Submissions

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.

• As part of the submission process, authors must verify that their manuscript complies with all of the items listed below. Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines may be returned to the authors.

• Manuscript preparation

  Manuscripts must be submitted in Word format. Use the automatic line-numbering function to insert continuous line numbers throughout the document. The text must be double-spaced, with 3 cm margins, justified alignment, and a 2 cm first-line paragraph indent. Use 12-point Times New Roman font and format the document for single-sided printing on A4 paper (21 × 29.7 cm).
  Length - Scientific articles must not exceed 25 typed pages; scientific notes and new cultivar communications are limited to eight pages. These limits include figures, tables, and references.
  

• Title

  The title must be written in uppercase letters and bold type.
  It must contain no more than 15 words, including articles, prepositions, and conjunctions.
  It must be clear and concise and must identify the content and purpose of the study.
  Subtitles, abbreviations, formulas, symbols, and scientific names are not permitted, except for little-known species, for which only the binomial nomenclature (genus and species) may be used in italics.
  

• Abstract-

  The abstract must be concise and include the rationale, objectives, methodology, main results, and conclusions of the article. It must contain no more than 250 words, including numbers, prepositions, conjunctions, and articles.
  The word “ABSTRACT” must be written in uppercase letters and bold type, aligned to the left, and separated from the text by an em dash.
  

• Abstract

  The word “Keywords” must be aligned to the left, written in bold type, and capitalized only in the first letter.
  Keywords must be written in lowercase letters, separated by commas, and limited to no more than five. The scientific name of the species studied (binomial nomenclature) must be included.
  The selected terms must not repeat words already used in the article title.
  

• Material and Methods

   

  The heading “Material and Methods” must be centered and written in lowercase letters, except for the initial letter of each word.
  This section must be presented clearly and in sufficient detail to allow other researchers to replicate the study in full.
  It must include a description of the study location, the period during which the study was conducted, and the experimental design, including the treatments, number of replicates, and size of the experimental unit.
  Authors must describe the treatments and variables in continuous prose, separating them with periods.
  Abbreviations and acronyms should be avoided when naming treatments and variables. When they are necessary, their meanings must be provided.
  Formulas, expressions, and mathematical equations must be aligned to the left and retain the standard font size.
  The text must specifically identify the statistical analysis used and indicate whether the data were transformed.
  The use of subheadings should be avoided. When necessary, subheadings must be aligned to the left, written in bold type, and capitalized only in the first letter.
  

• Results and Discussion

  TThe heading “Results and Discussion” must be centered and written in bold type, with the first letter of each word capitalized.
  Avoid extensively repeating in the text data that are already presented in tables and figures. Instead, discuss the findings critically in light of the literature and the results reported by other authors. Abbreviations for treatments and variables should be avoided.
  Tables and figures must be cited in the text by the corresponding word followed by a space and the appropriate number.
  Data not presented in the manuscript must not be discussed. References to unpublished data, conference abstracts, internal communications, and works in press should also be avoided.
  Excessive self-citation should be avoided for ethical reasons and to ensure impartiality in the evaluation of the article.
  Speculation or statements that cannot be supported by the data obtained or by the cited references must not be included.
  Tables and figures must be cited at the end of the first sentence of the relevant paragraph. If the subsequent sentences continue to discuss the same data, the citation does not need to be repeated.
  The same data must not be presented simultaneously in both tables and figures.
  The discussion must be limited to the data collected and must relate the new findings to existing knowledge in the literature.
  This section must not exceed four pages.
  

• Conclusions

   

  The heading “Conclusions” must be centered and written in bold type, with only the first letter capitalized.
  This section must not merely summarize the results; it must present the new findings obtained, based exclusively on the data discussed in the article.
  

• Acknowledgments

  The heading “Acknowledgments” must be centered and written in bold type, with only the first letter capitalized.
  This section must be brief. Acknowledgments to individuals or institutions must begin with a preposition.
  

• References

   The heading “References” must be centered and written in bold type, with only the first letter capitalized.
  References must be drawn from current sources and journals. At least 70% of the cited works must have been published within the last ten years, and at least 70% of the references must be journal articles.
  Older classical works may be cited when they are directly related to the subject.
  References must follow the ABNT standard (NBR 6023), be arranged alphabetically by the authors’ surnames, and not be numbered.
  
  All authors of each work must be listed.
  Journal titles must be written in bold type.
  References to extended or short abstracts, works in press, or any other unpublished sources will not be accepted.
  The References section must contain no more than 30 references for scientific articles and no more than 10 references for scientific notes and new cultivar communications.
  

• Articles from Journals

   

  GOES, B. C.; GOES, R. J.; CREMASCO, C. P.; GABRIEL FILHO, L. R. A. Multivariate analysis of soy cultivated under no-tilling systems in plant covers of millet and sorghum. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biosistemas, v. 14, n. 3, p. 283-298, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18011/bioeng2020v14n3p283-298.
  
  - Papers published in conference proceedings
  MAIA, A. L. M.; TRINDADE, R. dos S.; OLIVEIRA-PAIVA, C. A.; GOMES, E. A.; LANA, U. G. de P.; SOUSA, S. M. de; SANTOS, J. W. M. dos; SOUZA, R. F. de A.; SILVA, D. V. A. da; OLIVEIRA, I. F. de. Resposta de genótipos de milho à inoculação com bactérias promotoras do crescimento de plantas. In: SEMINÁRIO DE INICIAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA DA EMBRAPA MILHO E SORGO PIBIC/CNPq, 21., 2023, Sete Lagoas. Anais [...]. Sete Lagoas: Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, 2025. p. 98-103. Available at: http://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/doc/1177611/1/Resposta-de-genotipos-de-milho-a-inoculacao.pdf. Accessed on: 17 Jun. 2026.
  

• Books

  ALVARENGA, R. C.; GONTIJO NETO, M. M.; SANTANA, D. P.; SILVEIRA, M. C. T. da; BORGHI, E. (ed.). Quinze anos de integração lavoura-pecuária e dez anos de integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta na Embrapa Milho e Sorgo. Brasília, DF: Embrapa, 2024. 343 p. Available at: http://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/doc/1167162/1/Quinze-anos-de-ILP-e-dez-anos-de-ILPF-Embrapa-Milho-e-Sorgo.pdf. Accessed on: 13 May 2026.
  - Book chapters
  FRAGOSO, D. de B.; MENDES, S. M.; COSTA, R. V. da; TOCANTINS, R. Z. da. Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott, 1923) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). In: SANTOS, R. S.; ADAIME, R.; FAZOLIN, M.; SILVA, N. M. da (ed.). Entomologia agrícola e florestal na Amazônia: desafios e oportunidades de pesquisa. Brasília, DF: Embrapa, 2026. cap. 31, p. 293-300.
  

• Thesis and Dissertations

  MARTINS, A. de M. Avaliação de genótipos de sorgo (Sorgum bicolor L. Moench) para produção de etanol. 2025. Tese (Doutorado em Ciência e Tecnologia dos Biocombustíveis) - Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, 2025. Available at: http://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/doc/1182756/1/Avaliacao-de-genotipos-de-sorgo.pdf. Accessed on: 23 May 2026.

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   Electronic

  CAMPOS, F. R. de; ROMANINI, R. P.; RODRIGUES, M. E. N.; MOURA, M. F.; VAZ, G. J. Content from the books of Embrapa's 500 Questions 500 Answers Collection (Coleção 500 Perguntas 500 Respostas) treated to be used in digital solutions: versão 3. Brasília, DF: Redape - Repositório de Dados de Pesquisa da Embrapa, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48432/YIGNPF.
  ANJOS, J. de R. N. dos; MALAQUIAS, J. V.; FERNANDES, F. D.; PARRELLA, R. A. da C. Avaliação agronômica de híbridos experimentais de sorgo biomassa em Planaltina, DF, safra 2023/2024. Planaltina, DF: Embrapa Cerrados, 2025. 8 p. (Embrapa Cerrados. Boletim de pesquisa e desenvolvimento, 425). Available at: https://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/bitstream/doc/1179555/1/BPD-425-CPAC.pdf. Accessed on: 2 Jun. 2026.

• In-text citations

  Reference to one author: the citation must contain the author’s surname with an initial capital letter, followed by a comma and the year.
  Example: (Duke, 2014)
  
  Reference to two authors: the citation must contain both authors’ surnames with initial capital letters, separated by an ampersand (&), followed by a comma and the year.
  Example: (Mueller & Steckel, 2021)
  Reference to more than two authors: the citation must contain the first author’s surname with an initial capital letter, followed by “et al.” in regular type, a comma, and the year.
  Example: (Striegel et al., 2021).
  
  Reference to more than one work by different authors: citations must be presented in chronological order and separated by semicolons.
  Example: (Pratley et al., 1999; Baek et al., 2021; Heap, 2025).
  Reference to more than one work by the same author: the author’s name must not be repeated, and the publication years must be separated by commas.
  Example: (Silva, 2012, 2024).
  References to an author’s name within the sentence (narrative citation): follow the same guidelines above, but place only the publication year or years in parentheses. When more than one work by the same author is cited, separate the years with commas.
  
  Examples:
  According to Duke (2014), the study indicates that ...
  According to Silva (2012, 2014), the data demonstrate that ...
  

• Illustrations - Figures and tables must be limited to the minimum necessary: no more than six in a scientific article, two in a scientific note, and four in a new cultivar communication. They must not exceed 30 cm in height or 25 cm in width.

• Tables

  These should be referenced in numerical order, beginning with a capital letter, followed by the corresponding number. The references to tables can either be in parenthesis or be part of the text.

  The Tables should be numbered in a sequence with Arabic numerals. They should be on separate pages at the end (after the references section).

  They should be self-explanatory, i.e., they should not require the reader to look back at the text to understand them.

  Additional elements: footnotes and bibliographical sources.

  The title should be clear and concise but complete; it should include the species' names (common or scientific) of the dependent variables.

  In the heading, the variable names that represent the content of each column should be complete; if this is not possible, explain the meaning of the abbreviations in the title or the footnotes.

  Present the measurement units of all the variables using the International System of units. In the data columns, align the values by the last number; when it is a decimal number, align by the comma (papers in Portuguese) or by the period (papers in English) using the decimal tabulation resource; align the indicating column to the left.

  No cell (intersection of a row and column) should be empty in the table's body. Non-existent data should be indicated by a hyphen (-); three periods when the data is unknown, which does not indicate whether the phenomenon occurs; (zero) when the phenomenon does exist, but its expression is lower than 1 in the last decimal digit.

  Use horizontal lines to separate the title from the heading and the heading from the body; you may also use them on the table's base to separate the content from additional elements. Additional horizontal lines may be used in the heading and the body; do not use vertical lines.

  Design the tables in a Word document using the resources from the Table menu; do not use the space key to make the table; instead, use the tabulation key or the resources on the Table menu.

• Tables' Footnotes

  Formatting: Use the standard 10-point Times New Roman font.
  Source identification: Identify the data source immediately below the table and include it in the References section.
  Callout notes: These notes provide specific information about parts of the table and the data. They must be indicated by superscript Arabic numerals in parentheses, positioned to the right of the relevant word or number in the title, header, body, or stub column. The notes must be presented continuously, without line breaks between them and without commas separating them.
  Significance indicators: To indicate statistical significance in the body of the table, use the following superscript symbols to the right of the data: ns (not significant); * and ** (significant at the 5% and 1% probability levels, respectively).
  

• Figures

  Definition: Figures include graphs, drawings, maps, and photographs used to illustrate the context. They should be included only when strictly necessary to substantiate the facts presented.
  In-text citation: A reference to a figure in the text must use the word Figure with an initial capital letter, followed by the corresponding Arabic numeral (e.g., Figure 1).
  Caption: The caption accompanying the image must be preceded by the word Figure, the Arabic numeral, and a period, all in bold type (e.g., Figure 1.).
  Content: The figure must be self-explanatory and structured so that readers do not need to consult the main text to understand it.
  Graph axes: Variables on the X- and Y-axes must be identified with capital letters and followed by their respective units of measurement in parentheses.
  Non-original figures and copyright: Third-party figures may be published provided that the original source is properly cited. Credit must be given to the authors of photographs, drawings, and graphs that required creative work.
  Standardization: Use consistent units of measurement and font sizes in all figures in the manuscript.
  Curve markers: Data points on curves must be represented by contrasting markers, such as circles, squares, triangles, or diamonds, either filled or open.
  Scales and axes: Numerical values and their corresponding tick marks must be positioned outside the plotting area.
  Curve legibility: Curves must be clearly identified in the figure. Excessive information or lines that impair interpretation of the graph must be avoided.
  Data redundancy: Figures must not contain data already presented in tables; the same information must not be duplicated.
  Dimensions and resolution: Figures must have sufficient resolution and definition to ensure high-quality reproduction. The maximum width is 8.5 cm for a single-column figure or 17.5 cm for a full-page figure.
  File formats: Graphs and tables must be prepared in Word or Excel so that they can be edited if corrections are required. When another software package is used, its name must be provided at submission.
  Legends: Legends identifying series or curves must be included within the figure, in the caption, or in the space between the figure and its caption.
  Font style: Do not use bold type within figures; use a standard or regular font style.
  Photographs, images, and drawings: Figures consisting of photographs, images, or drawings, with a width of 8.5 or 17.5 cm, must be digitized at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, saved in TIF (.tif) format, and submitted as files separate from the main text.
  

• Scientific communications

   

  Present the Abstract followed by the Keywords as a single continuous text.

   

• Notes

  Review process: Every manuscript must be reviewed by at least two specialists.
  Editorial policy: The editorial team and scientific board reserve the right to require changes to articles and to decide whether they will be published.
  Responsibility: The opinions and concepts expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors.
  Copyright: Accepted articles may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express consent of the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Maize & Sorghum.
  Contact: The journal’s editorial office may be contacted by telephone at +55 (31) 3027-1186 or +55 (31) 3027-1155, or by email at ijms.abms@gmail.com.
  

• Copyright Notice

  Licensing and publication: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits the work to be shared provided that proper credit is given to the authors and to its initial publication in this journal.
  Post-publication distribution: Authors may enter into separate additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published by the journal, such as deposit in an institutional repository or publication as a book chapter, provided that the initial publication in this journal is acknowledged.
  Self-archiving (preprints): Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their manuscripts online, in institutional repositories or on their own websites, before or during the editorial process. This practice promotes productive exchanges and may increase the impact and citation rate of the work.
  
  

• Privacy Statement

  Privacy statement: Names and addresses provided during the submission process will be used exclusively for the services provided by this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to third parties. However, authors’ email addresses will appear in manuscripts published by the International Journal of Maize & Sorghum.
  Publication ethics: The journal adopts and applies the principles of ethics in scientific publishing in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines).
  

• Introduction
  The word Introduction must not be used as a section heading. Instead, the opening section of the manuscript must present the rationale, hypothesis, study objectives, and a brief, up-to-date review of the literature.
  The review must prioritize studies published within the last ten years, especially journal articles. Classical works should be cited only when they are directly related to the subject.
  This section is limited to no more than two pages.