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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).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Scientific Papers

The Scientific paper is based on a original research in which the scientific method has been applied and the diffent treatments on the response of a system has been studied, as a methodology to accept or reject a hypothesis of the study. The papers must adhere to the norms of the journal and will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee or by whoever it designates, before being published.

Research Notes

They are contributions based on experimental studies that present novel methodological aspects or results that the author wishes to publish before completing his research. Papers must adhere to the norms of the journal and will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee or by whoever it designates, before being published.

Reviews

They are written based on a critical analysis, a comprehensive and updated review on a topic of interest for the cactus science. The study must adhere to the standards of the journal and will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee or by whoever is designated, before publication.

Critical Reviews

They are papers written based on the analytical review of scientific papers or research reports, in which the author contributes his point of view on the subject and establishes conclusions regarding the current state of knowledge of the same. Papers must adhere to the norms of the journal and will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee or by whoever it designates, before being published.

Books Reviews

They are critical reviews of published books on the topics of interest to the journal. These papers synthesizes the content of the publication, highlights the contributions by publicizing studies that are of interest to cactus researchers or scientists.  These will be submitted to an opinion of a member of the Editorial Committee.

Semblance

It is a biographical sketch, mentions a series of data related to professional experience, presents information on the character and personality of the individual in question. This will be submitted to an opinion of a member of the Editorial Committee.

Letters to the Editor

In the Letter to the Editor section, Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development will publish those that are considered of interest and present opinions or comments on a topic. This section’s objective is to encourage discussion on topics published in this journal or those of interest for the scientific community.

Special Number

The Special number is a set of scientific papers that address a particular scientific topic. These cientific papers are based on a original research in which the scientific method has been applied and the diffent treatments on the response of a system has been studied, as a methodology to accept or reject a hypothesis of the study. The papers must adhere to the norms of the journal and will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee or by whoever it designates, before being published.

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