Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- Authorship: All authors (main and co-authors) must be registered in the journal with complete information: institutional affiliation, email address, and ORCID.
- Document Format: The article must be well-structured and clearly presented. Tables and images should be embedded within the text, properly placed, and of high visual quality. The file must be submitted in an editable format, preferably Word or OpenOffice.
- Content and Sources: The manuscript must present coherent content, with properly cited references and reliable sources. References should be current, relevant, cited within the text, and include active links.
- Editorial Standards Compliance: The manuscript must follow the editorial guidelines established by the journal and adhere to the Author Guidelines.
- Article Structure: The text must include a clear title, abstract, introduction, study development, conclusions, and references. It should also contain representative keywords and English texts professionally reviewed for accuracy.
- Originality and Ethics: The manuscript must be unpublished and original, not previously published or submitted to another journal. It must result from honest research, adhering to ethical principles.
Nota Científica
The Scientific Note section publishes brief contributions that report preliminary findings, relevant observations, new records, methodological advances, or partial results of research in the forestry, ecological, or environmental fields, with special emphasis on ecosystems in Latin America and tropical regions.
These notes must present a clear and rigorous approach, although in a more concise format than a full scientific article. All manuscripts submitted to this section are subject to peer review.
Guía Técnica
The Technical Guide section of Bosques Latitud Cero is dedicated to publishing documents that describe operational procedures, applied methodologies, appropriate technologies, or practical innovations used in the management, conservation, monitoring, and sustainable use of forest ecosystems and natural resources. These manuscripts should present clear, replicable information aimed at professionals, technicians, environmental managers, or local communities.
Submissions may include diagrams, photographs, detailed steps, and practical recommendations, and do not necessarily require complex statistical analysis. Manuscripts will be evaluated by the editorial team and/or through peer review, depending on their content and focus.
Copyright Notice
Authors retain their copyright and grant Bosques Latitud Cero the right to publish their work in Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This license allows others to copy, distribute, and adapt the content in any medium or format, provided that proper credit is given to the authors, the DOI is cited, and the original publication is acknowledged. Commercial use is not permitted without the author's consent, and any derivative works must be shared under the same license. Additionally, authors may enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements for the distribution of their articles, such as inclusion in books, institutional repositories, or academic platforms, provided the original source is clearly indicated. Authors also authorize the journal to reproduce, disseminate, and distribute their work in various electronic formats and databases, in accordance with each platform’s specific conditions. By submitting their manuscript, authors accept this policy and take full responsibility for the article's content, including the accuracy of data, originality of the text, proper citation of sources, and compliance with copyright regulations.
The opinions expressed by the authors do not reflect the position of the journal or the Universidad Nacional de Loja.
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