Annals of Forest Science
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
1. AIMS AND SCOPE
Please find the journal Aims and Scope here.
2. SUBMIT ONLINE
To submit a manuscript, log in https://www.editorialmanager.com/afsc and follow the online procedure.
Alternatively, you may also submit via the website of Peerage of Science; in this case, indicate that you intend to be published in Annals of Forest Science after the peer review process by Peerage of Science.
We will then be informed of any submission.
It is highly recommended to use an ORCID identifier for each author.
For any question or query, contact us at annforsci@inrae.fr
3. ARTICLE TYPES
Annals of Forest Science publishes several types of paper: Research papers, Review papers, Opinion papers, and Data papers.
Any article type can be part of a topical collection (electronic special issue).
Article Type
Scope
Standards for publication
Research paper (double-blind peer-reviewed)
• Novel findings around an experimental approach;
• New tools, methods or techniques for research or forestry practice;
• Development or novel applications of tools including the parameterisation of existing models;
• Case studies of regional or local interest as well as purely confirmative studies are not considered.
• Explicit statement of addressed question(s) and/or working hypotheses;
• Quality of science (no logical flaw in the demonstration, appropriate experimental design, and relevant statistics);
• New tools must be tested against known standards.
Review paper (double-blind peer-reviewed)
• A comprehensive analysis of the literature, sometimes through a meta-analysis of published information dealing with up-todate advances in forest research and important debates in the scope of the journal.
• Novelty and relevance of the topic addressed;
• Coverage of the existing information and literature;
• Quality of the writing and of the synthesis.
Opinion paper (Peer-reviewed upon editorial decision)
• Novel view on a given topic without necessarily original research results;
• Comment on important issues and scientific debate;
• Response to a published paper.
• Novelty and relevance of the topic addressed;
• Quality of the arguments provided;
• Quality of the writing and of the synthesis.
Data paper (single-blind peer-reviewed)
• A description of a dataset: clear and exhaustive description of the dataset, its content, its potential use, and all the metadata required to access the dataset.
• Data are hosted in a repository and the dataset is identified with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier);
• Accessibility of the dataset;
• Quality and accuracy of the provided information;
• Reusability of the dataset.
4. FILES TO UPLOAD AT SUBMISSION
4.1. Cover letter
The cover letter must include:
- the article type
- the main aim(s) of the manuscript
- the arguments for publication in Annals of Forest Science (i.e. how it fits within the scope of the journal and the novelty of the content)
- the name of the topical collection (if any), with the Guest editor name
For Opinion paper, provide a few clues about the topic addressed and the debate underlying the letter.
In case of a resubmission of a manuscript previously submitted to AFS, please provide the previous manuscript identifier AFSC-17-00XXX. Do not hesitate to tell us whether your manuscript was submitted to another journal prior to AFS or as a preprint.
4.2. Title page
The title page contains the authors’ identities and will not be available to the referees. A template for the title page is available for guidance.
Template – Title Page (docx, 18kb)
The title page must include the following items:
1. Title of the article
2. Author list (first name, middle initial(s) and surname of each author (format: “Albert EINSTEIN”))1, identify the corresponding author by an asterisk2
3. Authors affiliations
4. Email address of all the authors
5. ORCID identifier of authors (recommended for non-ambiguous identification of authors)
6. Short title
7. Keywords
8. Declarations (Funding, Conflicts of interest/Competing interests, Ethics approval, Consent to participate, Consent for publication, Data availability, Code availability (whether relevant), Authors’ contributions)
9. Acknowledgements
10. Total number of characters (including spaces, references and captions); number of tables and figures
11. DOI of the preprint as appropriate
4.3. Manuscript (excluding authors' names and affiliations)
The body of the manuscript contains all the information required for external reviews.
AFS encourages authors to read the EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators and seek English language revision by professional editors as appropriate. See the formatting instructions below.
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