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Open-access CERNE

Publication of: UFLA - Universidade Federal de Lavras
Area: Agricultural Sciences ISSN printed version: 0104-7760
ISSN online version: 2317-6342

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Brief Background

 

CERNE is a journal edited by Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) which publishes original articles and reviews that represent relevant contributions to Forest Science development (Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Silviculture, and Technology of Forest Products). Since its start in 1994, the journal has promoted forest science globally by disseminating researchers' and scientists' findings and knowledge from all regions worldwide. Its abbreviated title is CERNE, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, and bibliographical references and strips. The manuscripts are submitted electronically by Cerne's online submission system.

 

 

Open Science Compliance

 

CERNE follows a series of open science practices. The journal publishes under the Open Access model and therefore, articles are free for anyone to read, download, copy, and disseminate for educational purposes. CERNE accepts manuscripts deposited on known preprint servers for evaluation. The Journal requires citation, referencing, and declaration of research data; and promotes peer review. The journal also requires an indication of the role of each of the authors in articles with multiple authorships. Upon previous acceptance by the reviewer and author(s), the content of the reviewer's suggestions might be open for access. All articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and all authors must be registered with an Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) number. Finally, the names of the responsible editors will be published in each article.

 

 

Ethics in Publication

 

The journal complies with the SciELO Guidelines Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication as well as the ethical principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Manuscript that involves experimentation with living animals, genetically modified organisms, human beings or LGPD-sensitive data must provide evidence that it was performed under local ethical guidelines. This evidence must be officially stated in the Material and Methods section, describing that the study was evaluated and approved by an appropriate ethical committee.

 

 

Focus and Scope

 

Articles published in CERNE cover research areas of Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Silviculture, and Technology of Forest Products.

Submission of a manuscript to the journal requires that it has neither been published nor is under consideration for publication elsewhere. Concepts and affirmations included in articles are the entire responsibility of the author(s).

The journal is published online in a continuous flow mode. Original research articles and reviews (by invitation only) are the main publication formats.

 

 

Digital Preservation

 

The journal follows the Digital Preservation Policy of the SciELO Program.

 

 

Indexing Sources

 
  • AGRIS - International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology
  • AGROBASE - Base de Dados da Agricultura Brasileira
  • CAB Abstracts - Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau
  • CIRS - International Center for Scientific Research
  • DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
  • EZB - Eletronic Journals Library
  • LATINDEX - Sistema Regional de Información en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal
  • OpenAlex
  • PERIÓDICA - Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias
  • REDALYC - Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y El Caribe, Espanã y Portugal
  • SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online
  • SCOPUS - Elsevier
  • SUMÁRIOS.ORG - Sumários de Revistas Brasileiras
  • WEB OF SCIENCE - Thomson Reuters
 

 

Bibliographic Journal Information

 
  • Title: CERNE
  • Abbreviated title: CERNE
  • Publisher: Editora UFLA
  • eISSN: 2317-6342; ISSN: 0104-7760
  • Periodicity: Annual
  • Publication model: Continuous publication
  • Year of journal start: 1994
 

 

Websites and Social Media

   

 

EDITORIAL POLICY

 

Received manuscripts are forwarded to the editorial board to be initially evaluated in terms of comparative relevance to other manuscripts of the same research area that were submitted for publication. If considered as relevant, the manuscript is submitted for peer review. If considered as not relevant, the manuscript is rejected without further review.

 

 

Preprints

 

In accordance with the purposes of Open Science, the CERNE allows the corresponding author, when submitting the article or later, to submit the manuscript, preferably, to the SciELO Preprints server. The identification of whether the article submission is a preprint will be given by the authors at the time of submitting the article, attaching to the Journal's submission platform the form on compliance with Open Science provided by the link below.

Form on compliance with Open Science

 

 

Peer Review Process

 

The review process of manuscripts submitted to CERNE follows two critical stages, each designed to ensure that only the highest quality research is published. Here's an overview of how it works and the underlying rationale behind each step.

1. Preliminary Evaluation by the Editor-in-Chief

The first step begins with an initial assessment conducted by the Editor-in-Chief. This phase ensures that the manuscript aligns with the journal's standards and objectives. The Editor-in-Chief carefully examines several elements:

  • Relevance to the Journal's Aims and Scope: This ensures that the manuscript addresses topics pertinent to the journal's specific focus areas.
  • Technical Grammatical and Formal Norms: The manuscript is checked for basic language and formatting issues, ensuring it adheres to the journal’s submission guidelines.
  • Content, Coherence, and Methodological Consistency: The Editor-in-Chief reviews the manuscript to verify that it contains well-structured content, flows logically, and is grounded in sound theory and methodology.

If the manuscript passes this initial screening and is deemed valuable by the editorial board, it moves to the second stage for a more in-depth evaluation.

2. Blind Peer Review by Scientific Experts

Once the preliminary evaluation is complete, the manuscript is passed to the Field Area Editors. If the article does not meet the criteria for originality and relevance, the scientific editor has the authority to reject the manuscript. If the article has merit, the scientific editor, an expert in the field, assigns two or three independent reviewers. These experts in the relevant field conduct a blind peer review, meaning they review the manuscript without knowing the identity of the authors.

The reviewers assess the manuscript based on several important factors:

  • Subject Matter Appropriateness: The reviewers verify whether the topic fits within the journal's focus, ensuring the content is relevant to its audience.
  • Novelty of the Information: They examine whether the research brings something new to the table, contributing original knowledge to the field.
  • Presentation Quality: Reviewers evaluate whether the manuscript is clearly written, concise, and precise, paying attention to how well the ideas are communicated.

In terms of scientific quality, the reviewers focus on the following aspects:

  • Topicality: Is the research relevant to current developments in the field?
  • Originality: Does the manuscript provide innovative ideas or approaches?
  • Theoretical Rigor: Is the work grounded in solid theory and methodology that contributes to knowledge development in the area?
  • Writing and Organization: Reviewers evaluate how well-structured and coherent the manuscript is, ensuring it's easy to follow.
  • Methodology and Data Analysis: If applicable, they assess whether the research methods are appropriate and whether the analysis is sound.
  • Conclusions: Finally, the reviewers check if the conclusions are logical, well-supported by the data, and coherent with the rest of the manuscript.

After peer review, the manuscript might be returned to the corresponding author with requests for revision (by e-mail). These revisions are essential to address any gaps, improve clarity, or refine the analysis. The author must submit the corrections within a specified deadline; otherwise, the publication process will be canceled.

Additionally, if required, authors may need to have their manuscript reviewed by a professional English editor to ensure readability and polish before final acceptance.

By ensuring rigorous evaluation in each stage, the CERNE review process maintains the integrity and scientific quality of the articles it publishes.

 

 

Open Data

 

The CERNE encourages the sharing of the analysis datasets, instruments, statistical analysis scripts, roadmaps, and additional materials, made available at Open online repositories, such as Guia TOP (Guide to promoting the opening, transparency, and reproducibility of research published by SciELO Journals), if they cannot be published in the manuscript itself, and this information must be indicated in the manuscript. Reproducibility of research can be improved by increasing transparency of the research process and products. Also, in this context, research data may be made available by author(s) upon request.

 

 

Fees

 

CERNE does not charge fees for submission, publication, or manuscript evaluation.

 

 

Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy

 

The CERNE is committed to defending the integrity of the literature and publishes Errata, Expressions of Concerns or Notices of Retraction dependent on the situation and in accordance with the COPE Guidelines for Retraction.

The retraction mechanism follows the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) Retraction Guidelines, which can be accessed at COPE - Retraction Guidelines. Please see the following guidelines:

 

 

Policy on Conflict of Interest

 

If, for any reason, a conflict of interest is observed, the author(s) must inform the journal in a specific statement. Conflict of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors show interests that may affect the preparation and evaluation of the manuscript.

 

 

Adoption of Similarity Software

 

Ideas or writing from someone else must be properly cited. The journal might use similarity software to detect article plagiarism (Copyspider, https://copyspider.com.br/main/), at the time of manuscript submission. If detected, the submitted manuscript is automatically rejected without further review.

 

 

Adoption of Software Using Artificial Intelligence Resources

 

The use of tools and resources that assist authors in preparing their manuscripts is recommended, if attribution standards are respected, and that ethics and scientific integrity are maintained. Authors have the right and freedom to utilize tools and resources that aid in the preparation, writing, reviewing, and translation of their articles, book chapters, or books. Many of these tools and resources are provided by AI applications. However, only humans can be considered authors, as outlined in the following standards and practices:

  • Disclose the sources of materials used in the research and writing of the article. Any use of or content generated by an AI application must be reported in both the abstract and methods section or the equivalent.
  • Ensure that all cited material is properly attributed, including complete citations, and that the cited sources support AI-generated claims, as AI applications sometimes generate references to non-existent works.
  • Take public responsibility for your work.
  • Concealing the use of AI-generated content is an ethical violation that breaches the principles of transparency and honesty in research.
 

 

Gender and Sex Issues

 

The journal encourages gender equity in publication authorship. If needed, gender equity may also be taken into consideration for technical staff and associate editor selections.

 

 

Ethics Committee

 

The journal complies with the SciELO Guidelines Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication as well as the ethical principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Manuscript that involves experimentation with living animals, human beings or LGPD-sensitive data must provide evidence that it was performed under local ethical guidelines. This evidence must be officially stated in the Material and Methods section, describing that the study was evaluated and approved by an appropriate ethical committee.

 

 

Copyright

 

Authors who publish in this Journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY), allowing the work to be shared with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this Journal.

 

 

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

 

Responsibility of the site:

  • The publication reserves the right to make normative, orthographic, and grammatical changes to the originals to maintain the cultured standard of the language while respecting the authors' style.
  •  The originals will not be returned to the authors.

Author's responsibility:

  • The authors retain full rights to their work published in CERNE and its total or partial reprinting, deposit or republication is subject to the indication of first publication in the Journal, through the CC-BY license.
  • The original source of publication must be acknowledged.
  • The opinions and concepts expressed by the authors of the manuscripts are their sole responsibility.

This manuscript is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC-BY.

CERNE encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, if the full citation is included in the version of the Journal website.

 

 

Sponsors and Promotion Agencies

 

Editora UFLA

CNPq

FAPEMIG

 

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

 

Editor-in-Chief

   

 

Executive Editor

   

 

Scientific Editors

 

Area: Forest Management

 

Area: Silviculture

 

Area: Forest Ecology

 

Area: Technology of Forest Products

 

 

Technical Team

 
  • Marco Aurélio Costa Santiago, Editorial Designer, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil, E-mail: marco.santiago@ufla.br
  • Patrícia Carvalho de Morais, Editorial Designer, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil, E-mail: patriciamorais@ufla.br
  • Renata de Lima Rezende, Editorial Designer, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil, E-mail: renata.rezende@ufla.br
 

 


INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

General instructions

 

The main objective of this section is guiding the authors to reach a fast and successful submission process. Before submitting your manuscript, we invite you to read carefully all rules, format style, and other instructions. The first one is about the themes, which include all Forest Science subjects: Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Silviculture, and Technology of Forest Products.

We publish mainly Research Articles and Review Articles. The latter has more flexible rules, but both must be original work. The submitted manuscript must be typed in the Microsoft Word for Windows processor.

The manuscripts are submitted electronically by Cerne's online submission system and only English.

The authors should see also COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), guidelines in their endeavor to preserve and promote the integrity of the scholarly record through policies and practices that reflect the current best principles of transparency and integrity, by prevention of plagiarism, malpractice, fraud and possible ethical violations.

Once a manuscript is accepted and published, under no circumstances will the authors' names be modified, added, or replaced.

Warning: If any CERNE’s instruction is not followed by the Authors the manuscript will be denied immediately.

 

 

Types of Documents Accepted

 
  • Original Research Articles
  • Review Articles (exclusively at the request of the Editorial Committee)
  • Preprints (previously deposited at the SciELO Preprints repository)
 

 

Attaching Files

 

The files that must be uploaded to our system are described below:

a) Author's affiliation
Information requested: a) full author’s name; b) working e-mail address; c) scientific institutional or similar affiliation; d) ORCID number. The ORCID is a non-profit organization supported by a global community of organizational members, including research organizations, publishers, funders, professional associations, and other stakeholders in the research ecosystem. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized. (see more: https://orcid.org/).


b) Authors' Contribution
Each author is expected to have made substantial contributions to the conception of the manuscript. The corresponding author must upload a file in the system with a short paragraph detailing the individual contributions of each author (this is a required field).
We encourage authors to describe the individual author contributions and credit roles: Project Idea (PI), Funding (F), Database (D), Processing (P), Analysis (A), Writing (W), and Review (R).
The Authorship should be credit with a set of role combinations for each author name. Eg.: author1: PI, F, D, P, A, W, R; author2: P, PI, W, A; author3: P, D, F, etc.

c) Cover letter
Write a letter to provide additional information on your paper to be reviewed and published. The maximum characters number allowed is 3,000.

d) Manuscript
Please, check the Author’s Guideline in the next sections before submitting. This upload file section will receive your original manuscript. 

e) Potential of 5 Reviewers Suggestion
Please suggest potential reviewers for this submission. It is mandatory to submit the full contact details of four reviewers including email addresses. Two of the referees should preferably be from any one of the authors' countries of residence. Referees should be from institutions other than those of the authors.
Information requested: a) full reviewer’s name; b) working e-mail address; c) scientific institutional or similar affiliation.

f) Images and tables
High resolution and quality (with 300 dpi or 600 dpi resolution).
The maximum file upload size is 20 Mb per file.

g) Declaration stating that the research was approved by an institutional ethics committee
Manuscript that involves experimentation with living animals, genetically modified organisms, human beings or LGPD-sensitive data must provide evidence that it was performed under local ethical guidelines

 

 

Manuscript Preparation and Digital Assets

 

We summarized the rules about format and style to prepare your manuscript:

a) Spacing of the text: double spacing.

b) Margins: 3 cm for the lateral, lower and upper margins.

c) Indent of the first line of each paragraph: 12.5 mm.

d) Paper: A4 format.

e) Font: Arial, size 11.

f) Number of pages: up to 25 pages for Research Articles and up to 30 pages for Review Articles, including figures and tables numbered consecutively.

g) Tables: Tables should be part of the body of the paper and must be presented in Word or Excel. The title should be above the table. Vertical lines separating the columns should not appear.

h) Graphs/Figures/Photographs: should be presented in black and white or in color inserted in the text after citation and in a separate file saved in “tif” or “jpg” extension, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Graphs should also be presented in a separate Excel file. The title should be below the figure. The figure’s text must be clear and with contrast.

i) Symbols and mathematical equations: must be presented using a word processor that permits formatting, and not inserted as a figure. We also suggest the MathType software to write all formulas.

j) Units: Whenever possible, should follow as closely as possible the guidelines presented in: International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. The standardization of symbols in forest mensuration. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 15. 1965.

k) Review control: every line and page must be numbered consecutively.

 

 

Article Submission Format

 

The manuscript should be presented in the following sequence:

Title: containing no more than 20 words, in capital letters and bold.

Highlights: Highlights are short topics with the most relevant findings from your research. The structure of this announcement should cover only core results or conclusions with maximum of 90 characters (including spaces) per highlight. Each manuscript submission must be accompanied by four highlights, included before the abstract section. Highlights will be displayed in your online paper.

Abstract: The text should be descriptive considers three sections:  a) Background, b) Results, and c) Conclusion. They must be informative ONLY ENGLISH VERSION and a maximum of 250 words.

Keywords: minimum of three and maximum of five. They should not repeat words that are already in the title. These may include short phrases as well as individual words, be separated by semicolon and be ordered alphabetically.

Introduction: should present a concise vision of the current level of knowledge that has been achieved within the subject area that the paper will discuss. It should neither give an extensive review nor should it include details about the results and discussion. It should clearly indicate the objectives of the research that was carried out. This section may not be subdivided.

Material and Methods: this section can contain subdivisions, with subtitles in bold print.

Results: this section can be subdivided in sections with concise, descriptive titles in bold print. The text should be descriptive and associated only with the results without speculation. We expected a logical sequence of concise results and fundamental arguments.

Discussion: this section can be subdivided in sections with concise, descriptive titles in bold print. We expect an excellent overview to define the answers to fill the hypothesis. Avoid mere speculation and irrelevant references.

Conclusions: One paragraph written with logical structure and related to your findings.

Acknowledgements: should be brief and concise and may highlight the funding agencies.

References: they should follow the citation norms presented below.

The items Abstract and keywords should be in the beginning of the left margin of the text and the other items must be centralized. The sub-items should initiate with capital letters and be positioned in the left margin of the text.

 

 

Citations and References

 

Citations follow the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) citation style. All citations and their correct information in the text are the responsibility of the author(s).

Author’s citations in the text should be made according to the following examples:

a) One author: Pereira (1995) or (Pereira, 1995)
b) Two authors: Oliveira and Souza (2003) or (Oliveira and Souza, 2003)
c) More than two authors: In case of more than two authors, only the last name of the first one is mentioned, followed by et al. (no italic): Scolforo et al. (1981) or (Scolforo et al., 1981)

The references must be current and mainly from periodicals: at least 70% of the references must be 5 years old or newer and at least 70% must be from periodicals indexed on the database Scielo, Web of Science or Scopus. They should be presented in the following way:

a) Research papers:
One author:
MBOOWA, D. A review of the traditional pulping methods and the recent improvements in the pulping processes. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, v. 14, p. 1–12, 2024.

Up to three authors:
NAYAK, A.; BHUSHAN, B. An overview of the recent trends on the waste valorization techniques for food wastes. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 233, p. 352-370, 2019.

MORI, A. S.; LERTZMAN, K. P.; GUSTAFSSON, L. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in forest ecosystems: a research agenda for applied forest ecology. Journal of Applied Ecology, v.54, n.1, p. 12-27, 2017.

More than three authors:
OLIVEIRA, G. M. V.; MELLO, J. M.; LIMA, R. L.; et al. Size and shape of experimental plots for Eremanthus erythropappus. Cerne, v. 17, n. 3, p. 327-338, 2011.

ZANUNCIO, A. J. V.; CARVALHO, A. G.; SILVA, M. G. D.; et al. Importance of wood drying to the forest transport and pulp mill supply. Cerne, v. 23, n.2, p. 147-152, 2017.

b) Book:
BURKHART, H. E.; TOMÉ, M. Modeling Forest Trees and Stands. Springer, 2012. 457p.

c) Book chapter:
FLEURY, J. A. Análise ao nível de empresa dos impactos da automação sobre a organização da produção de trabalho. In: SOARES, R. M. S. M. Gestão da empresa. IPEA/IPLAN, 1980. p. 149-159.

d) Dissertation and Thesis:
Must not be cited.

e) Citation of papers published in Congress, conferences and similar proceedings
Must not be cited.

f) Electronic documents (only from renowned institutions and organizations):
PLANT RESOURCES OF TROPICAL AFRICA. Khaya ivorensis A.Chev. Available at: http://www.prota4u.info/downloads/Khaya+ivorensis/Khaya+ivorensis.pdf. Accessed in: April 10th 2015.

 

 

Supplementary Documents

 

The authors can insert the supplementary documents, but this is a not required field. If the authors decided to insert the supplementary documents, as open science compliance form, author agreement form, ethics agreement approval form, or any described supplementary material that the authors wish to publish online alongside the manuscript (figure, tables, video, spreadsheets, etc.), please indicate the name and title of each element as follows: Figure S1: title, Table S1: title, etc., and see the instructions to insert the supplementary documents are at the platform.

 

 

Financing Statement

 

The funding statement may include sources of support for the work, such as the names of sponsors and contract numbers (if applicable), along with brief explanations of their role in the research. This information should be included in the acknowledgements section of the manuscript.

 

 

Additional Information

 

Review papers may have a more flexible structure, the sections material and methods, results and discussion and conclusions are not mandatory. Only Review papers must have numbered sections.

To guarantee an anonymous peer review process for articles, do not insert author names or acknowledgments in the manuscript file. Please remove any authorship identification from the Word files before submission.

We are publishing yearly only 60 papers. All papers received are analyzed and judged by the Editorial Board. Manuscripts approved in the first stage are sent to scientific referees for evaluation, at least two or three reviewers. Also, we only accept submissions in English.

The review phase is essential to guarantee the quality of every published paper. If your manuscript is returned after the reviewer’s suggestions stage, we request you to answer every question pointed. This new document should be attached with the name “answer to reviewers” in our system. The revised version of the manuscript should be prepared using another document with every change properly documented. Please, use red color font or the review option “Track Changes” to mark all changes in the text.

Only for research involving living animals, genetically modified organisms, human beings or LGPD-sensitive data, the authors need to declare the ethical control information. This document should be attached in “other” file section (see Ethics Committee, Ethics in Publication, and Attaching Files).   

CERNE does not charge fees for publication, submission nor the manuscript evaluation. Further information can be obtained by e-mail cerne.dcf@ufla.br or in our website: https://cerne.ufla.br/site/index.php/CERNE

 

 

Contact

 

UFLA - Universidade Federal de Lavras
Departamento de Ciências Florestais
Trevo Rotatório Professor Edmir Sá Santos, s/n 
Cx. P. 3037, 37203-202
Lavras, MG, Brasil
Tel.: (+55 35) 3829-1411
 cerne.dcf@ufla.br

 

 

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