About the Journal
Focus and Scope
BIOFIX Scientific Journal emerged from an initiative of the professors Carlos Roberto Sanquetta and Ana Paula Dalla Corte, directors of the Center for Excellence in Research on Carbon Fixation in Biomass: BIOFIX, aiming a vehicle for dissemination of the scientific knowledge and interlocution between researchers, professionals, professors and students, related to the areas of Agrarian Sciences, Sustainability, Technology and Innovation, Forestry, Climate Changes, Biomass and Carbon.
BIOFIX Scientific Journal is only published in electronic way, having automated its entire editorial management process, which allows for universal access to readers and authors, as well as expanding the possibilities of institutional exchange. This journal constantly search to fulfill the quality standards demanded by the CAPES - Brazilian Ministry of Education, for a journal of excellence. The BIOFIX Scientific Journal is as a biannual publication that admits original papers of Agrarian Sciences, Sustainability, Technology and Innovation, Forestry, Climate Changes, Biomass and Carbon, in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
The papers should be exclusively addressed to the BIOFIX Scientific Journal and are the exclusive responsibility of the authors.
Papers submitted to the BIOFIX Scientific Journal should fulfill the editorial policy and instructions to author, as well as ethical aspects and observance with the current copyright law.
MISSION
BIOFIX Scientific Journal has the mission to publish scientific papers on the knowledge evolution in Agricultural Sciences, considering the interdisciplinary nature of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, based on criteria of originality, merit and academic quality.
BIOFIX Scientific Journal communicates to its readers and collaborators that, from November 01, 2016, it will be receiving paper submissions for electronic publication.
Also, it is informed that there is no charge for submission and publication fees.Peer Review Process
The evaluation system adopted is anonymous and blind-simple. In a first step, all papers will be submitted to the pre-selection by the Editor-in-chief to observe the relationship to Journal's policies or the relevant scientific contributions, may be rejected by the Editorial Team. Pre-selected paper may be returned to the authors for reformulation before being forwarded for one up to three Reviewers, and for language review, if applicable. By means of opinions and suggestions of the Reviewers about the first version of the paper, Editorial Team may refuse it or ask the authors for a second version, which will again be evaluated by both Reviewers and Editorial Team. In the second version, the paper may be rejected, approved, and/or returned to the authors for a third version. It should be emphasized that, regardless of the opinions of the Reviewers, the Editorial Team, at any stage of analysis (pre-selection and selection - 1st, 2nd and 3rd version), has the final decision on approval the paper and suggest or request changes, if it is necessary. At first, Reviewers and Editorial Team suggestions to the papers should be incorporated by the authors; however, they have the right to not comply with them by means justifications, which will be analyzed by the Reviewers and the Editorial Team. In the case of approval, the paper is sent for language review and, before its layout, if necessary, the corresponding author will be requested to provide additional information. Subsequently, the paper is sent to final review in a pdf format, which will communicate to the Editorial Team any corrections and changes. After the incorporations of the requested corrections by the Editorial Team, the paper is made available in the Journal’s website. After publication, any errors found by authors or readers, when communicated to the Editorial Team, will be corrected by errata in the next issue. The authors will be able to follow the analysis process of the paper through the Journal’s website, checking their current situation in pre-selection phase, or selection phase (version 1, 2 or 3), with the Reviewers, author(s), Editorial Team or Layout. It is suggested to the authors that, prior to submitting their papers, make a pre-evaluation of them, observing the items included in the Consultant's opinions on the pre-selection and selection phases available on the Journal's website. Subjects, data, and concepts emitted in this Journal are the exclusive responsibility of the authors. Any mention of products and trademarks does not constitute a recommendation for use by this Journal. Reproduction of published papers is allowed, provided the source is mentioned. The maximum deadlines for the return of articles corrected by the authors are thirty days for the first version and twenty days for the 2nd and 3rd version from the date of the correspondence sent to authors.
Publication Frequency
BIOFIX Scientific Journal publishes an annual volume, consisting of two issues (one per semester), in electronic way.
Open Access Policy
This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that free availability provides the democratization of scientific knowledge.