There are no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or submission charges.
Authorship criteria are outlined here.
Download the NZJFS manuscript template here and use this to prepare your manuscript. Further details are provided below.
• Write in concise English.
• Use double-line spacing.
• Include line and page numbers.
• Use SI units.
• Where possible, ensure special characters (e.g. Greek letters) are added using a standard font not Maths font.
• Submit your manuscript as a Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX) file.
• Submit a separate high-resolution file for each image.
Ensure the in-text citations and references conform to the NZJFS style
Title
The title should be informative and reflect the content of the work.
Authors
List the full names, institutional addresses and email addresses for all authors and indicate the corresponding author using an asterisk.
Abstract
The abstract should not exceed 350 words. Please minimise the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract. The abstract must include the following separate sections:
• Background: the context and purpose of the study
• Methods: a summary of the experiments undertaken
• Results: the main findings
• Conclusions: a brief summary and potential implications
Keywords
Include three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article. Separate each keyword with a semicolon. Do not duplicate any words already in the title. List the keywords in alphabetical order. Typically, keyword phrases should not be more than two words long although exceptions are possible.
Introduction
The Introduction section should explain the background to the study, its aims, a summary of the existing literature and why this study was necessary.
Methods
The Methods section should include:
• details of all the materials used. Include manusfacturer's name and location for specialsied chemicals and key pieces of equipment.
• the location of the study site if appropriate.
• a clear description of all processes, experiments and procedures used presented in logical order, ie. data collection comes before data analysis. Generic names should generally be used. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand names in parentheses.
• the type of statistical analysis used, including a power calculation if appropriate.
Results
This section should include the findings of the study including, if appropriate, results of statistical analysis which must be included either in the text or as tables and figures.
Discussion
This section should discuss the implications of the findings within the context of existing research and highlight limitations of the study.
Conclusions
This should state clearly the main conclusions and provide an explanation of the importance and relevance of the study to the field.
Declarations
List of abbreviations: If abbreviations are used in the text they should be defined in the text at first use, and a list of abbreviations should be provided.
Competing interests: All financial and non-financial competing interests must be declared in this section. Please contact the editor if you are unsure whether you or any of your co-authors have a competing interest.
Funding: All sources of funding for the research reported should be declared. The role of the funding body in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript should be declared.
Authors' contributions: The individual contributions of authors to the manuscript should be specified in this section.
Acknowledgements: Please acknowledge anyone who contributed towards the article who does not meet the criteria for authorship including anyone who provided professional writing services or materials. Authors should obtain permission to acknowledge from all those mentioned in the Acknowledgements section.
Endnotes
Endnotes should be designated within the text using a superscript lowercase letter and all notes (along with their corresponding letter) should be included in the Endnotes section. Please format this section in a paragraph rather than a list. Footnotes are not allowed.
References
Only articles and abstracts other items that have been published or are in press, or are available through public e-print/preprint servers, may be cited. Unpublished abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications should not be included in the reference list, but may be included in the text and referred to as "unpublished observations" or "personal communications" giving the names of the involved researchers. Obtaining permission to quote personal communications and unpublished data from the cited colleagues is the responsibility of the author.
An Endnote output style file for authors using EndNote reference-management software is available here . An output style for Zotero users is available here.
Examples of the New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science reference style are shown below. An easy-to-follow graphic showing the main points is available here. For further guidance, please contact the Editorial Team at nzjforestryscience@outlook.com. Please ensure that the reference style is followed precisely; if the references are not in the correct style, they may need to be retyped and carefully proofread.
In-text:
References should be cited in the text by author’s name and year, e.g. “(Jones & Smith 1984)” or “… as stated by Jones and Smith (1984)”. An exception is if there are more than two authors. In this case, cite the first author in the text followed by “et al.”, e.g. Bloggs et al. in all instances.
Where multiple in-text citations are listed, these should be in chronological (not alphabetical) order.
Reference list:
All authors must be listed for each reference. Do NOT include dois - these will be added during production.
Article within a journal: Harris, M., Karper, E., Stacks, G., Hoffman, D., DeNiro, R., & Cruz, P. (2001). Writing labs and the Hollywood connection. Journal of Film Writing, 44(3), 213-245.
Complete book: Calfee, R.C., & Valencia, R.R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Book chapter, or an article within a book: O'Neil, J.M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B.R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York: Springer.
Report: Maclaren, J.P. (2009). Douglas-fir Manual. [FRI Bulletin No. 237], 32 p. Rotorua, New Zealand: Scion.
Online report: Abou-Allaban, Y., Dell, M.L., Greenberg, W., Lomax, J., Peteet, J., Torres, M., & Cowell, V. (2006). Religious/spiritual commitments and psychiatric practice. [APA Report no. 06-289]. New York: American Psychiatric Association. http://www.psych.org/edu/other_res/lib_archives/archives/200604.pdf. Accessed 25 June 2007.
Mathematical symbols
Greek letters and other common symbols must be added using the 'Insert symbol' function in Word wherever possible. DO NOT use a Maths function to add symbols into the main text unless the symbol cannot be inserted directly.
Tables
Tables should be numbered and cited in the text in sequence using Arabic numerals (i.e. Table 1, Table 2 etc.). Each table should be presented at the relevant point in the text. Tables should NOT be submitted as figures but should be included in the main manuscript file.
The Table title must be provided above the table. All explanatory information must be provided below the table and referred to in the table using appropriate symbols. Do not use commas to indicate a decimal point - use a full stop instead.
Figures
Each figure must be included at the relevant point in the text. A High-resolution copy of each imagemust also be provided as a separate file. Figure titles and legends should be provided in the main manuscript only, not in the graphic file. Each figure must be submitted as a single file that fits on a single page. Figures should be numbered in the order they are first mentioned in the text, and uploaded in this order. Figure keys should be incorporated into the graphic, not into the legend of the figure. Individual figure files should not exceed 10 MB. Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures (or tables) that have previously been published elsewhere. In order for all figures to be open access, authors must have permission from the rights holder if they wish to include images that have been published elsewhere in non open-access journals. Permission should be indicated in the figure legend, and the original source included in the reference list. Figures can be submitted as TIFF, JPEG or PNG files.
Additional files
Authors can provide datasets, tables, movies, or other information as additional files. All Additional files will be published along with the accepted article. Do not include files such as patient consent forms, certificates of language editing, or revised versions of the main manuscript document with tracked changes. Such files, if requested, should be sent by email to the journal’s editorial email address, quoting the manuscript reference number. Results that would otherwise be indicated as "data not shown" should be included as additional files.
Plant names:
There are no parentheses around botanical authority names when the original authority is still valid e.g. Pinus taeda L. or Eucalyptus globoidea Blakley. The parentheses are required around the original authority only where the authority has changed, e.g. Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco.
There is no space after the initial of an authority e.g. Pinus radiata D.Don not Pinus radiata D. Don.
The botanical authority needs only to be included the first time the species is mentioned in the title/abstract and in the main text.
Where two genera starting with the same letter are referred to in the same manuscript then the full names must be used to avoid confusion, e.g. ‘… wood properties of Pinus radiata and Picea abies …’ not ‘… wood properties of Pinus radiata and P. abies…’
MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CURRENT NAME AND AUTHORITY, WHICH CAN BE FOUND at World Flora Online www.worldfloraonline.org
