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Author Guidelines

*At the present time the online submission process is not in use. Please consult the information below to see the guidelines for submitting to the International Journal of Forest Engineering (IJFE)

Although its readership is international, the International Journal of Forest Engineering (IJFE) is published in English. Authors are requested to ensure that their papers have been carefully proofread, preferably by a fluent English speaker. Manuscripts that have been insufficiently proofread for English usage will be returned for improvement before review, leading to delays in the review process and eventual acceptance. Where substantial particularities exist in local technical terms, the U.S. version will be used. Authors are asked to submit manuscripts in digital version using MS Word format via e-mail to the Editor (ola.lindroos@slu.se). Please contact the Editor if another format would be preferred for manuscript submission. Confirmation of manuscript reception should normally be received within two weeks. Manuscripts should be sent in at least two (2) files: the manuscript and an author file; because all manuscripts will be reviewed in a double-blind process. The authors file should include title of paper, authors' names, job titles, affiliations, complete addresses of the affiliations, and e-mail addresses. Corresponding authors should take care to provide correct and complete name, position title, and affiliation information for all of the authors associated with the submitted manuscript. This information will be included in the published article to assist in the free exchange of ideas and comments related to material printed in the IJFE. If the paper describes work that was sponsored, acknowledge the sponsoring entity. If the paper includes an Acknowledgements section, it may be included with the authors file to facilitate blind review.  The manuscript should be submitted in a separate file(s) (no authors), formatted as detailed, with the pages and lines numbered consecutively. The title page should only include the title of the manuscript, which should be as concise as possible. Major headings should be in bold uppercase letters, left aligned, with secondary headings in bold lowercase letters also left aligned. Double spacing should be used throughout. An abstract of no more than 250 words must precede the main text. The abstract should contain the essence of the work. It should summarize why the work was done, what was done and how, and the results and conclusions. Be sure to include the major results and conclusions; this is a common deficit in first submissions. The abstract should be followed by up to 10 keywords, which will be used for indexing. Footnotes should not be used. SI units should be used, with English units in parentheses after each measure, if appropriate. All costs are to be translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates current at the time of manuscript submission.  

References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript in a "Literature Cited" section. If an author is repeated, the sequence is single author first, then two authors. References within the text should be cited in parentheses in chronological order at the appropriate location using the author-date style. For example, "... (Banks 1997, Adams and Jones 1998, Smith et al. 2000)." Use lowercase for periodical titles and uppercase for main words in book titles. Foreign titles should specify the language and be followed by the English translation in ( ) and whether an English abstract is available. Accuracy and completeness are important. Do not abbreviate, and include specific volume and issue number when citing from journals.  

Tables should be numbered consecutively and referenced in the text. Tables should be created in MS Word and included at the end of the manuscript. Tables should be kept simple and used for summary data, rather than raw data, if possible. Captions should be included above each table.  

Figures, whether photographs, graphs, or diagrams, should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. Figures should be prepared as black and white or grayscale images because the IJFE is not printed in color. In bar charts and pie charts, use various fill patterns rather than various grayscales. A brief descriptive legend should be included for each figure. Each figure should be included on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. Figures are required in electronic form (jpeg, png, tiff, bitmap) when the manuscript is accepted for publication. High-resolution tiff files are preferred. If images were taken with a digital camera, save or export them to 300 dpi tiff files. If saving as a jpeg is the only option, be sure to use the least amount of compression (highest quality) setting. Lettering and line thickness should be chosen so that they are clearly legible and of consistent size when the figures are reduced for final printing. In line drawings, choose lines thick enough to withstand reduction. Do not choose the thinnest line weight available in your graphics program; hairline rules should not be used. For maximum clarity, lettering should be done in a standard sans serif font (e.g., Helvetica or Arial), and the Symbol font should be used for Greek, Latin, and other special characters. The style in figures should be consistent with the text, including capitalization and SI usage. Place units of measure for axis labels in parentheses after the label (e.g., Growth (%) not Percent growth). Keys to symbols, if needed, should be kept simple and be positioned so they do not needlessly enlarge the figure (i.e., placed inside the figure in an open area or placed underneath the x-axis label). Where tree or other biological species is an important feature of the results of the paper, the Latin names (without authorities) should be included in the keywords. This will aid people searching for papers about forest operations with specific species or ecosystems. In addition, the keywords should include the country where the field work was conducted or to which the results apply.

Reviewers. When submitting, authors are asked to provide contact information for 4 reviewers which they think would be suitable and qualified for the task. Typically, a reviewer should hold a PhD degree.

Authors might also point out persons that they do not consider appropriate as reviewers for their work, with adequate motivation.

Submission Guidelines for Articles Accepted for Publication

 All submissions of modified manuscripts must include a detailed description of how all the reviewer’s comments have been addressed - by revision or rebuttal. Cover letters should refer to the IJFE’s manuscript number. Once accepted for publication, the manuscript and accompanying figure files should be provided. The MS Word file should contain the manuscript, tables, and a list of figure captions. Each figure should be included on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. For initial submissions, figures may be included as part of the MS Word file. However, figures in the final version should be submitted as separate files, where appropriate. Note details on figures, as described above, because quality problems with figures are common and sometimes frustrating.

Address for Correspondence about Manuscripts

Authors should correspond directly with the Editor: Ola Lindroos, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Resource Management. SE-901 83 Umeå, SWEDEN. Phone: +46-90-786 86 36. Email: ola.lindroos@slu.se

Copyright Notice

Submission of a manuscript for publication implies that the work has not been published previously. If accepted for publication, the copyright will be transferred to the publisher for both the print and electronic versions. No material published in the IJFE may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the publisher. The IJFE will favorably entertain requests to reprint for educational use.

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