Annals of Forest Research

Aims & Scope

Annals of Forest Research is a semestrial open access journal, which publishes research articles, research notes and critical review papers, exclusively in English, on topics dealing with forestry and environmental sciences.

The journal promotes high scientific level articles, by following international editorial conventions and by applying a peer-review selection process.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Patterns of biomass allocation between foliage and woody structure: the effects of tree size and specific functional traits

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Sylvanus, Romain, Thomas

• Assessing future suitability of tree species under climate change by multiple methods: a case study in southern Germany

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Helge, Wolfgang, Tobias, Jörg, Achim, Cathrin, Christian, Laura M.E., Christoph

• Ungulate browsing causes species loss in deciduous forests independent of community dynamics and silvicultural management in Central and Southeastern Europe

  Citation: 59

  Authors: E.D., O. Bouriaud, J., N., H., C., E., U. Pruschitzki, G., G., D., L., M.

• Carbon allocation, nodulation, and biological nitrogen fixation of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) under soil water limitation

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Dario, Maik, Katja, Simone, Laurie Anne, Dirk

• Tourists’ perception of deadwood in mountain forests

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Fabio, Admir, Azra, Amiina, Merisa, Alessandro

• The attractiveness of forests: preferences and perceptions in a mountain community in Italy

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Isabela, Alessandro, Maria Giulia

• Foliar nutrient and carbohydrate in Aralia elata can be modified by understory light quality in forests with different structures at Northeast China

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Hongxu, Xin, Guoshuang, Hengtian

• Mapping the value of ecosystem services: A case study from the Austrian Alps

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Alessandro, Clemens, Gianluca, Richard, Fabio, Laura

• Acorns of introduced Quercus rubra are neglected by European Jay but spread by mice

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Judith

• Above-ground biomass estimation in a Mediterranean sparse coppice oak forest using Sentinel-2 data

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Fardin, Seyed Mohammad Moein, Hadi Beygi, Azade, Erfan, Stelian Alexandru