Author Guidelines

Please carefully check that your manuscript has been prepared in accordance to the step-by-step instructions provided before submitted to our online submission system. This following guide and new manuscript template is updated and prepared specifically for people who is going to contribute or edit the manuscripts that will be published in Sustainable Forestry since 2023 Volume 6 Issue 2. Those who have submitted a manuscript or articled being processed before 2023 Volume 6 Issue 1 (including 2023 Vol.6 No.1), should still refer to the previous author guidelines for further processing.

Manuscript Format

Your manuscript should be in MS Word format. You are advised to download the document,  EnPress Manuscript Submission Template，as a template for more details on preparing your submissions to Sustainable Forestry for consideration. All manuscripts must be written in clear, comprehensible English. Both British and American English are accepted. Usage of non-English words should be kept to a minimum and all must be italicized with the exception of “e.g.”, “i.e.” and “etc.” If you have concerns about the level of English in your submission, please ensure that it is proofread before submission by a native English speaker or a scientific editing service.

Cover Letter

All submissions should include a cover letter as a separate file. A cover letter should contain a brief explanation of what was previously known, the conceptual advancement with the findings and its significance to broad readership. The cover letter is confidential and will be read only by the editors. It will not be seen by reviewers.

Manuscript Submission Template

Title

The title should capture the conceptual significance for a broad audience. The title should not be more than 50 words and should be able to give readers an overall view of the paper’s significance. Titles should avoid using uncommon jargons, abbreviations and punctuation.

List of Authors

Authors should be listed according to the extent of their contribution, with the major contributor listed first. All corresponding authors should be identified with an asterisk. Affiliations should contain the following core information: department, institution, and country. For contact, email address of at least one corresponding author must be included. Please note that all authors must see and approve the final version of the manuscript before submitting.

Abstract

The abstract is a brief description of the full text. The purpose of abstract is to provide sufficient information for a reader to determine whether or not to proceed to the full text of the article.  It should briefly state the purpose, method and results of the paper. All manuscripts must be in English.

Keywords: Please use about 3 to 8 keywords; capitalize the first letter; separated by semi-colon. 

1. Introduction

Please follow the steps outlined below when submitting your final draft to the EnPress Publisher. 

2. Main title

2.1 Sub-heading

Capitalize the first letter. Please initially capitalize only the first word in other titles, including section titles and first, second, and third-order headings. 

2.1.1 Sub-subheading

Sub-subheadings should be typeset in Positive, with only the first word capitalized .

3. Tables

Place tables as close as possible to the text they refer to and aligned center. A table is labeled Table and given a number (e.g., Table 1. Sample Datasheet). Tables should be numbered consecutively, and the caption shall be displayed above the table, aligned center and bold face, no additional blank line.

In cases where the caption needs to be extended over to the second line, the title should be aligned left.

In cases where the caption needs to be extended over to the second page, the continuation of the table should be preceded by a caption, e.g., “Table 1. (Continued)”. Footnotes in tables should be placed below the table.

                             Table 1. Table label

4. Figures

Place figures as close as possible to the text they refer to and aligned center. Photos, graphs, charts or diagram should be labeled Figure (do not abbreviate), and assigned a number consecutively (Figure 1). The title should appear underneath the figure, aligned center, no additional blank line. In cases where the title needs to be extended over to the second line, the title should be aligned left.

For example:

                  Figure 1. Figure label.

5. Equations

Include symbols and equatations in the text. The variable name and style must be consistent with those in the equations. Equations should be aligned center and numbered at the right margin of the next line, equation number is enclosed with open and close parenthesis (). Do not put the equations inside the inserted table.

For example:

Acknowledgements

The acknowledgements section is not required. If possible, authors should declare all financial and non-financial support that have the potential to be deemed as a source of competing interest in relations to their submitted manuscript in this section. Financial supports are generally in the form of grants, royalties, consulting fees and more. Examples of non-financial support could include the following: externally-supplied equipments/biological sources, writing assistance, administrative support, contributions from non-authors.

Conflict of Interest

All authors are required to declare all activities that have the potential to be deemed as a source of competing interest in relations to their submitted manuscript. Examples of such activities could include personal or work-related relationships, events, etc. If no conflict of interest, please state that, for example "The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest".

Appendix

Supplementary materials that are excluded in the main body of the paper may be included in the appendices. These include derivations of equations and details of algorithms. Appendices should be used only when advanced technical details are essential to the paper. This part should be placed at the end of the whole paper, after References.

References