Publication Policy
Starting in 2026, SEEFOR is published exclusively online and follows a semi-annual (two issues per year) publication schedule.
The journal publishes original scientific papers, preliminary communications, review papers, and data papers.
Only original manuscripts that have not been previously published and are not under consideration by another journal will be considered for publication. It is the authors’ responsibility to obtain written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures, tables, or other materials that have been published elsewhere.
Only manuscripts written in clear and proper English will be considered.
Manuscripts should be submitted online via the journal’s Manuscript Submission system by registering and logging in to the website. Electronic submission facilitates efficient editorial handling and peer review, shortens the overall publication time, and allows authors to track the status of their manuscripts throughout the editorial process.
SEEFOR does not charge any article processing or publication fees.
All submitted manuscripts undergo an international double-blind peer-review process, in which authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other. At least two independent reviewers evaluate each manuscript. In exceptional cases, and only with the reviewer’s consent, the reviewer’s identity may be disclosed to the authors. The Editor-in-Chief, or the Assistant Editor acting under the authority of the Editor-in-Chief, makes the final publication decision.
Upon acceptance and completion of the production process, articles are published online in the Early View section in their final form. At the time of Early View publication, each article is assigned complete bibliographic information, including volume, issue, year, DOI, and a unique Article ID, which replaces traditional page numbering. Early View articles may be read, cited, and indexed immediately upon publication.
SEEFOR issues are formally closed twice a year. This administrative step does not affect the content, citation details, or bibliographic metadata of articles published in Early View.
The Open Access policy of the journal provides free and immediate access to full-text articles in PDF and HTML formats.
Authors retain the copyright of their published work. By submitting and publishing an article in SEEFOR, authors grant the Publisher (Croatian Forest Research Institute) a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the article as the original publisher. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. This policy applies to articles published from 2026 onwards.
For more detailed information, please refer to the following sections: