Author Guidelines

EDITORIAL

The Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science (BJFS) Published original articles in English dealing with research and its application of interest to forestry and forest industries. The full-scale scientific paper/articles, reviews and short communications are selected for publication on the basis of relevance, originality, clarity and accuracy. The papers/articles are selected by the editorial board on the basis of peer reviews done by the specialists in the respective fields. Submission of a manuscript to BJFS is taken to imply that the manuscript has not been published, nor been submitted for publication elsewhere. The manuscripts will be reviewed (blind peer review) from two different reviewers (not provided by the author) to ensure the integrity of the double blind peer-review for submission to Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. Submission may, however, be returned without review if in the opinion of editorial board it is inappropriate for the journal or is of poor quality.

Guidelines to the authors

The authors are requested to meet the essential criteria before submitting their manuscript so that it enables us to carry on the further process conveniently without delay. Authors are also requested to make sure that their article adheres to the following guidelines.

The manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft word format with Times New Roman. The articles sent for publication should be in English, typed on double line spacing on A-4 size with 2.54 cm margin on all sides, checked carefully for errors. The number of pages for the research article and review article should not exceed 20 and 30 respectively. If the paper has been presented in a seminar/conference, reference to this effect is to be made in full in a footnote at the front page of the paper.

Manuscript preparation guidelines

Before your submission, please confirm the below author checklist

1. Title
2. Author names and Affiliations
3. Abstract and Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Materials and Methods
6. Statistical analysis
7. Results
8. Discussion
9. Conclusion
10. Acknowledgements (if any)
11. References

Title and contact information

Title should be concise and specific conveying maximum meaning using fifteen words at the most. The first page should contain the full title in Capitalize Each Word (e.g., The Response of The Xerophytic Plant Gypsophila aucheri to Salt and Drought Stresses: The Role of The Antioxidant Defence System), the full names and affiliations of all authors serially numbered (Department, Faculty, University, City, Country), and the contact e-mail address for the clearly identified corresponding author. Title and contact information should be 16 and 12 point font size successively.

Abstract

A brief summary of up to 300 words, the abstract of the paper, high-lighting the problem, the methods used to solve it and summarized the main result(s) and name any new techniques, new concepts, new taxonomic entities and new conclusions drawn will precede the text. The text should be unstructured, with no section headings and not contain any undefined abbreviations, equations or reference citations. If there is a direct application, it should be mentioned. A Bangla version of the abstract should also be incorporated.

Keywords

Abstracts will be followed by 4-8 appropriate keywords arranged alphabetically.

Text

Text should be divided into subheads like: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Statistical analysis, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if any) and References. Each subhead of the text should be 14 point font size.

Introduction should be concise, to the point, and must explain clearly the objectives of the study by giving essential background in content to relevant literature. Please use the “name-year” system when citing references in the text.

Materials and Methods must apparently describe the materials used, the analytical techniques followed and procedures employed for the data analysis. When using the standard method, provide a complete reference. In case a modified method has been applied, then the modification must be elaborated. The year and place of study, laboratory (s) must be indicated. Experimental design (if applicable) and statistical techniques employed for data analysis must be mentioned clearly.

Results and Discussion sections may all be separated. The results should be concisely presented using tables and figures. Appropriate statistical data should be given. The same data should not be presented in more than one figure or in both a figure and a table. Discussion must be developed logically in a proper sequence and should cover the implications and consequences not merely recapitulating the results. Authors should explain how the results relate to the hypothesis or objective of the study (without repeating them).

Conclusion should state clearly the main findings and provide an explanation of the importance and relevance of the study reported. If appropriate, make a case for the practical and potential implications of the findings that may pave the way for future research studies or projects.

The scientific name of any species must be in italics in the manuscript and the authority in roman type, e.g. Shorea robusta Gaertn. In case of writing the local name of any species (flora and fauna) the first letter should be in capital form (e.g. Sal; not sal). Define abbreviations upon first appearance in the text. Do not use non-standard abbreviations unless they appear at least three times in the text. Keep abbreviations to a minimum. Abbreviations other than those internationally understood should not be used. In the presentation of data, metric units are to be used. Pls avoid writing I, you, we described…. like that.

Tables and Figures

Tables only very pertinent to the results are to be presented in the simplest form. Tables, figures and their positions in the text must be clearly indicated. All illustrations like maps, photographs, drawings, graphs, etc. are to be considered as figures. All tables and figures must have a caption and/or legend and be numbered serially (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1) with standard error for tables and error bar for figures. Captions must be written in sentence case (e.g., macroscopic appearance of the samples). The font used in the figures should be Times New Roman. All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively as they are referred to in the text. Please refer to figures with capitalization and abbreviated (e.g., “As shown in Fig. 2..and not “Figure. 2” or “figure 2”). All the figures provided should be of high resolution, preferably 300 dpi. Please do not duplicate information that is already presented in the figures. Equations and formulae should be readable, preferably written using equation editing software like Math Type.

Symbols, units and abbreviations

In general, the journal follows the conventions of Scientific Style and Format. If symbols such as x, p, q, or v are used, they should be added using the Symbols menu of Word. Degree symbols (°) must be used from the Symbol menu, not superscripted letter o or number 0. Multiplication symbols must be used (x), not the letter x. Spaces must not be inserted between numbers and units (e.g., 3kg, 5gm, 6km, 7ml etc.) and between numbers and mathematical symbols (+, -, x, =, <₅ >), but not between numbers and percentage symbols (e.g., 45% not 45 percent). Please follow International System of Units (SI Units) and symbols should be used while referring to alpha (a), beta (P), mu (p), pi (it) etc. Generally, all numbers should be given as numerals (e.g., “In 2 previous studies…”); please consult the above-mentioned style manual for full details. All abbreviations and acronyms should be defined at first mention. In case of hour, munite, second please indicate in short from eg hr., min., sec. & for day, year in the full from. Latin terms such as et al., in vitro, in vivo, in situ or ex situ should be italicised (e.g. et al., in vitro, in vivo, in situ or ex situ).

Statistics

Tests must be presented clearly to allow a reader with access to the data to repeat them. Statistical tests used in the study should be clearly indicated in the Materials and Methods section. It is not necessary to describe every statistical test fully, as long as it is clear from the context what was done. In particular, null hypotheses should be clearly stated.

Acknowledgements

People, who contributed to the work but are not authors, should be listed in the acknowledgements part, along with their contributions. Authors have to ensure that everyone whose name is included in the acknowledgements does not have any objection to include their name in the acknowledgement part of that particular manuscript.

References

A. Text citations

1. The citations in the text should consist of the author’s surname and year of publication in parenthesis without punctuation, e.g. (Sattar 1995; Banik 1999).
2. If the author’s name is mentioned in the text in a sentence, it should appear as under….. as reported by Mohiuddin (2000), Islam and Rahman (2015).
3. The name of up to two authors should be mentioned in the text, e.g. (Das and Alam 2001). In case of more than two authors, the name of the first author should be followed by et al.,g. (Sattar et al. 1995; Faizuddin et al. 2016). Pls. Follow this format if cite a secondary source (Parvin et al. 2016 as cited in Ain et al. 2020).
4. If the same author(s) publish several articles in the same year, the citations should be denoted in the text by a, b, etc. letters with the year of publication, e.g. (Baksha and Crawley 1998a, 1998b).

B. List of References

Criterion/Style/Designation/Denomination

Only references cited in the text should be listed.

References, without any serial number, are to be listed alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary by the sumame(s) of the author(s) followed by initials. References of periodicals or journals must include in order, the author’s name(s), year of publication, full title of the article in small letters (sentence case), unabbreviated complete name (full name) of the periodical or journal (in italics), volume, issue in parenthesis and page numbers. The reference list may also include unpublished reports. The particulars of the reports should be given in such a way that the reports may be located, if needed.

1. Journal Publication (one, two & more than two authors)

• Alam, M.K. 1991. Additional Hosts for Some species of Loranthaceae from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Forest science 20 (1&2): 62-64.
• Akhtaruzzaman, A.F.M. and Shafi, M. 1995. Pulping of jute. Tappi Journal 78 (2): 106-112.
• Parvin, W.; Govender, N.; Othman, R.; Jaafar, H.; Rahman, M.M. and Wong, M.Y. 2020. Phenazine from Pseudomonas aeruginosa UPMP3 induced the host resistance in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)- Ganoderma boninense pathosystem. Scientific Reports 10(15621): 1-12.

2. Reference to same author(s) publish several articles in the same year

• Baksha, M.W. and Crawley, M.J. 1998a. Population dynamics of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera (Lep., Hyblaeidae) in teak plantations of Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Entomology 122: 79-83.
• Baksha, M.W. and Crawley, M.J. 1998b. Effect of defoliation on the growth of teak. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 10(3): 312-317.

3. Reference to a journal publication with a DOI

Rahman, M.M., Parvin, W., Sultana, N. and Tareq, S.A.M. 2018. Ex-situ conservation of threatened forest tree species for sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Bangladesh. Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bio-resource Management 4(2): 89-98.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcbm.v4i2.39855

4. Reference to a book

Book references must show the author’s name(s) year of publication (edition), book title (in italics), the first letter of main words in capitals, name of publisher, place of publication and number of pages.

Banik, R.L. 1997. Domestication and Improvement of Bamboos. International Development Research Centre, New Delhi, India. 53 pp.

5. Reference to an article/chapter in an edited book

(a) If the reference is made from an article in a book, the style should be; author, year, title of the article, followed by editor(s), book title (italics), publisher, place of publication and pages, eg. Siddiqi, N.A. and Khan, M.A.S. 1996. Planting techniques for mangroves on new accretions in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. In: Field, C.D. (ed.). Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems. International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan.143-159 pp.

(b) If the reference is made from a chapter in a book, the style should be: Sumame(s) of Author(s) than Author(s) name(s) initial(s). Year of publication. Title of chapter (small letters). Chapter page number(s). In: “Title of Book” (Editor(s) of the book containing the contribution, ed.(s). Publisher name, Place of Publication, full number of book pages. DOI number if any.

eg. Pradhan S.K. 2000. Integrated pest management, p. 463-469. In: “IPM System in Agriculture. Volume 6- Cash Crop” (R.K. Upadhyaya, K.G. Mukeiji, O.P. Dubey, eds.). Aditya Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India. 710 pp.

6. Reference to a website

If the information is cited from website, the style should be:

• If there is author(s):

Alam, A.B.M.S; Chowdhury, M.S.M; andlstiak, S. 2012. Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor: a Ramsar site of Bangladesh: Vol. 1: wildlife (Amphibians, Reptiles, birds and Mammals) (www.iucn.org/knowledge/ publication- doc/publications/) retrieved on 05 June 2012.

• If there is no author(s):

Banglapedia 2006. National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh.(www.markoseb.com/ww/banglapedia.or g) Retrieved on 7 June 2012.

7. For encyclopedia entries (with no author or editor) Title of Encyclopedia (year) “Title of entry”, volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926) “Psychology of culture contact”, Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp. 765-771.

8. Internet Source

Faizah, Abdul Majid, Zalizan Jelas & Norzaini Azman. 2002. Selected Malaysian Adult Learners’ Academic Reading Strategies: A Case Study. Retrieved August 16, 2005 from http://face.stir.ac.uk/ Majidp61.htm

9. For newspaper articles (non-authored)

Newspaper (year), “Article title”, date, pages, e.g. The Daily Star. 2018. “The Grace of Tallest Grass” 16 March, p.16

10. Proceedings

Siddiqi, N.A. 2011. Changing trends in biodiversity of the mangroves of Bangladesh. In: Roskaft, E. and Chivers, D.J.(eds). Proceedings of the International Conference on Biodiversity- Present State, Problems and Prospects of its Conservation. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Troadheim, Norway. 77-82 pp.

11.Reference to a conference paper

Waheeda. P.; Radziah, O.; Hawa, J. and Wong M.Y. 2013. Detection and Optimization of Indole -3 Acetic Acid in Rhizo-bacterial strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa UPMP3 and Burkholderia cepacia UPMB3 Isolated from Oil Palm Rhizosphere in vitro. Poster session presentation at the 25^th the Annual Meeting of the Thai Society for Biotechnology and International Conference, 16-19 October, 2013, Emerald Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, pp 403 – 410.

12. Thesis or Dissertation

Rahman, M.M. 2014. Development of Improved Protocols for Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation of Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis MuelLArg.) Ph.D. Dissertation, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. 194 p.

13. Bulletin

Banik, R.L.; Islam, S.A.M.N.; Mannan, M.A. and Das, S. 1997. A manual for clonal propagation of Hybrid Acacia and Eucalytus camaldulensis. Bulletin 2, Tree Propagation Series, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong. 18 pp.

14. Title of a paper is in a language other than English

If the title of a paper is in a language other than English, the English translation of the title is to be shown in parenthesis.

Baksha, M.W. 1996. Ashbabpatrer Ghoon Poka O Tar Neontron Babostha (Powderpost beetles of furnitures and their management). Krishikatha 56 (8): 253-254.

Short Communications

These should not exceed four journal pages including graphs, tables and figures. The manuscript should be without sub-heads, such as, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, etc. but with Keywords and References.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should submit only original work that is not plagiarized, and has not been published or being considered elsewhere. Appropriate softwares may be used by the editorial office to check for similarities of submitted manuscripts with existing literature. Work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Reprints

Author(s) will receive 10 reprints free of charges. If more copies are required, the request should be sent beforehand. The cost for the extra copies will have to be borne by the author(s).

Correspondence shall be made with:

The Editor
Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science
Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Sholashahar, Chattogram 4211, Bangladesh.
E-mail: [email protected]