The original scientific articles published in the Acta Scientarum Polonorum - Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria jcomprise issues associated with forestry and wood sciences - beginning with forest silviculture, protection, management and utilization through problems connected with hunting economy, technique, engineering as well as organization and economy in forestry and wood sciences and ending with issues associated with raw materials and chemical and mechanical wood technology.

The scientific articles published in the Acta Scientiarum Polonorum - Technologia Alimentaria journal cover all aspects of food science. It is edited in half-year periods (June, December).

Manuscript preparation:

1. Paper length: In general papers should not exceed 12 pages (A4-format) inclusive of tables and illustrations.
2. Manuscripts must by typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins. Good quality printouts with a font size (Times New Roman) of 12 pt is required.
3. Tables and illustrations should not exceed B-5 format (12.5 cm x 19.5 cm). Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (e.g. in graphs) and include only essential data with appropriate statistical values. All descriptions should be printed with a font size 8-9 pt. Tables and illustrations should be numbered consistently and given a suitable caption and each one presented on a separate sheet.
4. Text: Follow this order when typing manuscripts:
   • title: in Polish and English,
   • authors: the corresponding author must be identified by e-mail and full postal address. The same information should be sent also for all co-authors,
   • key words: up to 7 words or phrases for the main topics of the paper,
   • Abstract: each paper should be provided with abstract of about 600-1000 spaces, reporting concisely on the purpose and results of the paper,
   • the main text should contain the following elements: introduction, aim of the work, materials, results and discussion (may be presented together or separately), conclusions, summary (up to 20 lines),
   • references: must be listed alphabetically on the separate sheets in the form as following:

     Examples:
     1) Desai J.D., Banat I., 1997. Microbial production of surfactants and their commercial potential. Microbiol Mol. Biol. Rev., 61, 1, 47-64.
     2) Brisson G.J., 1982. Lipid in human nutrition. MTP Press Limited, Lancaster, England.
     3) Tamuri M., Mitsuo Y., Miyoshi K., Ishii Y., 1982. Heat and acid stable alpha-amylase enzymes and processes for producing the same. Patent USA, Nr 4, 284, 722.
     4) Huffman D.L., 1993. The development of low-fat ground products. 39ICoMST, 1-6 August, Calgary, Abstracts and Reviev Papers, Session 7, 293-303.
     5) Units: the SI system should be used for all scientific laboratory data.
     

Manuscript proceedings

1. Authors should submit two copies of their manuscript to the editor.
2. All papers will be independently refereed. In cases where a manuscript is returned to an author for revision, it must be resubmitted within 60 days; otherwise it will be assumed to be withdraw.
3. Submission of the paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form without the written permission of the editor.
4. All authors must sign the "Transfer of copyright" agreement before the article can be published.
5. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
6. Authors must submit an electronic copy of their paper with the final version of the manuscript. Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt, preferably by e-mail. Correction should be restricted to type settings errors only.
7. Some off prints will be supplied free of charge.
8. Page charges are obligatory for publications. For some specific cases the publications may be free of charge. Details information are available from the editor.