Peer review process

Apart from a few very rare exceptions, the articles are originals: they must not be sent to another editor simultaneously. Their novelty is granted to the Revue. Their publication can be renewed in another journal only following case-by-case agreement from the Revue forestière française, at least six months following the first publication.

The articles are altogether all the better received as they tackle subjects fully, with sufficient hindsight and under an intelligible form for any member of the wide forestry community that they target.

As soon as the article is received, an acknowledgement of receipt is sent to the corresponding author. Each article is first read by the editor-in-chief. It is sent back if it does not meet the editorial objectives of the Revue and/or does not follow the recommendations to the authors.

The Revue forestière française has a reading committee to which all contributions – whether voluntary or guest – are submitted. The project is sent to two reviewers chosen for their skills in the subject. The article is evaluated following a grid that analyses both its content and style. The grid also includes all the reviewers’ notes and comments. Once the two grids have been received, they are sent to the corresponding author, together with a note from the Revue.

The Revue makes its decision known, which can be to accept the text while suggesting minor corrections, to retain it only if substantial modifications are made, or to reject it. This procedure warrants our readers the best quality and the authors a wider, a priori more favourable readership.

If the article has not been rejected, the corresponding author can send the modified version in which the modifications and the answers to the reviewers are clearly visible. These modifications and comments are checked by the Revue, and then the reviewers’ opinions may be requested again, or not.

When an article is definitively accepted́, the last modifications are made by the authors who sent their final version to the Revue. Then, the article can be scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue. A proof is sent to the author for an ultimate check before printing. Only a few, often material errors should be corrected at this stage.