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Instrucciones para los autores Actual Biol 35 (99): 275-278, 2013

y coma, dos puntos, parntesis, punto seguido, etc. (No debe usar espacios dobles de barra); 2) entre prrafo y prrafo solo debe haber un retorno; es decir, un enter, incluso despus de ttulos, sin ningn espacio; 3) No utilice los comandos Final de seccin o Salto de pgina; 4) el guin tipogrfico, largo o raya () debe escribirse con las teclas ALT + 0151. Este es usado para abrir dilogos, encerrar frases explicativas o incisos y reemplazar nmeros de una lista. En este ltimo caso debe haber un espacio entre la raya y el texto externo (v. g.: los resmenes ambos en ingls y espaol deben); 5) el guin que se usa entre palabras y nmeros es el del teclado. Por ejemplo: Margalef-Ramrez, 1978-1998 (note que no hay espacio entre los rangos); 6) cuando utilice tipo de letra cursiva o negrilla en el texto, tenga presente que los signos de puntuacin que le siguen deben ir con este mismo tipo de letra [v. g.: Palabras clave:; Cultivos celulares.; (SI), (LT), (UdeA)]; 7) NO DEBE HABER HIPERVNCULOS O ENLACES DE DIRECCIONES ELECTRNICAS EN TODO EL MANUSCRITO.

Tablas. Se debe hacer referencia de cada tabla con su nmero de manera ascendente en el lugar apropiado del texto (tabla #). Cada tabla debe ser elaborada en estilo Normal y guardada como un archivo MS-Word (Tabla #.docx o .doc) en la carpeta Tablas del CD o del correo electrnico. La tabla NUNCA DEBE SER elaborada y guardada como archivo formato figura (v. g.: Tabla #.jpg).

Figuras. Se debe citar cada figura con su nmero de manera ascendente en el lugar apropiado del texto (figura #). Todos los nmeros, smbolos, y letras de las figuras deben ser comprensibles y legibles en letra tipo Arial de tamao mnimo de 12 puntos, de manera que permanezcan legibles cuando se reduzcan para la publicacin. Generalmente los tamaos de las figuras publicadas en la revista estn entre los 8 cm (una columna) y 17 cm (doble columna) de ancho. Cada figura debe ser elaborada y guardada como un archivo en formato .jpg (Figura #.jpg) con resolucin de elaboracin de no menos de 400 ppp (400 ppi). La publicacin de fotografas, grficas o dibujos a color tendr un costo adicional. Un archivo con las Leyendas de las figuras, debe ser elaborado como el texto, en estilo Normal y guardado como un archivo MS-Word (Leyendas de las figuras mss xx-xx.docx o .doc) en la carpeta Figuras del CD o del correo electrnico.

Abreviaciones y estilo. Los nombres cientficos de especies se deben escribir en itlica. Se debe escribir el nombre cientfico completo junto con el apellido del autor y el ao, solo cuando se citan por primera vez en el texto (no cumple para el TTULO y TITLE; y Resumen y Abstract), de ah en adelante se abrevia cuando sea posible (G. especie).

Se debe usar el Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI) (; puede descargarlo de la pgina electrnica de la Revista Actualidades Biolgicas , y sus respectivas abreviaciones. Se debe utilizar cifras decimales no en fracciones, excepto en ecuaciones. En todos los documentos del manuscrito (texto, tablas y figuras) escritos en espaol, las cifras decimales van separadas por comas (v. g.: 0,023) y en ingls por punto (v. g.: 0.023); y los miles por punto en espaol (v. g.: 10.239,56; 174.239), y en

ingls por coma (v. g.: 10,239.56; 174,239); excepcin para aos: 1996; 2013.

Referencias bibliogrficas. La citacin de las referencias bibliogrficas en el texto del manuscrito deben organizarse en orden alfabtico con base en el primer apellido del primer autor y luego en orden cronolgico. Si se citan dos autores, se debe usar la letra y o and para conectar los apellidos de los dos autores, no debe usarse el smbolo & en lugar de y y and. Si son tres o ms autores, se debe indicar solo apellidos del primer autor, seguido por et al. ao, v. g.: Castro-Vega et al. 1984. Si hay varias referencias bibliogrficas en la oracin, estas se separan por una coma (,), y la penltima y ltima cita se conectan con la letra y, v. g.: como informan Castro-Vega et al. (1984), Cox y Fox (2005, 2008), Monson (2000a, b, 2007) y Zrate (1980). Todas las citas de referencias bibliogrficas en el texto se separan por coma (,), v. g.: como documentaron varios autores (Castro-Vega et al. 1984, Cox y Fox 2005, 2008, Monson 2000a, b, 2007, Zrate 1980). Para dos o ms publicaciones de autores diferentes, algunas en el mismo ao: como detallan los estudios previos (Baker et al. 2004a, b, c, 2006a, b, Castro-Vega 1984, 2001a, b, Gmez-L. y Zrate-Pez 2003a, b, 2005, Prez-Mora y Paine 2002, Reed et al. 2001, 2003). Observe el orden alfabtico entre el grupo de citas y la separacin entre ellas por una ,. De igual manera para en el texto: como detallan los estudios previos de Baker et al. (2004a, b, c, 2006a, b), Castro-Vega (1984, 2001a, b), Gmez-L. y Zrate-Pez (2003a, b, 2005), Prez-Mora y Paine (2002), y Reed et al. (2001, 2003). Para citar comunicaciones personales: Apellido, com. pers..

Las referencias bibliogrficas en la seccin REFERENCIAS del manuscrito, se deben ordenar primero alfabticamente, con base en el primer apellido del primer autor, y luego, cronolgicamente. Los dos apellidos de los autores deben ser completos y unidos por un guin; el nombre del libro o revista debe ser completo (no abreviaturas). En caso de no ser la primera edicin (1.a ed.): segunda edicin = 2.a ed.; tercera edicin = 3.a ed.; cuarta edicin = 4.a ed.; quinta edicin = 5.a ed.; etctera (en ingls: 1st ed.; 2nd ed.; 3rd ed.; 4th ed.; 5th ed.; etc.). NO DEBE HABER HIPERVNCULOS O ENLACES DE DIRECCIONES ELECTRNICAS EN TODO EL MANUSCRITO. Observe los siguientes ejemplos:

1. Libros

1.1 Libros

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del libro. # ed. (en caso de no ser la 1.a ed.). Ciudad: Casa publicadora. p. #. (# = nmero total de pginas).

en el texto, v. g.: (Lincoln et al. 1998); segn Lincoln et al. (1998).

en la seccin Referencias, v. g.:

Lincoln RJ, Boxshall GA, Clark PF. 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics. 2nd ed. New York (U. S. A.): Cambridge University Press. p. 298.

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1.2 Libro por editores

Autor(es), editores. Ao. Ttulo del libro. # ed. (en caso de no ser la 1.a ed.). Ciudad: Casa publicadora. p. #. (# = nmero total de pginas).

en el texto, v. g.: (Merritt et al. 2008); segn Merritt et al. (2008).


Merritt RW, Cummins KW, Berg MB, editores. 2008. An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America. 4th ed. Dubuque (IA, U. S. A.): Kendall/Hunt Pub Co. p. 1158.

1.3 Captulo o seccin de libro

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del captulo. En: Nombre de editores, editores. Ttulo del libro. Edicin (en caso de no ser la 1.a ed.). Ciudad: Casa publicadora. p. #-#. (# = nmero pginas inicial-final del captulo o seccin).

en el texto, v. g.: (Hooghiemstra et al. 2002); segn Hooghiemstra et al. (2002).


Hooghiemstra H, Van der Hammen T, Cleef A. 2002. Paleoecologa de la flora boscosa. En: Guariguata MR, Kattan GH, editores. Ecologa y conservacin de bosques neotropicales. Cartago (Costa Rica): Libro Universitario Regional. p. 43-58.

1.4 Libro publicado en varios volmenes

Autor(es) o Ttulo. Ao-Ao. Ttulo del libro. Edicin (en caso de no ser la 1.a ed.). # Volmenes (# de volmenes). Ciudad: Compaa publicadora.

en el texto, v. g.: (Fischer 1960-1973); segn Fischer (1960-1973).


Fischer FCJ. 1960-1973. Trichopterorum catalogus. 15 volumes. Amsterdam (Pases Bajos): Nederlandsche Entomologische Vereeniging.

1.5 Libro electrnico

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del libro [Internet]. Edicin (en caso de no ser la 1.a ed.). Ciudad: Casa publicadora u hospedera. Disponible en: .

en el texto, v. g.: (Rollin 1998); segn Rollin (1998).


Rollin BE. 1998. The unheeded cry: animal consciousness, animal pain, and science [Internet]. Ames (IA): The Iowa State University Press. Disponible en: .

2. Artculos

2.1 Artculo de revista impresa

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del artculo. Nombre completo de la Revista (no abreviaturas), # de volumen si est disponible (# de la revista): #-#. (# = nmeros de pginas inicial-final del artculo).

en el texto, v. g.: (Meise et al. 2003); segn Meise et al. (2003).


Meise CJ, Johnson DL, Stehlik LL, Manderson J, Shaheen P. 2003. Growth rates of juvenile winter flounder under varying environmental conditions. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132 (2): 225-345.

2.2 Artculo impreso en versin electrnica

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del artculo. Nombre completo de la Revista (no abreviaturas) [Internet], # de volumen (# de revista si est disponible): #-#. (# = nmeros de pginas inicial-final del artculo). Fecha de acceso: da de mes de ao. Disponible en: .

en el texto, v. g.: (Leng et al. 2004); segn Leng et al. (2004).


Leng-C F, Amado-M L, McMacken R. 2004. Coupling DNA supercoiling to transcription in defined protein systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 279 (46): 47564-47571. Fecha de acceso: 24 de julio de 2007. Disponible en: .

2.3 Artculo de revista electrnica

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del artculo. Nombre completo de la Revista (no abreviaturas) [Internet], # de volumen si est disponible (# de la revista): #-#. (# = nmeros de pginas inicial-final del artculo). Fecha de acceso: da de mes de ao. Disponible en: .

en el texto, v. g.: (Qu et al. 2005); segn Qu et al. (2005).


Qu J, Chen P, Qu X, Wenping L, Baoguo T, Tingru H. 2005. Purification and biological activities of novel antibacterial

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peptides from Musca domestica. Electronic Journal of Biology [Internet], 1 (4): 49-55. Fecha de acceso: 14 de junio de 2008. Disponible en: .

3. Recursos electrnicos

3.1 Pgina o portal electrnico

Nombre o ttulo de la pgina o portal electrnico, o Autor(es) [Internet]. Ao de actualizacin. Organizacin o institucin hospedera. Fecha de acceso: da de mes de ao. Disponible en: .

en el texto, v. g.: (Convention on Biological Diversity 2009); segn Convention on Biological Diversity (2009).


Convention on Biological Diversity [Internet]. 2009. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Fecha de acceso: 16 de febrero de 2009. Disponible en: .

3.2 Documento de pgina o portal electrnico

Nombre o ttulo del documento [Internet]. Ao del documento. Nombre de la pgina o portal electrnico hospedero. Fecha de acceso: da de mes de ao. Disponible en: .

en el texto, v. g.: (Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2000); segn Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2000).


Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [Internet]. 2000. Convention on Biological Diversity. Fecha de acceso: 07 de julio de 2007. Disponible en: .

4. Tesis/disertacin

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo de la tesis [tesis]. [Ciudad]: Universidad o institucin. p. #. (# = nmero total de pginas).

en el texto, v. g.: (Jaramillo 2000); segn Jaramillo (2000).


Jaramillo N. 2000. Particin en tamao y forma de los caracteres mtricos y su inters en los estudios poblacionales aplicados a los Triatominae [Tesis de doctorado]. [Medelln (Colombia)]: Corporacin de Ciencias Bsicas Biomdicas, Universidad de Antioquia. p. 125.

5. Reporte tcnico o documento oficial

Autor(es). Ao. Ttulo del reporte o documento. Ciudad: Institucin. Referencia del reporte o documento.

en el texto, v. g.: (Ford et al. 2004); segn Ford et al. (2004).


Ford PL, Fagerlund RA, Duszynski DW, Polechla PJ. 2004. Fleas and lice of mammals in New Mexico. Fort Collins (CO): USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. General Technical Report N. RMRS-GTR-123.

Correspondencia

El material se debe enviar a:

Editor,

Revista Actualidades Biolgicas

Instituto de Biologa, Bloque 7

Universidad de Antioquia

Apartado Areo # 1226.

Medelln (Antioquia), Colombia

# de Fax: (57) (4) 219 86 12. # de Telfono: (57) (4) 219 56 27.

Correos electrnicos: , .

Los manuscritos que no se ajusten estrictamente a las normas de la revista, se devolvern sin acuso de recibo. La recepcin del manuscrito se notificar va correo electrnico. Por lo menos uno de los miembros del Comit Editorial y dos pares revisarn el contenido y el estilo del manuscrito y determinarn si el tema es apropiado y tiene la calidad cientfica para ser recibido, aceptado y publicado en Actualidades Biolgicas. Despus de publicado el manuscrito a cada autor (o grupo de autores) se le enviar la versin pdf del artculo o manuscrito publicado.

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Instructions to authors Actual Biol 35 (99): 279-282, 2013

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Actualidades Biolgicas (RAB; ISSN 0304-3584) is a specialized journal for the publication of unpublished articles of high quality that are the product of investigation in the biological sciences. The journal receives manuscripts during all the year and publishes two numbers a year in July and December. Occasionally, it publishes a supplement focusing on a current important theme.

Actualidades Biolgicas publishes the following types of material: Research papers; Revisions (these constitute a critical and objective chronicle of recent important developments in a topic and suggestions concerning future areas for study. The majority solicited by the Editorial Committee however, voluntary contributions are welcome); Short communications (this section includes observations, unique results or advances of original investigations or novelties, biotic and distributional registers, analyses or amplifications of theories, hypotheses, or concepts of interest in biology); Letters to the Editor (Forum: where critiques, responses to critiques, and clarifications of previous works are published); Book reviews.

Editorial rules

Preparation and submission of manuscripts. Documents may be submitted in Spanish or English and will be published in the language in which they are submitted. Articles that have been previously published or that have been submitted to other journals will not be accepted. The Editorial Committee will determine each year the cost of final printed pages for publication rights in the regular numbers of Actualidades Biolgicas. For 2014, it is US$ 20 in the two regular journal numbers. The fee may change at any time. For the updated cost, please contact us at: , .

Manuscripts will be evaluated by at least two experts in the area; its acceptance for publication will be based upon its scientific merits and its conformity to the instructions for style that are presented below.

All documents of manuscript (text, tables, figures, etc.) should be sent to the Editor via e-mail to: or ; or (original) impress on letter size paper by one paper side, or only must be sent the magnetic copy (CD) identified with the names of the first author, the manuscript`s title and the date. All documents of manuscript (text, tables, figures, etc.) must be in three folders: folder Text with the text file; folder Tables with the table files; and folder Figures with the figure files and a file of the legends of the figures.

When submitted studies are the result of investigations of particular biological species that involve voucher specimens, it is imperative that the place (herbarium, museum, or private collection) where the specimens are deposited is clearly indicated. Likewise, the collectors and corresponding collection numbers must be indicated.

Research papers. The manuscript should include the following sequence of sections: the TITLE of the manuscript (in English and Spanish); Name of the autor(s) [First name complete, Middle name only the initial, the Last two names (surnames) united with a hyphen]; the Institutional, mailing, and e-mail addresses of each author; the Abstract y Resumen (in both languages); Key words and Palabras clave (3-6 key words following each abstract); INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; and REFERENCES. Tables and figures (and its legends) must be saved in their respective folders.

Short communications. The same guidelines as for research articles are recommended, but the use of subtitles is not necessary for the following sections: INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; and REFERENCES.

Revisions. All contributions will be peer reviewed and their publication will depend on the opinions of the reviewers and the conformity of the writing style to the guidelines of the journal (at least 50 bibliographical references, preferably the last two or three years, in the REFERENCES section).

All manuscripts, including submissions to the Forum, should include a title, a list of key words and an abstract, with versions in English and Spanish.

General guidelines

All documents of the manuscript (except figures) must be salved and sent as MS-Word file (xxx.docx o .doc).

Text. All documents of the manuscript (text, tables, except figures) must be written in Normal style, Times New Roman 12 point font, with 3 cm margins on all sides, double spaced. All pages should be numbered consecutively. The last names of the authors appearing in the upper left hand corner, if there are three or more authors, follow the last name of the first author by et al.

Please observe the following rules when preparing the text: 1) one space should always be used between words, after commas, semicolons, colons, parentheses, etc. (do not place double spaces); 2) between paragraphs there should only be one carriage return, including after titles; 3) page breaks or section endings must not be used; 4) the typographic hyphen or dash should be written with the keystrokes ALT + 0151. This is used to: open dialogs, close explicative phrases or inserts, and replace numbers in a list. In the latter case, there should be a space between the hyphen and the text; 5) the hyphen used between words and numbers is that of the keyboard. For example, Margalef-Ramrez, 1978-1998 (note that there is no space between the ranges); 6) when italic or bold text is used, recall that the punctuation marks that follow carry the same font

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style [Examples: Key words:; Cellular cultures.; (SI), (LT), (UdeA), (UMN)]; 7) It must not have any hyperlink to WEB addresses in all manuscript.

Tables. Each table must be cited with its number in ascending way in the text (table #). Each table must be elaborated or written in Normal style and salved as a MS-Word file (Table #.docx o .doc) and included in the folder Tables of the magnetic copy of the manuscript or via e-mail.

Figures. Each figure must be cited with its number in ascending way in the text (figure #). All numbers, letters, and symbols of the figures must be compressible and readable in 12 point Arial font, in such a way that they remain legible when reduced for publication. The size of drawings, photographs, and graphics should be approximately the same as what they will have when published. In general, figure sizes used by the journal are 8 cm (single column) and 17 cm (double column) width. Photographs should be black and white with glossy finish and excellent clarity. Each figure must be salved as a .jpg file (Figure #.jpg) with a initial or original resolution at least 400 ppi and each file included in the folder Figures of the magnetic copy of the manuscript or via e-mail. Publication of color photographs, graphics, or drawings will imply an additional cost.

Abbreviations and style. Scientific names of species should appear in italics. It is recommended to write the name in full, together with the authors last name and year, the first time it is employed in the text, but from then on abbreviate the name when possible. The metric systems and its abbreviations should be employed for all measurements (for a reference see http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/) (these rules are in the Actualidades Biolgicas home page: . Decimals must be used instead of fractions, except in equations. In articles written in Spanish, the decimal point should appear as a comma (i. e.: 0,023), while in English it should appear as a period (0.023,); and for thousand, in Spanish it appears as a period (i. e.: 10.239,56, 174.239), while in English as a comma (i. e.: 10,239.56, 174,239), exception for years: i. e.: 1996; 2013.

Bibliographical references. References in the text must be organized in alphabetical order, based upon the first last name of the first author and then chronologically. When the reference is by two authors, the last names are connected by the word and (not use the symbol & for and and y). If a publication has three or more authors, only the last name of the first author should be included, followed by et al. year (i. e.: Castro-Vega et al. 1984). If there is more than one citation in the sentence, the citations should be separated by comma ,, and the penultimate and last citation should be connected by the word and, i. e.: as reported Castro-Vega et al. (1984), Cox and Fox (2005), Monson (2000a, b, 2007), and Zrate (1980). All reference citations in the text should be separated by comma (,), i. e.: as is reported by several authors (Castro-Vega et al. 1984, Cox and Fox 2005, Monson 2000a, b, 2007, Zrate 1980). For two or more articles of different authors, some in same year: as previous studies (Baker et al. 2004a, b, c, 2006a, b, Castro-Vega 1984, 2001a, b, Gmez-L. and Zarate-Pez 2003a, b, 2005, Prez-Mora and Paine 2002, Reed et al. 2001, 2003). Note that one should cite in alphabetical order and then chronological

order when there is a group of section References by different authors. Different section References should be separated by comma ,. In the same way to: according to previous studies of Baker et al. (2004a, b, c, 2006a, b), Castro-Vega (1984, 2001a, b), Gmez-L. y Zarate-Pez (2003a, b, 2005), Prez-Mora y Paine (2002), and Reed et al. (2001, 2003).

Bibliographical references in the section REFERENCES of the manuscript should be in alphabetical order, based upon the first last name of the first author and then chronologically. Use the complete journal or book names (no abbreviations) please. You can find a detailed citation and reference guide with examples in the WEB RAB Home Page: . In case of not being the first editing (1st ed.): 2nd ed.; 3rd ed.; 4th ed.; 5th ed.; etc. It must not have any hyperlink in all manuscript. Follow the examples below:

1. Books

1.1 Books

Author(s). Year. Books title. # ed. (if it is not the first edition). City: Publishers. p. #. (# = total number of pages).

in the text, v. g.: (Lincoln et al. 1998); according to Lincoln et al. (1998).

in the section References, v. g.:

Lincoln RJ, Boxshall GA, Clark PF. 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics. 2nd ed. New York (U. S. A.): Cambridge University Press. p. 298.

1.2 Book by editors

Author(s), editors. Year. Books title. # ed. (if it is not the first edition). City: Publishers. p. #. (# = total number of pages).

in the text, v. g.: (Merritt et al. 2008); according to Merritt et al. (2008).


Merritt RW, Cummins KW, Berg MB, editors. 2008. An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America. 4th ed. Dubuque (IA, U. S. A.): Kendall/Hunt Pub Co. p. 1158.

1.3 Book chapter or section

Author(s). Year. Chapters title. In: Editors names, editors. Books title. Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publishers. p. #-#. (# = initial-final page numbers of the chapter or section).

in the text, v. g.: (Hooghiemstra et al. 2002); according to Hooghiemstra et al. (2002).


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Hooghiemstra H, Van der Hammen T, Cleef A. 2002. Paleoecologa de la flora boscosa. In: Guariguata MR, Kattan GH, editors. Ecologa y conservacin de bosques neotropicales. Cartago (Costa Rica): Libro Universitario Regional. p. 43-58.

1.4 Book published in several volumes

Author(s). Year-Year. Books title. Edition (if it is not the first edition). # Volumes (number of volumes). City: Publishers.

in the text, v. g.: (Fischer 1960-1973); according to Fischer (1960-1973).


Fischer FCJ. 1960-1973. Trichopterorum catalogus. 15 volumes. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Nederlandsche Entomologische Vereeniging.

1.5 Electronic book

Author(s). Year. Books title [Internet]. Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Host or Publishers. Available from: .

in the text, v. g.: (Rollin 1998); according to Rollin (1998).


Rollin BE. 1998. The unheeded cry: animal consciousness, animal pain, and science [Internet]. Ames (IA): The Iowa State University Press. Available from: .

2. Articles

2.1 Article of printed journal

Author(s). Year. Articles title. Journals name (no abbreviations), # of volume if it is available (# of journal): #-#. (# = initial-final page numbers of the article).

in the text, v. g.: (Meise et al. 2003); according to Meise et al. (2003).


Meise CJ, Johnson DL, Stehlik LL, Manderson J, Shaheen P. 2003. Growth rates of juvenile winter flounder under varying environmental conditions. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132 (2): 225-345.

2.2 Printed article in electronic version

Author(s). Year. Articles title. Journals name (no abbreviations) [Internet], # of volume (# of journal if it is available): #-#. (# = initial-final page numbers of the article). Accessed: day Month year. Available from: .

in the text, v. g.: (Leng et al. 2004); according to Leng et al. (2004).


Leng-C F, Amado-M L, McMacken R. 2004. Coupling DNA supercoiling to transcription in defined protein systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet], 279 (46): 47564-47571. Accessed: 24 July 2007. Available from: .

2.3 Article of electronic journal

Author(s). Year. Articles title. Journals name (no abbreviations) [Internet], # of volume if it is available (# of journal): #-#. (# = initial-final page numbers of the article). Accessed: day Month year. Available from: .

in the text, v. g.: (Qu et al. 2005); according to Qu et al. (2005).


Qu J, Chen P, Qu X, Wenping L, Baoguo T, Tingru H. 2005. Purification and biological activities of novel antibacterial peptides from Musca domestica. Electronic Journal of Biology [Internet], 1 (4): 49-55. Accessed: 14 June 2008. Available from: .

3. WEB resources

3.1 WEB page

Name or title of WEB page or Author(s) [Internet]. Updated Year. Host organization or institution. Accessed: day Month year. Available from: .

in the text, v. g.: (Convention on Biological Diversity 2009); according to Convention on Biological Diversity (2009).


Convention on Biological Diversity [Internet]. 2009. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Accessed: 16 February 2009. Available from: .

3.2 Document on WEB page

Name or title of electronic document [Internet]. Document year. Name of the WEB page. Accessed: day Month year. Available from: .

in the text, v. g.: (Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2000); according to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2000).


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Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [Internet]. 2000. Convention on Biological Diversity. Accessed: 03 May 2007. Available from: .

4. Dissertation/Thesis

Author(s). Year. Title of the dissertation/thesis [dissertation]. [City]: University or Institution. p. #. (# = total number of pages).

in the text, v. g.: (Dettmers 1995); according to Dettmers (1995).


Dettmers JM. 1995. Assessing the trophic cascade in reservoirs: the role of an introduced predator [dissertation]. [Columbus (OH)]: Ohio State University. p. 214.

5. Technical report or official document

Author(s). Year. Title of the report or document. City: Institution. Reference of the report or document.

in the text, v. g.: (Ford et al. 2004); according to Ford et al. (2004).


Ford PL, Fagerlund RA, Duszynski DW, Polechla PJ. 2004. Fleas and lice of mammals in New Mexico. Fort Collins (CO):

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. General Technical Report No. RMRS-GTR-123.

Correspondence

Materials should be sent to:

Editor

Revista Actualidades Biolgicas

Instituto de Biologa, Bloque 7

Universidad de Antioquia

Apartado Areo # 1226.

Medelln (Antioquia), Colombia

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Consideraciones ticas

Ethical Considerations

Es obligacin de los autores proveer a la revista Actualidades Biolgicas una versin exacta, honesta y precisa de los resultados o datos de las investigaciones desarrolladas, incluyendo todos los datos relevantes. Todos los autores deben declarar no haber incurrido en malas conductas cientficas como plagio, fabricacin, falsificacin, seleccin de datos o duplicacin de publicaciones. No est permitido el mejoramiento o manipulacin de imgenes que elimine o no represente cualquier informacin presente en los originales. Es obligacin de los autores referenciar o declarar el origen de imgenes, datos e ideas que proceden de otros autores o fuentes y que hayan sido utilizados en su manuscrito.

It is the obligation of the authors to provide Actualidades Biolgicas with an accurate, honest, and precise account of the results or data from the studies performed, including all relevant data. All authors must declare not to have committed scientific misconduct such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, selection of data or duplicate publication. It is not permitted to enhance or manipulate images in a way that eliminates or does not represent whatever information present in the originals. It is the obligation of the authors to reference or state the source of images, data or ideas that come from other authors or sources and that have been used in the manuscript.

El orden de autora debe ser una decisin conjunta de todos los coautores. La participacin de cada autor en el trabajo debe ser significativa para tomar responsabilidad pblica del contenido. Todas las ideas y opiniones contenidas en los manuscritos son de entera responsabilidad de los autores.

The order of authorship should be a joint decision by all the co-authors. The participation of every author in the study should be significant to take public responsibility for the content. All ideas and opinions contained in the manuscript are entirely the responsibility of the authors.

Las personas no autores que hicieron contribuciones sustanciales al manuscrito deben ser nombrados en los agradecimientos sin ttulos o siglas (e. g., Prof., Dr. PhD., etc.). El envo de los manuscritos debe contar con el consentimiento de todos los autores.

Other persons who made substantial contributions to the manuscript must be named in the acknowledgements without titles or abbreviations (e. g., Prof., Dr. PhD., etc.). The submission of manuscripts must have the consent of all authors.

No se aceptan trabajos ya publicados o que hayan sido o estn sometidos a otras revistas. Los manuscritos enviados a la revista Actualidades Biolgicas deben ser acompaados de un documento firmado por todos los autores donde se declare que el manuscrito es indito y que no est sometido a otra revista. En caso de que haya sido sometido a otras revistas anteriormente, declarar a cuales revistas.

Articles that have been previously published or that have been or are being submitted to other journals will not be accepted. All authors must declare in a signed document that the manuscript is unpublished and is not being submitted to another journal. In cases where it had been submitted to another journal previously, the journal or journals should be mentioned.

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Las fuentes de financiacin de los proyectos de investigacin deben ser reveladas dentro de la publicacin en la seccin de agradecimientos.

The funding sources for research projects should be disclosed within the publication in the acknowledgements section.

Todos los manuscritos sometidos a la revista Actualidades Biolgicas son tratados como documentos confidenciales. El proceso de evaluacin de los manuscritos es de forma annima, tanto para los autores como para los evaluadores. Este es un proceso de doble anonimato: los evaluadores desconocen la identidad de los autores, y los autores tambin desconocen la identidad de los evaluadores. Hay por lo menos dos o ms evaluadores para cada manuscrito.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal are treated as confidential documents. The evaluation process of the manuscripts is anonymous, for authors and for reviewers. This process is double-blind peer review: reviewers are unaware of the identity of the authors, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers. There are two or more reviewers for each manuscript.

Sin autorizacin del Comit Editorial de la revista Actualidades Biolgicas es prohibida cualquier tipo de reproduccin total o parcial del contenido con fines comerciales, no as para fines educativos.

The total or partial reproduction of content for commercial purposes is prohibited without authorization from the Editorial Board of Actualidades Biolgicas ,but not if used for educational purposes.

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