Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
REGULAR SECTIONS
Starting with Vol. 3, No. 2, the MCFNS journal publications will be organized in the subject sections described below.? The choice of the submission section is left to the authors; however, it will be at the discretion of the editors as to which of the sections the manuscript will eventually be assigned.
In principle, each section will be administrated by the designated Section Editor. However, depending on workloads and individual circumstances, different editors may take a part or whole responsibility for various manuscripts.
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Natural Resource Sciences
This section features original research and reviews on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques?including deep learning, computer vision, and predictive modeling?to challenges in environmental, ecological, and resource management. Topics include, but are not limited to, remote sensing data analysis, species distribution modeling, precision agriculture, forest inventory, water resource forecasting, and natural hazard prediction.Bayesian Methods
Manuscripts in all formats describing original research in application of Bayesian methods to problems in natural resource management. Especially welcome are applications of existing Bayesian models to new problems and development of novel Bayesian methods including application of Bayesian spatial models.Biomass Supply and Sustainability Analysis
Manuscripts of all formats describing original research in biomass and carbon assessments and sustainability analysis under various theoretical assumptions and operational constraints.GIS and Remote Sensing
Manuscripts in all formats describing original research related to all theoretical and applied GIS and Remote Sensing problems.? Spatial analysis that might involve Bayesian methods may be submitted either to this section or the Bayesian Methods section; however, it will be in the discretion of the editors to which of the section will the manuscript be eventually assigned to.Growth & Yield and Quantitative Silviculture
Manuscripts of all formats describing original research in Growth and Yield modeling and assessment, and in quantification of natural resource responses to various treatments and management regimes.Hydrology & Water Resources
Research topics relating to the properties of the earth's water and its movements within the land as well as any of its interactions with all other relevant factors.Mathematical Modeling
Manuscripts in all formats describing original research in mathematical derivations and modeling relating to various subjects ranging from single plant morphology through monospecific stand growth and yield to mixed forest population dynamics.
Natural Resource Economics and Policy
Publications of all formats describing original research in natural resource economics and policy, especially those with strong quantitative content.Operations Research and Decision Support Systems
Manuscripts in all formats describing original research in development, applicators, and analysis involving Operations Research methods or Decision Support Systems.Programming and Software Development
Manuscripts in all formats describing original research in computer sofware development, application of computational algorithms, optimization, and numerical solutions to challenging computational problems.Sampling and Natural Resource Inventories
Manuscripts of all formats describing original research in sampling methods and inventory systems.Scientific Computing
Manuscripts in all formats describing original theoretical or applied research in computer modeling and computer simulations in Forestry and Natural-Resource Sciences.Just Data
Do you have some interesting data hidden on some drive or disk that never got analyzed? Or perhaps an experiment that failed or got damaged part way through? Or a small experiment with interesting results, but not sufficient for a publication? MCFNS has a new outlet for such data sets. Our new Just Data section is looking for data sets that we can archive on the journal site and make available to biometricians looking for interesting data for classroom or proof of concept exercises.To submit a dataset to our Just Data section we ask for a brief write up describing the rationale for the data, what variables were collected, the basic experimental design, how treatments were applied, and, if applicable, what went wrong. Maps showing treatment layouts or plot designs are encouraged. Variable descriptions should include how the measurements were made or calculated, what units were used, and their precision. Data should be submitted in a csv file format with a header line identifying the variables. All submissions will be peer reviewed to determine usefulness of the data, and subsequent comments accepted showing novel analyses of the submitted data.
Letters to MCFNS
These are essentially Letters to Editor, which are considered Non-refereed and are published subject to minimum editorial and peer-review scrutiny regarding their relevance to the professional content of this journal and its mission and contents.Special Section on Forest Micro-Detail Detections and Their Seemingly Unrelated Scientific Inquiries
All manuscripts in any branch of sciences describing high quality research related to, or linkable to, any forest related micro-detail detection or tracking problems. These include studies in even the most diverse disciplines that can be deemed to be synergistic and relevant to micro-detail detections within forest monitoring areas. The initial selection of publications in this section has been invited from the Smolensk Conference.Special Section on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
This Special Section is dedicated to publications originated from?the Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources.? Some publications that may have originated outside this Symposium may also be included in this section if they match the same theme and were processed and accepted for publication at the time of compiling this Special Section.? The publications in this section comply with the general rules defined in the Special Sections definition.Special Section on Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Forest Management
This Special Section is dedicated to publications originated from the Workshop on Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Forest Management.? Some publications that may have originated outside this Symposium may also be included in this section if they match the same theme and were processed and accepted for publication at the time of compiling this Special Section.? The publications in this section comply with the general rules defined in the Special Sections definition.Special Section on the Southern Forestry GIS Conference
This Special Section is dedicated to publications originated from the Southern Forestry GIS Conference.? Some publications that may have originated outside this Symposium may also be included in this section if they match the same theme and were processed and accepted for publication at the time of compiling this Special Section.? The publications in this section comply with the general rules defined in the Special Sections definition.Special Section on Forest Measurements and Quantitative Methods & Management
This Special Section is dedicated to publications originated from the Southern Mensurationists' Conferences and the International Conferences on Forest Measurements and Quantitative Methods and Management. Some publications that may have originated outside of these Conferences may also be included in this section if they match the same theme and were processed and accepted for publication through a peer-review process at the time of preparing this Special Section. The publications in this section comply with the general rules defined in the Special Sections definition of the MCFNS journal.Special Section on Advanced FIA Data Analysis
All works representing original high quality research related to the FIA data analysis, design, and practices.Special Section on Recent Trends in Computing
This Special Section focuses on all areas of Advanced Computing: Networking, Informatics, Security, and Privacy, technologies. The scope encompasses basic and applied research as well as practical implementations.Obituaries
Obituaries of individuals in the field of the journal or involved with the journal logistics.Copyright Notice
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- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) following the publication by the journal, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See?The Effect of Open Access).
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