Author Resources

The SRS Technical Publications Team provides Station authors and their collaborators with complete editorial and layout services for a series of publications, including General Technical Reports (GTR), Resource Bulletins (RB), Research Papers (RP), Research Notes (RN), and Science Updates (SU), conference proceedings, and Research Maps (RMAP). 

Preparing a Manuscript

The Southern Research Station Authors Guide provides full guidance on manuscript preparation and policy.

Forms for Publishing Station Series Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be complete before being submitted for editorial services. Please refer to the Authors Checklist when finalizing the manuscript package. Note that manuscripts must be accompanied by a completedManuscript Approval Form for Southern Research Station Series Publications (FS-1600-1 Internal), two completed technical review forms, a completed policy review form, and a completed statistical review form (if statistical review is requested by the Designated Responsible Official). For non-Forest Service collaborating authors, a completed Author Release Form must also accompany the manuscript.

Use this form to submit a manuscript package to the Technical Publications Team.

Forms for Publishing in Scientific Journals

The manuscript approval form documents author responsibility for the content of the paper and that a policy review has been completed. The publishing charges worksheet must be completed before any commercial publishing contract can be agreed to. It acknowledges that publication charges for the manuscript will be incurred.

• Certification of U.S. Government Material as Public Domain Content
• Manuscript Approval Form for Publications External to the Forest Service (FS-1600-1 External)
• Publishing Charges Certification Worksheet
• Addressing Procurement Issues with Paying Publishing Charges and Signing Copyright Forms