Academic report

Academic Report
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Requires compliance with specific standards in both its general structure and content. These standards are determined by the text's subject matter, the intended audience, and the publication medium.

Sections of the first page of the manuscript

Title: Should be brief and descriptive. It is also recommended to include a short title of no more than 50 characters for the page header.

Author(s): Indicate the first and last name(s) and affiliation of each author. Include the email address of the corresponding author or the person responsible for communications with the [institution/organization].

Abstract: Should contain a maximum of 250 words, indicating the main results, findings, or discoveries presented in the manuscript. Avoid the use of abbreviations and bibliographic citations, figures, or [other relevant information].

Keywords: Add 5 to 10 relevant terms that highlight the main topics covered in the article and facilitate its search and retrieval in databases or search engines.

[Keywords:] Main Sections of the Manuscript

Introduction: This section should be concise and, if possible, brief, explaining the background of the topic, its relationship to similar previous work, the main objectives, and the purpose of the study. It should be strongly suggested that the work includes a hypothesis, if possible.

Materials and Methods: This section should briefly describe the study area (if applicable), materials, instruments, procedures, data collection, processing, and mathematical and statistical analyses, citing the author(s) if appropriate. Novel techniques should be detailed with sufficient precision for complete understanding.
Results: This section should describe only relevant data and should not repeat data already presented in tables or figures.
Discussion and/or Conclusions: This section should highlight the novel aspects of the study, the implications of any biases and limitations encountered, relationships with other cited studies, and the main conclusions, which may be included in the final paragraph or in a separate section. No data should appear that was not described in the
Acknowledgments and Financial Support: Authors should be required to include all information related to individuals or entities that contributed directly to the research or project funding in a section titled Acknowledgments and/or Financial Support. This section should be brief and specific, detailing institutions, names, and the number of contributions.
Abbreviations: If abbreviations are used, it is recommended that the most common abbreviations used in the field be included, or that the abbreviations specific to the journal be included.
Reference Citations

The citation style for references should be included, ideally using standardized formats both in the body of the manuscript and in the references section. If existing formats do not meet the journal's needs, established formats can be adapted, and examples should be included to facilitate understanding. The references section should contain only the articles cited or mentioned in the text.

Below are some examples of how to cite sources in the manuscript text, in the references section, and in the formats commonly used by journals today.

In the body of the manuscript:

Standardized style:
APA:

Rosenkranz, F., Cabrol, L., Carballa, M., Donoso-Bravo, A., Cruz, L., Ruiz-Filippi, G., … Lema, J. M. (2013). Relationship between phenol degradation efficiency and microbial community structure in an anaerobic SBR. Water Research, 47(17), 6739–6749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.004