Submissions

Author Guidelines

• Original and unpublished research having scientific or technical merit, in the opinion of the Editorial Board.
• Articles.
• Technical notes which are advances or parallel results of ongoing research.
• Analysis and comments on relevant issues, generally requested to prestigious specialists.
• Exhaustive literature reviews on a specific topic.
• Book reviews.

Manuscripts published in Revista Agronomía Costarricense are the result of a rigorous selection which includes the Editorial Board in first instance and the arbitration carried out by national and international specialists, through a double-blind peer review system. The estimated review time is 4 weeks.

Once the Editorial Board previously evaluates the scientific or technical merit of the works, they will be sent with the evaluation instrument to national and international specialists. The opinion can issue the following criteria.

• The document is accepted without reservation.
• Accepted only if observations are included.
• Not fully accepted for publication.

In case of controversy between the evaluations carried out for the same document, it is submitted to another review of new specialists whose assessment guides the final result to publish or not.

If the document is accepted, it is included in one of the following categories: 

• Article.
• Technical note.
• Others: analysis and comments, literature review, book reviews.

The editor, together with those who make up the Editorial Board of the Revista Agronomía Costarricense, determines whether the documentation submitted for a possible publication is accepted or rejected.

Articles can be written in Spanish or English. They must adjust to standards established for the structure of the manuscript. It is recommended for English manuscripts to be reviewed and corrected in advance by a specialist whose native language is English (the material received will not be returned to the authors).

• Research papers should not exceed 20 pages and technical notes should not exceed 6 pages.
• Agronomia Costarricense Journal does not charge for receiving or publishing manuscripts.
• Manuscripts must be written in an updated version of Word for Windows with double spacing and font type Times New Roman size 11.
• The International System Units must be used.
• Manuscript can be submitted by e-mail.
• Tables should be presented in Word and figures in ascending order by numbers and letters as appropriate. Tables and figures should be presented on separate pages printed in good quality. Other figures and photographs must be submitted in eps, jpg or tiff format with a minimum of 240-300 dpi.

Revista Agronomia Costarricense does not charge for receiving or publishing manuscripts.

 Manuscripts can be sent to:

REVISTA AGRONOMÍA COSTARRICENSE

Universidad de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas. 

San José, Costa Rica.

Telephone 2511 2080

E-mail:  rac.cia@ucr.ac.cr

Letter to authors

Title. It should be clear enough so that it guides the reader about the content of the research and should not exceed 15 words.

Author. Write the full name, with both last names separated by a hyphen as shown below: Serrano-Velázquez. It applies to co-authors as well. Write at the bottom of the page, using asterisks, the address at the time of conducting the research and the institutional email of the contact person.

The document presented will be evaluated within the modality of research article, technical note, literature reviews on a specific topic, book reviews, updates or analysis and comments on specific agricultural activities. However, the final decision on the modality for publication of the manuscript will be based on the criteria of the reviewers and recommendations of the members of the Editorial Board and the International Advisory Editorial Board.

ORCID Code. It serves to identify the author with a unique code that will differentiate him or her from any other person who publishes. This code is required to affiliate both the researcher and the publications he or she makes. The author must register the full name, email and password at the following link: http://orcid.org/

The link indicated above will automatically generate the ORCID code of the person who publishes. If a publication involves several authors, the ORCID must appear for each of the participants in the publication and not only for the person indicated as a contact for correspondence. The code must appear at the bottom of the page for each of the people participating in the publication.

Structured summary. The summary must be one paragraph in length detailing the objective of the work, the procedure, the main results and the conclusions should be indicated, in a maximum of 300  words. The terms "Introduction, Objective, Materials and methods, Results and Conclusions" should be highlighted in bold to differentiate those contents within the summary. Include data in expressions like "higher or lower than, greater of less than".

Abstract. It must be accurate to the summary in Spanish and must include the title in English.

Keywords. Include 5-7 keywords which allow the user to easily locate the document.

Introduction. It should include the justification of the research, the most relevant background of the subject at the moment and the concrete objective of the article.

Materials and methods. It refers to all materials and methods required for the development of the research with a detailed description in order to achieve the specific results. If the author requires a specialized program, author must present a description and convenience of its use in order to achieve the results.

Results and discussion (may be presented together or separately). Its content is based on the results obtained from the planned objective of the research. Regardless of their complexity, they need to be exposed clearly and simply. The results can be numbers, categories or groupings of objects or subjects of study. The presentation of the results must be characterized by the accuracy and legitimacy of the facts and figures recorded, so that results are not based only on qualifications such as: much, little, more, less, or enough, because it could lead to an inaccurate interpretation which weakens the investigation.

Acknowledgements. This section should only include people who have made a very significant contribution to the work.

Literature cited. Authors must write the references according to APA 7th Edition.

 Examples:

Artículo de revista: 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año). Nombre del artículo. Nombre de la revista, Vol(Núm), número de páginas o elocator. DOI o URL 

Saborío, A., & Sánchez, J. (2014). Evaluación de la condición corporal en un hato de vacas Jersey en pastoreo en la zona alta de Cartago. Variaciones durante el ciclo productivo. Agronomía Costarricense, 38(1), 55-65. http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0377-94242014000100004&lng=en&tlng=es  

Libro: 

Personas  

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año). Título del libro (ed.). Editorial. Enlace.  

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Framework of power. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315623788  

Nombre corporativo 

Autor corporativo (sigla). (Año). Título del libro (ed.). Editorial. Enlace. 

*Si la editorial es la misma que el Autor corporativo, se omite. 

American Psychological Association. (2017). Understanding and overcoming opioid abuse.  https://www.apa.org/hepcenter/opioid-abuse.aspx 

Capítulo de libro 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año). Título del capítulo. En N. Apellido & N. Apellido (Eds.), Título del libro (Vol., ed., pp. XX-XX). Editorial. Enlace.  

Gómez, J. A., & Delgado, A. (2017). El suelo. Propiedades biológicas, físicas y químicas. En F. J. Villalobos & E. Fereres (Eds.), Fitotecnia. Principios de agronomía para una agricultura sostenible (pp.  15-30). Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. https://www.lamolina.edu.pe/Postgrado/riego_drenaje/libros/FITOTECNIA_PRINCIPIO_DE_AGRONOMIA_PARA_UNA_AGRICULTURA_SOSTENIBLE.pdf 

Obra en una antología: 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año de publicación de la antología). Título de la obra. En N. Apellido & N. Apellido (Eds.), Título del libro (pp. XX-XX). Editorial. Enlace. (Obra original publicada en Año).  

Lewin, K. (1 999). Group decision and social change. En M. Gold (Ed.), The complete 

social scientist: A Kurt Lewin reader (pp. 265-284). American Psychological Association. 

https://doi.org/10.I037/10319-0 (Obra original publicada en 1948) 

Periódico: 

Apellido, N. (Año, día de mes). Título del artículo. Nombre del periódico. Enlace.  

May, S. G. (2025). Abren convocatoria para el XVIII Seminario Internacional: “Derechos Humanos y Juventud”. Delfino. https://delfino.cr/2025/07/abren-convocatoria-para-el-xviii-seminario-internacional-derechos-humanos-y-juventud  

Diccionario 

Autor (corporativo o personal). (Año). Nombre del diccionario. Recuperado el Fecha en que se consultó el material. De Enlace 

American Psychological Association. (s.f.). APA díctionary of psychology. Recuperado el 14 de junio de 2019 de https://dictionary.apa.org/ 

Entrada de diccionario 

Autor. (Año). Título de la entrada. En Título del diccionario. Recuperado el Fecha en que se consultó el material. De Enlace. 

Merriam-Webster. (s.f.). Self-report. En Merriam-Webster dictionary. Recuperado el 12 de julio de 201 9, de https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report  

Congreso 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año, día-día de mes). Título de la ponencia [Sesión de congreso]. Nombre completo del congreso, Ciudad, País. Enlace.  

Tafur, H. (2019, mayo). Infiltración del agua en el suelo utilizando botella de Mariotte [Sesión de congreso]. X Congreso Latinoamericano de Agronomía “Recursos naturales para una agronomía sostenible”, Guayaquil, Ecuador. https://cidelatam.org/wp-content/uploads/congresos/2019/x-congreso-latinoamericano-de-agronomia/memorias.pdf   

Tesis 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año). Título de la tesis [Tesis de “grado”, Nombre de la institución]. Repositorio. Enlace.  

Cajina, A., & Mendoza, C. (2023). Micropropagación de Teca (Tectona grandis Linn F.) en Biorreactores Económicos de Inmersión Temporal, 2021- 2022 [Tesis de grado, Universidad Nacional Agraria]. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional Agraria. https://repositorio.una.edu.ni/4635/1/tnf50c139.pdf  

Página web: 

Personas 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año, día de mes). Título. Nombre de la página. Enlace.  

O´Neal, K. (2016, 26 de abril). Todo sobre el suelo. Universidad de Costa Rica. https://www.ucr.ac.cr/noticias/2016/04/26/todo-sobre-el-suelo/ 

Corporativo 

Nombre de la página o institución. (Año, día de mes). Título. Enlace.  

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. (2014). Normativa del MAG. https://www.mag.go.cr/bibliotecavirtual/legislacion.html  

Leyes y decretos 

Organismo encargado. (día, mes, año). Título de la ley o decreto [número de ley/decreto]. Enlace.  

Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica. (23, abril, 1998). Ley de Uso, Manejo y Conservación de Suelos [No. 7779]. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cos15493.pdf  

Mapas 

Autoría. (Año). Título del mapa [Mapa]. InstituciónRecuperado el día de mes de año. Enlace.  

Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas. (s. f.). Capas cartográficas de órdenes y subórdenes de suelos en Costa Rica [Mapa]. http://www.cia.ucr.ac.cr/es/mapa-de-suelos-de-costa-rica  

Software 

Apellido, N., Apellido, N., & Apellido, N. (Año). Nombre del programa (Versión) [ Software]. Desarrollador. Enlace.  

**Nombre corporativo en vez de Apellido, N cuando así lo requiera.  

R Core Team. (2021). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing. https://www.R-project.org/