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Structure of the contributions
The organization of Articles and Notes must follow the
following structure:
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Title: Choose
very thoroughly all the words included in the title; their association
with other words should be carefully checked. Due to the international
access of the journal, authors have been advised to include relevant
information about the geographical localization of the study in
their titles. |
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Authors: Indicate
name and surname of all the authors in small letter, and the initials
letters in capitals. Electronic mails and institutions they belong
to must be indicated as notes using over index letter. Furthermore,
include the address, phone and fax number of the author to whom
mail is addressed. This author must be identified by means of an
asterisk in over index (*). |
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Summary: must include
the objective, methodological foundations, relevant results and
conclusions, in a maximum of 250 words. Avoid long descriptions
of methods and do not include bibliographical references. |
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Key words: five words
at most (two or three small phrases having three words at most)
that clearly identify the topic of the work. The use of words not
included in the title is suggested. |
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Introduction: includes
problem statement, topic importance, hypothesis if necessary, objectives,
work scopes and limitations for its development, if they existed.
A synthesis and interpretation of literature directly related with
the title and objectives of the work will be carried out in this
chapter. |
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Methods: provides
sufficient and concise information so that the problem or experiment
could be reproduced or easily understood by scholars. Technical
specifications and precedence of materials used should be clearly
indicated, without describing trivial materials. Biotic organisms
should be conveniently identified according to the international
policies that correspond. The experimental procedures or data gathering
and statistical methods, as well as computer programs must be clearly
stated in Methods. If the method were not original, it should be
bibliographically indicated. If it were original or modified, it
should be conveniently described. Any case, the presentation of
various methods will be chronological. |
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Results: includes
a synthetic, ordered and elaborate presentation of the information
obtained. Gives written results supported by tables and figures,
if necessary, together with analysis and data interpretation. Both,
repetition of details given in other chapters and description of
facts evident when analyzing tables or figures presented should
be avoided. |
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Discussion: includes
the integrated interpretation of results, and when corresponds,
a contrast between them and previous publications. It is a critical
analysis of results according to the objectives and hypothesis,
if corresponds. Significance and validity of results should be commented,
according to the realms defined for the work and the methods applied.
Results should not be repeated in this chapter. |
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Conclusions: can
be included in an only Conclusions chapter, or integrated in Discussion.
If they are presented as a chapter, all the most relevant ideas
that directly derive from the work will be precisely and concisely
included. They must give an answer to the hypothesis and/or objectives
stated in the Introduction. They must be clearly and objectively
redacted without including bibliographical references. They may
include recommendations for future works. |
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Acknowledges: if
necessary, people or institutions that contributed with support
or any other kind of collaboration can be included in this paragraph;
they should be briefly mentioned. |
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References: references
from all bibliographical quotations mentioned in the text, alphabetically
ordered, should be indicated. Precision and veracity of data given
in bibliographical references are responsibility of the authors
and must correspond to original publications. |
The structure stated before is not compulsory for Opinions and Reviews.
Style and format
When referring to results previously published, use present
tense; this helps to make the difference between findings from your research
and those from any other. In general, the Summary, Methods, and Results
from your manuscript should be in past tense; and the Introduction and
Discussion, in present tense.
The work should be written in letter size paper (279 x 216 mm), margins
of 2 cm on each side, one and half lead space line, Times New Roman type,
size 12, numerating pages on their bottom right side and correlative line
number for all the work, on the left. Separate paragraphs at right after
line and indenting 8 characters on the left on the first line. It must
be presented in electronic files with Word processor or RTF format.
The main title should be in bold and small letter, centered. Authors should
not indicate scientific names in it; nevertheless, they will be introduced
the first time they are mentioned in the text. An abbreviated title holding
a maximum of 40 characters and spaces must be included in the right top
headline.
Equations should be numerated on the right margin with square brackets
"[ ]"; in the text, they will be mentioned according to this
numeration.
Measurement units should be circumscribed to the International System
(IS). Concerning numeric notation, decimals should be separated by comma
(,) and thousands by dots (.). In English texts, decimals are separated
by dots, and thousands by commas. Zero should be used at the beginning
of numbers inferior to a unit, including probability values (for example,
P < 0.001).
The description of results of each statistic test in the text should include
the exact value of the associated probability P. For P
values lower than 0.001, indicate how P < 0.001. In tables
and figures use asterisks to indicate the significance level of the statistic
tests: * = P < 0.05; ** = P < 0.01; *** = P
< 0.001; ns = no significant.
The scientific name of all biological organisms included in the text must
be indicated according to the international respective nomenclature. If
a common name is used for a species, the first time it is mentioned in
the text, its scientific name should immediately appear between parenthesis
and in cursive, for example: coihue (Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.)
Oerst.). Subsequent references can appear bearing the gender name abbreviated,
followed by the adjective of the scientific name, for example: N.
dombeyi, only if this fact does not produce any confusion with other
species mentioned in the manuscript.
Alphanumerical data should be included in tables, ordered
into rows and columns. Only column headlines and general titles are separated
with horizontal lines; data columns should be separated by spaces rather
than vertical lines. Other forms of data or information presentation,
such as graphs, drawings, photographs, and maps are included in figures.
Explanatory titles in Spanish and English, consecutively enumerated are
included in tables and figures (table 1., table 2.,….; figure 1.,
figure 2.,…) Figures hold the title on the lower margin, and tables,
on the upper margin Tables and figures must possess such a resolution
so as to permit to be reduced without losing legibility. Only black, white,
and grey shades are permitted. The inclusion of coloured figures will
be on the author expenses, being also his responsibility to previously
communicate with the Editor. The space occupied by them in the work should
be inferior to 50 % of the total printing. The location of tables and
figures should be clearly stated inside the text, which must be annexed
in separate files.
Manuscripts in Spanish must include in a separate file the respective
English translations of:
- Title of the manuscript.
- Summary: must be equivalent in content to that in Spanish.
- Key words: equivalent to the clue words in Spanish.
- Titles of tables and figures.
If the manuscript is in English, the respective text in Spanish must
be included.
Documents Mailing
It is important that manuscript digital files to be sent by authors be
adequately labelled:
Text.doc : Main text of the work.
| Texto.doc |
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Main text of the work. |
| Tables.doc |
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Tables with their titles in Spanish. |
| Figures.doc |
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Figures with their titles in Spanish. |
| English.doc |
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Texts in English with the following order: work title, summary,
key words, titles of tables and figures. |
Manuscript digital files should be entered to the plataform
for online edition eQuipu (http://www.equipu.cl/):
http://www.revistabosque.equipu.cl/index.php/revistabosque
Citations and references
Bibliographic references will be indicated in the text
on the surname of the author(s), followed by the publication year. Some
examples of the most frequent bibliographic references are:
Bibliographic references from one and two authors:
Santamaría (2001) indicates that the growth .........
..... are influenced by the area mentioned (Santamaría 2001, López
and Castro 2004).
Bibliographic references from more than two authors:
Barría et al. (1999) indicates as the most important factor
.......
......... among others, the diameter and height (Barría et al.
1999, Morán et al. 2002).
Bibliographic references from the same author, published in the
same year:
Rodríguez (1997abd) observes that in every simple unit .......
........ a fact that coincides with previous studies (Rodríguez
1997ab, Morán et al. 2003acd).
References from more than a publication at the same time, they
are chronologically ordered:
Cerón (1980), García and Villanueva (1994) and Suárez
et al. (2001) when analyzing the edafoclimatic components...
In the References chapter, bibliographic references must
include the first surname and initials of the names of all authors, the
year of publication, the title, and the complementary information that
permits to locate the origin of the document under discussion. Some examples
of the most frequent bibliographic references are:
References of articles in periodic journals:
Guddants S. 1998. Replicating sawmill sawing with topsan using C.T. images
of a full-length hardwood log. Forest Products Journal 48(1):72-75.
Keyes M, C Grieg. 1981. Above and below-ground biomass net production
in 40-year-old-Douglas-fir stand on low and high productivity sites. Can.
J. For. Res. 11:599-605.
Karzulovic JT, MI Dinator, J Morales, V Gaete, A Barrios. 2005. Determination
of the diameter of the defective central cylinder on trimmed log radiata
pine (Pinus radiata) by means of gamma radiation attenuation.
Bosque 26(1):109-122.
References of books as a whole:
Morales EH. 2005. Experimental design through variance analysis and lineal
regression model. Santiago, Chile. Andros. 248 p.
CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal, CL). 1997. Visitors statistics
entries pertaining to protected wild areas in the Tenth Region of Los
Lagos. 52 p. (Statistic Report Nº 47).
References to parts or chapters of books:
Gutiérrez B, R Ipinza. 2000. Genetic parameters evaluation in Nothofagus.
In Ipinza R, B Gutiérrez, V Emhart eds. Domestication and
genetic improvement of raulí and oak. Valdivia, Chile. Exion. p.
371-390.
References to Reports, Thesis, Degree Seminars or Degree Works:
Emhart V. 1996. Design and establishment of a clone seed nursery of Eucalyptus
nitens (Deane et Maiden) with production, research and teaching
purposes. Forestry Engineer Thesis. Valdivia, Chile. Forestry Sciences
Faculty, Universidad Austral de Chile. 79 p.
Aparicio J. 2001. Biomass and yield of Eucalyptus nitens with
nutritional alternatives for a sustainable silviculture in clay reddish
soil. Science Master Thesis. Valdivia, Chile. Forestry Sciences Faculty,
Universidad Austral de Chile. 234 p.
References to Internet Documents:
DeAngelis JD. 1999. European pine shoot moth. Oregon State University
Extension (Urban Entomology Notes). Consulted 10 jul. 2005. Available
in http://www.ent.orst.edu/urban/home.html
For further information concerning other specific cases related to the
bibliographic quotations and references, the following documents may be
consulted. Nevertheless, the order and typography of the elements constituting
bibliographical quotations and references must obey BOSQUE policies.
Bibliographic References Redaction:
Technical Regulations from IICA and CATIE. Consulted Oct. 21 2005. Available
in http://orton.catie.ac.cr/bco/normas_de_redaccion.html
The Council of Biology Editors (CBE). 1994. Scientific style and format:
The CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. 6 ed. Cambridge,
New York. Cambridge University Press. 704 p. |
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