INFORMATION TO REVIEWERS
The Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry - University of Belgrade publishes original scientific papers and review articles:
Original scientific paper is an original scientific work presenting the new results in fundamental or applied research. Based on the presented data, the article should enable: a) the reproduction of the methodological and computing procedures and getting the results with equal accuracy or within the limits of the degrees of freedom claimed by the author; or b) the repetition of the author's observations and evaluation of his analyses; or c) the verification of the accuracy of the analyses and deductions on which the author's findings are based.
Review article is an original, concise and critical review of a topic which has already been dealt with in published scientific papers and results, but approached in a new way and with the presentation and interpretation of the author's original scientific achievements (already published scientific papers) in the study field.
OF THE MANUSCRIPT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE REVIEWERS:
Points important for the reviewer to consider:
- Is the methodology and the topic of the manuscript appropriate for the selected subject matter;
- manuscript composition,
- legibility and clarity of the manuscript in conceptual and linguistic senses;
- originality and scientific contribution;
- are the cited references timely and well selected;
- are there other articles of similar content and quality;
- is the scientific methodology appropriate;
- harmonisation of terminology and units of measurement with the existing standards;
- quality of the article;
- is the title clear, concise, informative and does it reflect the content and the objective of the article;
- is the abstract relevant and concise (about 200 words);
- do the key words reflect the essence of the article (up to 5 key words);
- does the Introduction define clearly the purpose and the objective of the research;
- does a short survey of general research introduce the topic presented in the article;
- is the methodology clearly defined;
- does the survey of results support the applied methodology, conclusions and recommendations;
- does the previous research in the selected field (supported by citations from the scientific references indexed by ISI) elaborated in the Discussion confirm the author's results.
- does the conclusion include clearly the presented scientific conclusions, open questions and recommendations for further research.
CONCLUSION AND ASSESSMENT:
- does the manuscript conform fully or partly to the guidelines outlined in the Instructions to Authors;
- proposal for the necessary corrections and modifications of the manuscript;
- final assessment with the recommendation for acceptance or rejection of the manuscript.
TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MANUSCRIPT
- Manuscript is technically well prepared and conforms to the propositions in the Instructions to Authors;
- He scope of the manuscript conforms to the Journal scope (15 printed pages A4 format);
- Tables, Diagrams and Figures are used in the appropriate way;
- References and bibliography reflect the actuality of the manuscript and are cited according to the instructions for the Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry;
- The article is legible, written in standard language without spelling and grammatical errors, relevant and interesting to the readers.
The data on the reviewer:
- name and surname
- academic title
- reviewer's affiliation
- date of review and reviewer's signature.
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