Author Guidelines
1. Scientific and scholarly Articles
The journal accepts scientific articles dealing with all fields of forest and environmental sciences, policy, law, economics, wood science, including connections with history, sociology and geography. All scientific or scholarly manuscripts undergo a double blind peer review process. All scientific or scholarly manuscripts must include an Abstract maximum 200 words and 3-5 keywords
Manuscripts must be anonymous, without referring to the Author’s names in the text or other materials. All lines must be numbered. We recommend that the International measurement system is used and that symbols and acronyms must be clearly explained in the text. Scientific names of species etc. and in general all words in a different language from the text must be written in italics.
Figures, photographs and tables should not be more than 6. Figures, photographs and tables should be prepared considering the size of the journal page (12,5 x 9 cm) and should allow a 50% reduction. Figures, photographs and tables must be at the end of the main text together with their captions. The Authors must indicate where figures, graphs and tables should be placed in the main text.
Main text length should not exceed:
a. Original Research Articles: Word limits: Main document 6,000 maximum (excluding tables, figures, and cited literature).
b. Review Articles: Review Articles provide syntheses of the current knowledge and/or new paths of thought in broad topical areas within the scope of the journal. Word limits: Main document 6,000 maximum (excluding tables, figures, and cited literature).
c. Brief Research Communications: Preliminary or novel results on limited scientific data sets or applications of existing methodologies to new research areas. This section also accepts syntheses of Master Thesis reporting innovative and scientifically accurate research results. Word limit: 3500 maximum (excluding tables, figures, and Literature Cited)
2. Technical Notes: Technical notes can present new field techniques, novel computer algorithms or software applications, interesting results from non-replicated administrative studies, management application of the latest science in a management context and other topics of technical and operative interest. Manuscripts must include an Abstract of no more than 150 words and 3-5 keywords. A short list of cited literature may be included.
Manuscripts are evaluated at the discretion of the editor in chief and/or editorial board; technical notes may be sent for outside review.
Word limit: 3000 (excluding abstract tables, figures, and literature cited).
Field Notes are not considered peer reviewed and are not outlets for reporting original research.
3. Editorial Features: All manuscripts submitted to these sections are evaluated at the discretion of the editor in chief and/or editorial board; manuscripts submitted to Commentaries, Discussions, and Forest Culture and Perspectives may be sent for outside review.
a. Commentaries: This section accepts short opinion pieces on current issues within the journal’s scope. Word Limit: 2,500 maximum
b. Discussions: This section accepts longer opinion pieces and innovative points of view on current issues within the journal’s scope. Word limit: 4,500 maximum
c. Forest Culture and Perspectives: Manuscripts of general interest presenting historical or current aspects of forestry culture are published in this section. Word limit: 4500 max. A shot list of cited references may be included.
d. Letters: Directly address ideas or facts presented in the Journal within the past six months. Word limit: 250 maximum
e. News and book reviews: This section accepts short pieces reporting news and book reviews. Word limit 900 maximum.
Extended abstracts
Extend abstracts (2–4 pages) can be accepted when part of conference proceedings or as synthesis of previously published papers. In this case the purpose is dissemination and the original publication must be fully cited. The author/s must avoid reproducing copyrighted figures or extensive text unless permission has been obtained. Extended abstracts are reviewed by the editor in chief or the editorial team.
References
The reference section must be placed at the end of the manuscript and contain exclusively the works cited in the text.
For the preparation of citations and bibliographic references, authors must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style, 7th edition.
Official guidelines are available on the APA Style website: APA Style Website.
When available, the DOI must be included in URL format (https://doi.org/...).
a. Journal Articles
Article title: in roman type
Journal name: in italics
Volume: in italics
Issue: in parentheses, not in italics
Pages: without "pp."
Example:
Surname, A. A., Surname, B. B., & Surname, C. C. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/...
Ciancio, O., Iovino, F., & Nocentini, S. (1994). La teoria del bosco normale. L’Italia Forestale e Montana, 49(5), 446–462.
b. Books
Book title: in italics
Publisher: without indicating the place of publication
Example:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Book title. Publisher.
Schütz, J. P. (1990). Sylviculture 1: Principes d'éducation des forêts. Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes.
c. Book Chapters
Chapter title: in roman type
Book title: in italics
Indicate editor(s) (Ed./Eds.) and pages (pp. xx–xx)
Example:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Chapter title. In B. B. Surname (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
Colpi, C. (1996). Quale selvicoltura? In O. Ciancio (Ed.), Il bosco e l’uomo (pp. 201–213). Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali.
If the manuscript is accepted and sent for typesetting, the author will be requested to provide files for:
Figures and photographs in image format: TIFF, JPG, EPS, with a resolution of no less than 600 dpi;
Tables in Microsoft Word format.
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