Forest Systems

Aims & Scope

Forest Systems is an international and open access peer-reviewed journal with free fees for authors.

Forest Systems aims to integrate multidisciplinary and multi-scale research with forest management in complex systems subject to diverse social and ecological background.

Papers that bring together two or more disciplines, forest products and services, interactions between ecological factors and species are given preference in Forest Systems.

Manuscripts in relation to climate change effects on forest dynamics, resilience and vulnerability are welcome.

Papers that highlight implications of forests products and services on bioeconomy are into the scope of this journal.

Studies of all kind of forest systems can be submitted, in particular those that provide a variety of wood and non-wood products and ecosystem services in Regions of Mediterranean climate.

Forest Systems covers research findings dealing with all aspects of forest ecosystems and forestry such as (in alphabetic order): -Agroforestry Biodiversity and conservation (including plants and animals)- Biometry, silviculture and forest management- Dendroecology and paleoecology- Ecology and forest dynamics- Ecophysiology- Genetics (including breeding) and biotechnology- Pathology, biotic interactions and pests- Policy and economics- Remote sensing and landscape- Science and technology of forest products: wood, cellulose and non-wood products (including new applications or capabilities of lignocellulosic material and biorefineries)- Soils, hydrology and restoration- Wildfires, fire ecology and management.

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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, 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
• 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, 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.

• Models for supporting forest management in a changing environment

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Luis, Jean-Daniel, Harald, Marcel, Carlos, Koen, Marcus, Thomas, Jens Peter

• European Mixed Forests: definition and research perspectives

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Andres, Hans, Christian, Ernesto, Anna, Susana, Peter, Felipe, Lluis, Piermaria, Jan, Mark J., David I., Marek, Jette B., Jerzy, Magnus, William L., Bratislav, Marek, François, Jurga, Conor, Maciej, Quentin, Miren, Ian, Jens Peter, Mario, Peter, Hubert, Dejan, Katarina, Miroslav, Kris, Nikolas, Tzvetan

• New models for estimating the carbon sink capacity of Spanish softwood species

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Ricardo, Miren, Gregorio

• Black truffle cultivation: a global reality

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Santiago, Sergi

• Biomass models to estimate carbon stocks for hardwood tree species

  Citation: 116

  Authors: R., G., M.

• A review of thinning effects on Scots pine stands: From growth and yield to new challenges under global change

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Miren, Andrés, Hans, Magnus, Ricardo

• Remote Monitoring of Forest Insect Defoliation -A Review-

  Citation: 94

  Authors: C.D., A.E., J.A., J.A.

• Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Ricardo, Andrés, Eduardo, Felipe, Miren

• Mixed stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst] can be more productive than monocultures. Evidence from over 100 years of observation of long-term experiments

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Kamil, Małgorzata, Hans

• Review. Assessing uncertainty and risk in forest planning and decision support systems: review of classical methods and introduction of new approaches

  Citation: 70

  Authors: M., A., J., J.G., T., L.O.