Scientific and Professional Journals in Forestry and Forest Conservation

The list below contains links to a selection of important forestry journals and publications.

A more complete list of journals can be found on the following article – List of Forestry Journals (Wikipedia)

Information about journal rankings can be found here – SCImago Journal Rank (Forestry)

Reading and interpreting the results of forest research is not always very easy. Here is a helpful article from The Forestry Chronicle with tips on how to gain proficiency in reading technical/scientific papers [external link]. 

Forest Management and Science

• Annals of Forest Science – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (Springer Journal)
• Arboricultural Journal: International Journal of Urban Forestry – The Arboricultural Association (Taylor and Francis Journal)
• Canadian Journal of Forest Research -NRC Research Press
• Current Forestry Reports – Springer Journal
• European Journal of Forest Research – Springer Journal
• Forest Ecology and Management – Elsevier Journal
• Forestry – Institute of Chartered Foresters (Oxford Journals)
• Forestry Chronicle – Canadian Institute of Forestry
• International Forestry Review – Commonwealth Forestry Association
• Irish Forestry – Journal of the Society of Irish Foresters
• Journal of Forestry – Society of American Foresters
• New Forests – Springer Journal
• Quarterly Journal of Forestry – Royal Forestry Society
• Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research – Nordic Forest Research
• Scottish Forestry – Royal Scottish Forestry Society
• Silva Fennica – Metla
• Tree Physiology – Oxford Journals
• Trees: Structure and Function – Springer Journal

Forest Science (open access)

• Forests – MDPI (open access online journal)
• Forest@ – Journal of Silviculture and Forest Ecology – SISEF (Italy) (open access online journal)
• Forest Ecosystems – Springer Journal (open access online journal)
• Forest Systems – a journal of the Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) (open access peer-reviewed online journal, no fees for authors)
• iForest – Journal of Biogeosciences and Forestry – SISEF (Italy) (open access online journal)
• International Journal of Forestry Research – Hindawi (open access online journal)
• Open Journal of Forestry – Scientific Research Publishing (open access online journal)
• FORESTIST – Journal of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Istanbul

Environmental Science and Conservation

• Ambio – A Journal of the Human Environment – The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Springer Journal)
• Environment 360 – Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Conservation – Magazine from University of Washington

Technical and Professional Publications

• Forestry Journal – UK forestry magazine
• Chartered Forester – magazine of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
• Essential ARB – UK arboriculture magazine
• Forestry and Timber News – magazine of Confor – Confederation of Forest Industries, UK
• Forestry and Energy Review – technical publication for forestry and bioenergy sectors in Ireland.  

Search Engines and Databases for Forestry

Forest Science Database (CABI) 

• Online search for forest science literature – www.cabi.org/forestscience 

UK Forest Research Publications

Treesearch – US Forest Service Publication Search and Archive

 

Page Updated: 11 February 2019.

 

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