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It consists of a complete, systematic, objective, and impartial presentation, while also being sufficiently concise and clear, of all the main existing research results on a problem or topic in any branch of knowledge.

Sections of the first page of the manuscript

Title: Should be brief and descriptive. In addition, it is recommended to include a summary title of no more than 50 characters for the page headings.

Author(s): Indicate the first name, last name(s), and affiliation of each author. In addition, provide the email address of the corresponding author or the person responsible for communications with the journal.
Abstract: Should contain a maximum of 250 words, indicating the main results, findings, or discoveries presented in the manuscript. The use of abbreviations and bibliographic citations, figures, or other elements should be avoided.
Keywords: Add 5 to 10 relevant terms that highlight the main topics covered in the article and facilitate its search and retrieval in databases or search engines.

Main Sections of the Manuscript Body

Introduction: Should be concise and, if possible, brief, explaining the background of the topic, its relationship to similar previous work, the main objectives, and the purpose of the work. It should be strongly suggested that, if possible, the work include a hypothesis.

Materials and Methods: Should briefly describe the study area (if applicable), materials, instruments, procedures, data collection, processing, mathematical and statistical analysis, citing author(s) if applicable. New techniques should be detailed with the necessary precision for complete understanding.
Results: Should describe only relevant data and should not be repeated if reflected in tables or figures.
Discussion and/or Conclusions: Should highlight new aspects of the study, the implications of biases and limitations obtained, relationships with other cited studies, and main conclusions. These may be included in the last paragraph or in a separate section. Data not described in the Acknowledgments and Financial Support should not appear.
Acknowledgments and Financial Support: Authors should be required to include all information related to individuals or entities that directly contributed to the research or to the funding of the project in a section titled Acknowledgments and/or Financial Support. This section should be brief and specific, detailing institutions, names, and phone numbers.
Abbreviations: If abbreviations are used, it is recommended to request the inclusion of the most common abbreviations used in the field, or to include the abbreviations specific to the journal.

Bibliographic Citations

The method of citing references should be included, using standardized formats, if possible, both in the body of the manuscript and in the references section. If existing formats do not suit the needs of the journal, established formats can be adapted and some examples included to facilitate understanding. The references section should contain only the articles cited or mentioned in the text.

Below are some examples of how to cite the manuscript in the text, in the references section, and in the formats commonly used by journals today.

In the body of the manuscript:

Standardized standards:

APA:

Rosenkranz, F., Cabrol, L., Carballa, M., Donoso-Bravo, A., Cruz, L., Ruiz-Filippi, G., Lema, J. M. (2013). Relationship between phenol degradation efficiency and microbial community structure in an anaerobic SBR. Water Research, 47(17), 6739–6749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.004