Annals of Forest Science

Aims & Scope

Annals of Forest Science is an international research journal devoted to multidisciplinary research for forests and wood in a changing world.

It is one of the journals of the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), a public non-profit research institution.

The scope of Annals of Forest Science covers the following research areas: Biology of trees and associated organisms, Forest dynamics and ecosystem processes under environmental or management drivers (ecology, genetics), Risks and disturbances affecting forest ecosystems (biology, ecology, economics), Forests as drivers of a sustainable, circular and inclusive bioeconomy (tree breeding, forest management and productivity, ecosystem services, silviculture), Wood sciences (relationships between wood structure and tree functioning, and between forest management or environment and wood properties)

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,590.00 GBP. Learn more.

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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.

• Temperate forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequences

  Citation: 1487

  Authors: Nathalie, Roland, André, Erwin

• Impact of several common tree species of European temperate forests on soil fertility

  Citation: 687

  Authors: Laurent, Jacques, Dan, Andreas

• Climate change impacts and adaptation in forest management: a review

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Rodney J.

• Interactive effects of drought and pathogens in forest trees

  Citation: 490

  Authors: Marie-Laure, Benoit, Louis-Michel, Dominique, Andrea

• Interactions between forest stands and microclimate: Ecophysiological aspects and consequences for silviculture

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Gilbert

• The use of terrestrial LiDAR technology in forest science: application fields, benefits and challenges

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Mathieu, Thiéry, Meriem

• Climate change impact on future wildfire danger and activity in southern Europe: a review

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Jean-luc, Hélène, Nicolas, François, Julien, Mercedes, Carmen, Javier, Paulo

• Effects of drought and heat on forest insect populations in relation to the 2003 drought in Western Europe

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Gaëlle, Jean-Noël, François, Louis-Michel, Jean-Claude, Nathalie

• Hydraulic architecture of trees: main concepts and results

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Pierre, Herv�, Thierry

• Comparison between the productivity of pure and mixed stands of Norway spruce and European beech along an ecological gradient

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Hans, Joachim, Jochen, Phan Hoang, Ulrich, Jürgen, Hermann, Andreas