The journal publishes only original materials that have not been previously published. To check for plagiarism, the iThenticate software is used. Plagiarism in scientific works is a serious violation of the ethical standards governing the interaction between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and readers, and it contradicts the principles of publication ethics.

The editorial board carefully examines all cases of plagiarism and reserves the right to exclude manuscripts from the review process if violations are detected. Each article is evaluated for originality. If the originality of the text exceeds 85%, the material may be accepted for consideration. If the originality is between 75% and 85%, the article is returned to the authors for revision, with a recommendation to review the citations and submit a corrected version. If the originality of the article is below 75%, the manuscript is not accepted.

The journal also does not allow the use of more than 3% of material from a single source without proper citation.

The percentage of plagiarism is calculated using special software that checks manuscripts both in the local database and on the internet. The resulting report is thoroughly analyzed by the editorial board.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the editorial team conducts a further investigation and contacts the author to inform them of the incident. If the ethical violation is confirmed, the article will be retracted.

The editorial board of the journal "Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science" accepts for consideration and publishes the following types of articles:

• empirical article – an article based on the IMRAD structure, which presents the results of the study of primary sources of information: field or laboratory research, quantitative data, statistical sources, economic indicators, etc. Articles of this type should contain an original interpretation of the analysed data;
• review article – an article whose structure depends on its content and in which, based on the analysis of scientific literature, new theoretical provisions are developed and put forward that contribute to the development of forest management and wood sciences in Ukraine and in the world. Articles of this type may include: original theories, clarification, supplementation and criticism of existing theoretical constructs and concepts, comparison of different theories, criticism and development of methodological approaches in the field of forest management;
• case study – a type of scientific article that usually describes a specific case, situation, event or object with detailed analysis and context. This type of article is used to scrutinise a specific phenomenon or phenomena to understand its nature, causes, consequences and possible solutions.

Structural elements of articles

	Empirical article	Review article	Сase study
Title	Required	Required	Required
Author’s data	Required	Required	Required
Abstract	Required	Required	Required
Keywords	Required	Required	Required
Introduction	Required	Required	Required
Literature Review	Optional	Optional	Optional
Materials and Methods	Required	None	Required
Results	Required	Structured by thematic sections	Required
Discussion	Required	Structured by thematic sections	Required
Conclusions	Required	Required	Required
Acknowledgements and Conflict of Interest	Required	Required	Required
References	from 20 sources	from 40 sources	from 20 sources

 

Technical requirements
Article language	English
Manuscript file format	MS Word (*.doc, *.docx)
Page orientation	Portrait
Page format	А4
Article volume	Empirical article starting from 3000 words, review - from 4000 words, case study - from 2500 words
Font	Times New Roman
Margins	2 cm on all sides
Line spacing	1.0
Font size	12 pt
Indentation	1.0
Alignment	Justified
Literature sources	presented in English; when translating literature into English, the use of transliteration is unacceptable

Tables, figures, graphs, equation

• Tables, figures, graphs, and formulas should be numbered and submitted after their mention in the text (notes are placed directly below the table/figure/graph). All abbreviations must be spelled out at the first mention in the text.
• Equation must be created in Equation Editor, variable mathematical values in the text according to the formulas are typed in italics.
• Figures and graphs should be centred, text wrapping around the image is prohibited.
• All dimensions of physical quantities should be submitted in accordance with the International System of Units (SI). There is a space between units of measurement, symbols, and numbers to which they refer.

Article structure
UDC Index	left justification
Article title	no more than 12 words; presented in Ukrainian and English; centre justification, uppercase, bold
Author’s data	presented in Ukrainian and English: centre justification. The name and surname are prescribed in full

​​​The following information about the authors must be indicated:

• the first and the last name;
• academic degree and position;
• full official name and legal address of authors' institution;
• ORCID.

Abstract

The Abstract should be informative (not contain general words), structured (follow the logic of the article presentation), meaningful (clearly formulate the relevance, goal, scientific methods of problem analysis, disclose the main research results, as well as the practical value of the study) and be from 200 to 300 words. The Abstract should not contain abbreviations, footnotes, and references.

Keywords

5-7 words or phrases related to the subject matter do not duplicate the title of the article and do not consist of common words.

Introduction

The section highlights the current state of the problem under study at the global level, analyses the latest research and publications (7-10 works of other researchers) with links to scientific publications over the past 3-5 years. The relevance, purpose, objectives and the novelty of the study are substantiated. References to literature must be submitted in round brackets. One citation should not include more than 3 sources.

Literature Review

This section is optional and should contain the results of research by scientists who analysed certain aspects of the subject matter. Each name of the researcher must be accompanied by a corresponding reference from the list of references.

Materials and Methods

The section describes the main stages of the study and justifies the choice of the methods, techniques, approaches, or actions used to obtain new scientific research results. The strategies and criteria for sampling (if the article contains an empirical part) are explained, the experimental basis of the study is noted. The stated methodology should provide a complete picture of the research progress so that it can be repeated by other scientists with the use of the same materials and methods. The section is required in the structure of a scientific article.

Results and Discussion

The section presents the main material of the study with full justification of the scientific results obtained. Tabular or graphical materials are necessarily accompanied by the results of statistical data processing. Sources are placed under tables and figures. Value judgments should be avoided, as well as the elements of the description of the methodology and direct repetition of the data presented in the tables and graphic material in the text of the article. Numerical results should be rounded in accordance with established rules, taking into account the mean research error, confidence interval or distribution of values. Research results must be sufficiently substantiated, methodologically correct, have novelty and practical value.

The discussion should be based on the interpretation of the research results. The most important scientific facts established are involved in the consideration, taking into account the previous data and analysis, in accordance with the literary sources on the current state of the problem with references to the works of a similar direction of research conducted in other countries.

Conclusions

Conclusions should fully and specifically reflect the results of research, correspond to the purpose and title of the study, word-by-word duplication in the abstract is unacceptable. It is important to indicate the prospects for further research on the selected topic.

Acknowledgements

The section is for expression of gratitude to individuals or organisations for all possible technical assistance, ideas, financial (material) aid, which made the research possible, etc.
If you have no Acknowledgements, state “None”.

Funding

In this section, the authors should indicate all sources of financial support received for the study. In case of absence of financial support, there is a need to indicate "None".

Conflict of Interest

All authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission and include a statement in the Conflict of Interest section. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission ALL pertinent commercial and other relationships. Discovery of the failure to adequately disclose a conflict of interest at submission or during the review process may result in the rejection of a manuscript or other author sanctions.
If you have no conflict of interest, state “None”.

References

References in the text to sources should be indicated in parentheses "()", еxample: (Ivanov, 2023). If you need to indicate a reference within a line, you should indicate the year in "()", for example: "G. Golub  (2021) proposes...". In this case, the names and years of sources in the text should clearly coincide with the data in the list of references. It is not allowed to mention more than 3 sources in one citation. No more than two works by the same author may be cited in the list of references. Also, no more than two articles from the same journal/collection of articles, etc. may be included. The list of references should be in English (transliteration is not allowed), references arranged in alphabetical order, and formatted according to APA 6th Referencing Style (2010).

Article Layout Template

Examples of the layout of the list of references