Author's surname (s), Initial letter (s) of the name. (Year of edition). Title of the monograph. Editorial. DOI (complete, including http protocol).

  • Example 3. Book:

Ortega, J. L. (2014). Academic search engines: A quantitative outlook. Elsevier.

Book chapters (including contributions to conferences):

Author's surname (s), Initial letter (s) of the name. (Year of edition). Title of the chapter or contribution. In Surname (s) of the first editor, Initial letter (s) of the name; Last name (s) of the second editor, Initial letter (s) of the name. (type of responsibility: ed./coord./comp./dir.). Title of the book or of the conference proceedings (pp. Xx-yy). Editorial. DOI (complete, including http protocol).

  • Example 4; chapter of the book:

Piñeiro Otero, T .; Martínez Rolán, X. (2016). From reflection to quantitative analysis: an approach to Spanish radio research. In Díaz Nosty, B .; De Frutos, R. (coord.), Rumbos de la Investigación en España sobre Comunicación (pp. 719-796). AE-IC. http://goo.gl/k51q1R

  • Example 5. Contributions to congresses:

López Rabadán, P .; Vicente Mariño, M. (2011). Dominant research methods and techniques in Spanish scientific journals on communication (2000-2009). In Piñuel Raigada, J.L .; Lozano Ascensio, C .; García Jiménez, A. (ed.), Proceedings of the National Congress of Communication Research Methodology (pp. 665-680). Rey Juan Carlos University. http://goo.gl/rhhLBT

Other sources (published or unpublished):

Although the solutions proposed in the APA standards should be consulted, in general almost all the possibilities go through indicating: the authorship (s), as already indicated; the date of publication, with greater precision when necessary (in blogs, articles or press releases, reports, etc. [(2020, March 8)]; the title of a part or fragment, regardless of its content, in round letter; the title proper of the monographic or serial publication (complete, as opposed to a fragment), in italics; the indication of the source, before printed (place and publisher, and since the last edition of APA only the second ones) but now mostly online, through URI, DOI, etc .; the inclusion of notes on the publication status (in press, unpublished doctoral thesis, unpublished manuscript, etc.) or on the support or other peculiarities of the source (reviews, movies, audiobooks, reports, scholarships, lectures, posters, software, mobile apps, etc.).

Authors interested in publishing in the RBA should consider the following section policies:

Section policies

Original articles

They contain original and unpublished research results. Articles written only in Spanish will be accepted. This type of article is subject to editorial and academic review.

The minimum length will be 3,500 words and the maximum 7,500, including references, figures and tables, plus a maximum of four pages for annexes.

To submit an article, authors must rely on the template for submitting articles. Otherwise, the editor reserves the right to reject the article. The template is articulated to the shipping guidelines:

Formal presentation data:

a) Title: It should directly represent the contribution of the contribution, avoiding phrases such as "contribution on", "study on"; "analysis of". The authors should not write titles in the form of metaphors, parables or any phrase in a figurative sense. Its length will be a maximum of 20 words.

b) Summary: The following sections of the article must be distinguished in its structure and writing: introduction, objective, main methods used (methodology), main results and most important conclusions. If the abstract is poorly written it may mean a change in your article in the editorial review. The length will be 150 words maximum.

c) Keywords: They are one of the tags through which search engines retrieve content, hence the importance for its proper writing. It will not exceed five words or terms, avoiding synonymy, complex phrases and repetition with terms or words of the title of the manuscript. List the keywords in alphabetical order.

The title, abstract and keywords of the articles must have their translation into English. In none of the cases will automatic translators be used for these purposes.

d) Authors' information: Write down the full names and surnames without grade, academic or teaching category. It must coincide with your registration in ORCID (https://orcid.org/). The following information for each of the authors must be sent along with the body of the article: Full name, ORCID code (link), academic contact email and institutional affiliation (institution, city - country). Also indicate the corresponding author.

The journal will be in charge of adapting the document for the double-blind review process.

Structure of the article body:

1) Introduction: Exposes updated content on the research problem and explains why the research is proposed, what its impact is and what is new it offers (proposed objective/s). It will include only those bibliographic references that are directly related to the research variables. It is the appropriate space to enunciate acronyms.

2) Materials and methods: It refers to the research methodology, techniques, processes, models used, programs, search strategies and study variables. It is one of the most important sections because it allows the reproducibility of the study. Use subsections as deemed necessary.

3) Results: In this section the results are presented in coherence with the Materials and methods section. Explain the products clearly. Measurement or quantification data can be presented. In this section, the integration of figures and tables that help to understand the content of the manuscript can be considered.

4) Discussion: The results must be contrasted with the national and / or international literature, as a reflection of the scientific method. They are discussed based on interpretations and on establishing comparisons with other results of the same purpose derived from other investigations, that is, correlating the results of the study with others, stating the advantages of the study and its contributions, avoiding adjectives that praise the results. This section and the previous one can be presented in a single section called Results and discussion, for this, as the results are shown, they are interpreted and analyzed.

5) Conclusions: The conclusions reflect that the established objective has been fulfilled, as well as its impact in a general sense; recommendations are usually derived from them. They are the main point for future research, they should be written briefly and precisely. Do not use hyphens or bullets to separate them.

6) Acknowledgments: It is the section where the people who indirectly helped in the research are thanked and cannot be considered authors of the manuscript. This section is optional.

7) Financing: The articles that derive from financed projects must state the financial entity, including the number of the contract, agreement or resolution.

8) Conflict of interest: The authors must declare by letter that there are no conflicts of interest in relation to their work.

9) Authorship contribution: The journal adopts the criteria established by Brand et al. 2015 for the contribution of

10) Bibliographic references: Minimum 15 references. All publications cited in the text must be listed in the Bibliographic References section in APA 7th edition. An important indication to take into account here is that at least 80% of the bibliographic references must be scientific articles and of the last 5 years. Minimize as much as possible the use of books, theses and / or web pages. Include DOI or URL numbers in references if possible. The use of bibliographic managers such as Mendeley, Zotero or EndNote is recommended. Comunicar® has developed a style manual with examples of the appropriate way to reference this standard and can be found at https://bit.ly/2S3MflT.

11) Annexes: Complementary material strictly and directly related to the investigation. This section is optional.

Reviews

They are the theoretical-scientific result presented from a critical evaluative analysis where the researcher dominates in an updated and integrated way the different approaches to the problem addressed in his manuscript, offering possible theoretical answers based on the scientific argument. Articles written only in Spanish will be accepted. This type of article is subject to editorial and academic review.

The minimum length will be 4,500 words and the maximum will be 10,000 including references, figures and tables, plus a maximum of four pages for annexes.

To submit an article, authors must rely on the template for submitting articles. Otherwise, the editor reserves the right to reject the article. The template is articulated to the shipping guidelines:

Formal presentation data:

a) Title: It should directly represent the contribution of the contribution, avoiding phrases such as "contribution on", "study on"; "analysis of". The authors should not write titles in the form of metaphors, parables or any phrase in a figurative sense. Its length will be a maximum of 20 words.

b) Summary: The following sections of the article must be distinguished in its structure and writing: introduction, objective, main methods used (methodology), main results and most important conclusions. If the abstract is poorly written it may mean a change in your article in the editorial review. The length will be 150 words maximum.

c) Keywords: They are one of the tags through which search engines retrieve content, hence the importance for its proper writing. It will not exceed five words or terms, avoiding synonymy, complex phrases and repetition with terms or words of the title of the manuscript. List the keywords in alphabetical order.

The title, abstract and keywords of the articles must have their translation into English. In none of the cases will automatic translators be used for these purposes.

d) Authors' information: Write down the full names and surnames without grade, academic or teaching category. It must coincide with your registration in ORCID (https://orcid.org/). The following information for each of the authors must be sent along with the body of the article: Full name, ORCID code (link), academic contact email and institutional affiliation (institution, city - country). Also indicate the corresponding author.

The journal will be in charge of adapting the document for the double-blind review process.

Structure of the article body:

1) Introduction: Exposes updated content on the research problem and explains why the research is proposed, what its impact is and what is new it offers (proposed objective/s). It will include only those bibliographic references that are directly related to the research variables. It is the appropriate space to enunciate acronyms.

2) Materials and methods: It refers to the literature review methodology used. The author must clearly state the systematic or systematic review process used or adapted to obtain and analyze information sources.

3) Results of the review: This section presents the results consistent with the methodology section. Explain the products clearly. Measurement or quantification data can be presented. In this section, the integration of figures and tables that help to understand the content of the manuscript can be considered.

4) Conclusions: The conclusions reflect that the established objective has been fulfilled, as well as its impact in a general sense; recommendations are usually derived from them. They are the main point for future research, they should be written briefly and precisely. Do not use hyphens or bullets to separate them.

5) Acknowledgments: It is the section where the people who indirectly helped in the research are thanked and cannot be considered authors of the manuscript. This section is optional.

6) Financing: The articles that derive from financed projects must state the financial entity, including the number of the contract, agreement or resolution.

7) Conflict of interest: The authors must declare by letter that there are no conflicts of interest in relation to their work.

8) Authorship contribution: The journal adopts the criteria established by Brand et al. 2015 for the contribution of

9) Bibliographic references: Minimum 40 references. All publications cited in the text must be listed in the Bibliographic References section in APA 7th edition. An important indication to take into account here is that at least 80% of the bibliographic references must be scientific articles and of the last 5 years. Minimize as much as possible the use of books, theses and / or web pages. Include DOI or URL numbers in references if possible. The use of bibliographic managers such as Mendeley, Zotero or EndNote is recommended. Comunicar® has developed a style manual with examples of the appropriate way to reference this standard and can be found at https://bit.ly/2S3MflT.

10) Annexes: Complementary material strictly and directly related to the investigation. This section is optional.

Letters to the editor

If there are objections or comments referring to the recently published articles, these will be published, but not before considering the right of reply on the part of the author who may reply in a letter of similar length within a period of one month. The relevance of the publication of the reply will be assessed by the Editorial Committee. Three tables and / or figures may be included, and up to ten bibliographic references. The main text of a letter to the editor consists of: Body of the comment and Bibliographic references.

Copyright Notice

a) The authors retain their trademark and patent rights, and also on any process or procedure described in the article.

b. Authors retain the right to share, copy, distribute, perform and publicly communicate the article published in the RBA (for example, place it in an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in the RBA.

c. The authors retain the right to make a subsequent publication of their work, to use the article or any part of it (for example: a compilation of their works, notes for conferences, thesis, or for a book), provided that they indicate the source. of publication (authors of the work, journal, volume, number and date).

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this magazine will be used exclusively for the purposes stated in it and will not be provided to third parties or for use for other purposes.

The author (s) agree to provide the Amazon Biodiversity Journal with a contact email, as well as the personal data necessary to identify the authorship of the article. In turn, they authorize the Journal to publish together with the article, the necessary personal data (name and surname, position, specialty, institution, city / country, mail and ORCID number). Any other personal data other than that indicated above will be protected by the Journal with absolute confidentiality and may not be disclosed or transferred to third parties without the consent of the author (s).