International Journal of Forest Engineering
Publication Style Sheet
The International Journal of Forest Engineering (IJFE) is dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly writings in all aspects of forest operations, focusing on original research, but also including review, analysis, and synthesis articles. Article topics include: tree harvesting, processing, and transportation; stand establishment, protection, and tending; operations planning and control; machine design, management, and evaluation; forest access planning and construction; human factors engineering; and education and training. All manuscripts will be reviewed in a double-blind process.
Submission Instructions for New Manuscripts
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 which 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 two printed copies of their manuscript, formatted as detailed, with the pages numbered consecutively. To facilitate the double-blind review, authors’ names, job titles, affiliations, complete addresses of the affiliations, and email addresses should be included on a separate page. The title page should only include the title of the manuscript, which should be as concise as possible. Authors are also asked to submit a digital version of the paper in MS Word format with the same format (i.e., title page without author information). All manuscripts should be submitted electronically via email to carol@forestprod.org, with printed copies to follow by regular mail to Carol Lewis, IJFE, c/o Forest Products Society, 2801 Marshall Ct., Madison, WI 53705-2295 USA.
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. In addition, email addresses for at least the corresponding author should be provided. Email addresses will be included in the published article to assist in the free exchange of ideas and comments related to material printed in the IJFE.
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. 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 exchanges 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 1991, Adams et al. 1998, Smith 2000).” Use lowercase for periodical titles and uppercase for main words in book titles. Translate foreign titles specifying the language and if 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. 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 (eps, tiff, jpeg) 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.
Submission Guidelines for Articles Accepted for Publication
All submissions of modified manuscripts must include a description of how the reviewer’s comments have been addressed. Cover letters should refer to the IJFE’s manuscript number. Once accepted for publication, the manuscript and accompanying figure files should be provided on a CD-Rom. 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. Figures are required in electronic form (eps, tiff, jpeg) 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).
Reprint and Page Charge Policy
Senior authors will receive one complimentary copy of the issue in which their paper(s) appears. In addition, the senior author will receive a pdf version of their printed paper. Manuscripts published in the IJFE are subject to a page charge of $135 per printed page; $155 per page if none of the first three authors are Members of the Forest Products Society (FPS).