Author Guidelines

Submission Checklist

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor)
2. The text is 1.5-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed at the end at the appropriate points, rather than within the text. Page numbers are located in the below right. Figure illustrations are delivered in soft copy with good quality (minimum 300 dpi resolution) and graphic illustrations are presented with raw data (if any). Article file upload size limit is 5 MB. Please send illustrations in different file if together with main text its size exceeds 5 MB.
3. The title of manuscript has been written effectively with affiliates and author's address have been written in full
4. The number of words in the abstract is 180 to 200 words and the number of keywords is 4 to 5 words
5. Analyzes are conducted deeply and follow the scholarship development and the manuscript has a strong synthesis
6. All papers submitted to Forest and Nature should be written in English. Authors whose English is not their native language, are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity
7. Substance of the manuscript is in accordance with Forest and Nature For the field of science supporting the field of environmental sciences, the important position of the topic of the manuscript is explained in the Introduction chapter.
8. Conclusions are written with good plumbing techniques (brief, clear, qualitative, and generic) and written in a single paragraph not in the form of pointers
9. The primary reference is a text that has been published in the latest scientific journal (10 years)
10. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines

Manuscript sections are written in the following order:

• Title
• Author(s) full name
• Author(s) full address
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Correspondence author data: e-mail address and phone number (if any)
• Introduction
• Methods (including Figures and Tables if any)
• Results (including Figures and Tables if any)
• Discussion (including Figures and Tables if any)
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgment (if necessary)
• Funding
• References

Title: Describing the contents of the principal manuscript in a clear and concise way.

Author’s Data: Author's full name (no abbreviation), without a degree, and author's full address (complete with postcode). Example: Indra Gumay Febryano, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Jalur dua Univeristas Lampung, Jalan Prof. Dr Jl. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sumantri Brojonegoro No.1, Kota Bandar Lampung, Lampung 35141. For the correspondence author, add the e-mail address and phone number (if any).

Abstract: is more or less 200 words that have no reference and do not contain numbers, abbreviations, acronyms, or measurements unless essential. The abstract should commence with a clear introduction of 2 or 3 sentences mentioning the background of the research. Subsequently, present the main research question. Results are the main findings that directly answer the problem(s) of the research. Give 1 or 2 sentence(s) to discuss the finding(s) or prospective(s). The editor has the right to edit the abstract for reasons of clarity.

Keywords: Consist of 4−5 phrases, the first keyword being the most important (do not use the word in the title).

Correspondence author: Data e-mail address and phone number (if any).

Introduction: contains theory, research results, and the latest news or the background of the importance of the research conducted, the formulation of the problem, and research purposes. Write down the background of the research and mention the previous studies that had been done. State one question(s) that are needed to be answered through your work. Give a description (local and scientific name) of the studied organism.

Methods: describe in brief and concise terms the research methods used, including the specificity of materials and equipment, sampling (qualifications and chopped), measurement, research design, stages of the workings, parameters, and data analysis.

Results: present the results obtained in brief can be supported by the illustrations in the form of tables, figures, or qualitative descriptions.

Discussion: is made with emphasis on the cause-effect relationship, the linkage between theory and the results of previous similar studies. The author is expected to dare to assess the advantages and disadvantages of results obtained in a way to compare the results of research with the hypothesis, quality standards, and/or the results of previous research or similar research through the inclusion and use of primary reference in the discussion. The impact of the research conducted should be outlined at the end of the discussion.

Conclusion: describe or give an answer to the problem or research purposes, and not as a summary of research results. Conclusion is brief, clear, qualitative, general, and is written in 1 paragraph.

Acknowledgment: state the grant source (institution, year of the contract) and the person to whom the grant was given. Name the person(s) that help your work and write in a paragraph of 50 words maximum.

Funding: requires disclosure of related financial interests in publications to promote transparency.

References: only list the published or accepted material for publication. It should be at least 80% primary references (journal articles). Maximum use of references derived from the reference published in the last 10 years. The bibliography contains a reference that is used in the manuscript and written in the format surname and year of publication, sorted by the writer's name first. Authors are strongly recommended to use a reference manager, such as Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, or to activate the reference add-in for Microsoft Word.

Figure: use graph at maximum width of 15 cm. Numbers and title are written in 10-point Times New Roman font. Figures should be delivered in high quality with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Statistical Graph: give the standard deviation for every mean value. Authors who used the Microsoft Excel Program need to give the raw data.

Table: give the standard deviation for every mean value. Table titles should be concise. Explanatory material, notes on measurements, and other general information that applies to the whole table should be included as the first, unnumbered footnote and not in the table title. Numbers and table titles are written in 10-point Times New Roman font.