Instructions to Authors
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts must be submitted online at https://coffeescience.ufla.br/index.php/Coffeescience/user/register
A cover letter, signed by all authors, must be sent to the Editor requesting the publication. It must contain the author's full name with no abbreviations, and work address (institution, city, state, and country). At submission, this letter must be attached in the field "Cover Letter". Any further insertion, exclusion or alteration in the authorship must be agreed by all authors (including the excluded author, if the case).
Manuscripts must be written in English using US orthographic and grammatical rules and edited using the program Microsoft Word for Windows on paper size A4 (21 cm x 29.7 cm), double spaced using Times New Roman font, size 12, with a 2.5 cm margin on both left- and right-hand side, and on upper and lower margins, heading and footnote. It must be organized in sections as follows:
TITLE sufficiently clear; conspicuous and complete, without abbreviations and superfluous words, written in English. It is recommended to begin with the term that represents the most important aspect, with other terms in decreasing of importance; unless there is no common name, scientific names of most common plants and animals must not be used. Do not initiate with the words “effect”, “evaluation“ or “influence”.
AUTHOR(S) full name(s) without abbreviations on the right side with one name beneath the former with their respective Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) number and work address (institution, department, city, state, and country).
ABSTRACT must be written continuously in one paragraph and it must not exceed 250 words. It must contain a brief introduction, objectives and main results; statistical design maybe mentioned only if it is the essential result of the developed research.
KEY WORDS with 3 to 5 keywords that express the content of the paper and different from those used in the title and separated by semicolon (;).
INTRODUCTION including literature review and objectives.
MATERIAL AND METHODS must be combined and not separated.
RESULTS should be separated in the text. Tables and figures should be inserted in the text after their first citation.
DISCUSSION should be separated in the text. Tables and figures should be inserted in the text after their first citation.
CONCLUSION(s) must be written continuously in one paragraph stating the main result of the research and it must not exceed 80 words.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION describes the individual engagement of authors within the research in terms of Conceptual idea, Methodology design, Data collection, Data analysis and interpretation, and Writing and editing. Each of these topics must be followed by the names(s) of contribution author(s) [e.g. Conceptual idea: Arrow, B.; Bartow, J.D.; Methodology design: Arrow, B.; Brawn, J.P.; Data collection: Arrow, B., Data analysis and interpretation: Brawn, J.P.; Stanfield, R.J., and Writing and editing: Arrow, B.; Brawn, J.P.; Stanfield, R.J.].
ACKNOWLEDGMENT(s) (optional, however, highly recommended) with a serious and clear written style, indicating the reason(s) for the recognition(s).
REFERENCES without citation of thesis, dissertation and/or abstracts.
Citation in the text
Citations follow the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. All citations and their correct information in the text are the responsibility of the author(s).
Most common reference examples:
One author: Portela (2024) or (Portela, 2024)
Two authors: Davis and Jones (2023) or (Davis & Jones, 2023).
Three authors: Silva, Pazeto and Vieira (2019) or (Silva, Pazeto & Vieira, 2019).
More than three authors: Ribeiro et al. (2022) or (Ribeiro et al., 2022).
Other citation in the same text, must present the authors in an alphabetic order of their last names, followed by date and separated by semicolon (;): Araújo (2020); Nunes Junior (2021); Pereira (2023) and Souza (2024).
REFERENCES
References follow the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. All references and their correct citation in the text are the responsibility of the author(s).
MOST COMMON REFERENCE EXAMPLES:
Journal articles
One author:
Woldegebriel, A. M. (2025). Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Cup Quality Varies with Growing Environments in Ethiopia: Climate and Soil Perspectives. Coffee Science, 20:e202295,
Up to three authors:
Peñuela-Martínez, A. E., Zapata-Zapata, A. D., & Durango-Restrepo, D. L. (2018). Performance of different fermentation methods and the effect on coffee quality (Coffea arabica L.). Coffee Science, 13(4):465-476.
More than three authors
Damat, D. et al. (2019). Dietary fiber and antioxidant activity of gluten-free cookies with coffee cherry flour addition. Coffee Science, 14(4):493-500.
Manuscript with elocation-id:
Asgharzadeh, V. et al. (2025). Association Between Black Tea and Coffee Consumption, Socioeconomic Status, and Digestive Disorders: A Case-Control Study. Coffee Science, 20:e202343, 2025
Book
Complete book:
Orton, T. (2019). Horticultural plant breeding. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Academic Press, 410p.
Book chapter:
Bergen, W.G.; Merkel, R.A. (1991). Protein accretion. In Pearson, A.M.; Dutson, T.R. Growth regulation in farm animals: Advances in meat research. London, England: Academic Press, v.7, p.169-202.
Thesis and dissertation:
Must not be cited.
Abstracts published in congresses, symposia, workshops, or other scientific events:
Must not be cited.
Electronic documents:
Studies only published online without volume, issue, elocation-id, page number, and year are referenced with the addition of the electronic address information presented in (<>) preceded by the expression "Available in:". Do not reference electronic material of short duration on the web. According to international standards, the division of electronic address at the end of the line should be always after the slash (/).
Figures, images, photos and graphs, symbols or formulas
Figures, images, photos and graphs may be in color or black and white, clear and with contrast, inserted in the text after their first citation and also in a separate file (Manuscript Files field), saved in extension "TIFF" or "JPEG" with minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Bigger images which occupy two columns must present 1200 pixels’ size in width. Figures must be described using Times New Roman font, size 10, without bold, without a text box and arranged in order.
Tables
Must contain a clear and concise title, being explanatory. Tables should not contain vertical lines. Horizontal lines must separate title from the presented data and at the bottom of the table. Tables should be made on Microsoft Word (Table - Insert Table), with each value inserted in a single cell, centrally located.
Symbols or Chemical formulas must be presented on Microsoft Word for Windows using the software Math Type, maintaining the original layout.Scientific nomenclature: The scientific nomenclature must be in accordance with the criteria established in the International Codes of each area. Weight and measurement units must follow the International System of Units.
TYPES OF DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED
Original Article:
Original articles should be divided into sections presented in the following order, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Authors' Contributions and References
Review:
Manuscripts submitted as “reviews” must be based on original literature reviews and data compilation, including an analytical interpretation and discussion, and not merely a simple description of the reviewed material.
Organize the manuscript in the following order: title in English, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, main text, References, Figure Captions, Tables. The introduction and the methods section are mandatory, but the organization of the text beyond that is at the authors’ discretion.
The Abstract and Resumen are limited to 250 words.
Preprint:
Preprints (previously deposited at the SciELO Preprints repository) may also be published. If the preprint is accepted for publication, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to report the fact to the preprint repository.
Short Communication:
They aim to report an important and concise contribution to the research, which progressed to the stage where the results should be made public and available to other researchers of the same field. A short communication must also include an Abstract (100 words or less, in this case), a brief introduction (up to 200 words), and must not exceed 1,500 words. Tables and Figures may be included in the text, but, in doing so, the text must be proportionally reduced. This type of publication in the Coffee Science must contain extremely significant contributions, for it is a type of highly competitive article.
