November 17-20, 2008

Hot Springs Convention Center

Hot Springs, Arkansas

 

Instructions for papers:

The Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference will be published by the Southern Research Station as a General Technical Report (GTR). The publication will consist of published abstracts for all papers and posters. Within this GTR, full-length papers will be published in a single-column format and will be available on a CD included with the published abstracts, as well as through the TreeSearch web site online. Posters will also be published on the CD using pdf files. Authors of presented (oral) papers must submit a full paper to be included in the GTR. Poster presenters may submit an abstract, a complete paper, or a pdf file of the poster.

The deadline for submission of papers is January 30, 2009. Manuscripts must be submitted as an original paper in hardcopy and electronic format, to:

Dr. Jim Guldin
USDA Forest Service
P.O. Box 1270
Hot Springs AR 71902
jguldin@fs.fed.us

The Station prefers manuscripts prepared with MS Word software and submitted on a CD formatted for Windows or Macintosh systems. If MS Word is unavailable, WordPerfect will be accepted if manuscript is saved in Rich Text Format (.rtf). Indicate which software package is used. The page limit for manuscripts is six (6) typeset pages, including tables and figures; this equates to 12 single-spaced pages, including tables and figures. If additional details are needed regarding manuscript preparation, formatting, or any other questions about submission, please contact Jim Guldin.

All manuscripts and posters must undergo a minimum of two peer reviews for clarity and content before submission. Southern Research Station scientists should use Station procedures for review of papers. In addition, all Southern Research Station-authored manuscripts and posters will be routed for technical review and biometrics review concurrently upon submission to the proceedings compiler. Authors will be responsible for the content and accuracy of their work.

Detailed instructions (pdf) are available.