Submissions

Author Guidelines

STRUCTURE

Title Page: This should include the manuscript full title (it must be brief providing exact information of the contents), authors' full names, institutional affiliations (University, College, Department). Give as a foot-note the name, full address including E-mail of the corresponding author identified with an asterisk.

Summary: On a separate page, provide a summary of not more than 200 words. It must be structured and consist of four parts. Each part of the structured summary should concisely and specifically describe the objectives of the study, techniques used, the essential results and what the authors concluded from the results.

Uniterms: These should be strictly related to the contents and limited to 6 (six).

Introduction: This should state briefly and clearly the objectives of the investigation with reference to previous works. Extensive review of the literature should be avoided and substitute for references of recent publications where such reviews may be found.

Material and Methods: These should be described in sufficient detail that the work can be reproduced. Procedures and techniques readily available in the literature require only a citation of the original source, except when they are substantially modified. Reports of experimental studies on humans and animals must certify that the research received prior approval by the appropriate institutional review body (Committee of Bioethics).

Results and Discussion: Results must be presented concisely and in logical order. Where possible use figures or tables to present data rather than text. When appropriate give the range, standard deviation and indicate the significances of differences between numerical values obtained. Discussion should interpret the results and assess their significance in relation to previous work in the field. Speculation not warranted by actual data should be avoided. Presenting those items separately is optional.

Conclusions: These must be drawn from the text and restricted to the limits of data obtained

Abstract in Portuguese: It should be preceded by the title in Portuguese. This should follow the same content of the summary presented in English. Members of the Editorial Board can kindly assist those authors not fluent in the Portuguese language.

Uniterms in Portuguese: must follow uniterms in English.

Acknowledgments: These should be typed in a special paragraph under separate heading preceding the section of References. They should be kept to a minimum consistent with the requirements of courtesy and disclosure.

References: They should be prepared and listed according to The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT.NBR 6023). Entries should be arranged in alphabetical order by author at the end of the paper. All authors' names should be given. "Accuracy of reference data is the responsibility of the author". For research and examples see the site www.bcq.usp.br.

PRESENTATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts should be sent in three copies, in an official/regular sheet of paper (30-36 lines, double spaced) in the Word for Windows program or preferentially on line via http://www.rbcf.br. All submissions must be accompanied with a letter signed by the authors. RBCF requires that the accepted final corrected copy of each manuscript be submitted electronically (on micro floppy disk or via http://www.rbcf.br). Traditional paper version is also accepted.