Forestry Chronicle

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Institute of Forestry has published The Forestry Chronicle, a professional and scientific forestry journal, since 1925.

The Forestry Chronicle is published to provide information to forest practitioners about professional and scientific management of forests and their resources.

The Forestry Chronicle provides forest practitioners in Canada and around the world with a means to communicate with their peers in the professional community.

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)

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
• 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, 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 1,500.00 CAD. 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.

• QUALITY APPRAISAL OF WHITE SPRUCE AND WHITE PINE SEEDLING STOCK IN NURSERIES

  Citation: 684

  Authors: Alexander, Albert L., John F.

• The role of LiDAR in sustainable forest management

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Michael A, Christopher W, Nicholas C, Thomas, Joanne C

• Vulnerability of Fir-Spruce Stands During Uncontrolled Spruce Budworm Outbreaks: A Review and Discussion

  Citation: 245

  Authors: David A.

• Length of the fire season in a changing climate

  Citation: 232

  Authors: B. M., M. D.

• A best practices guide for generating forest inventory attributes from airborne laser scanning data using an area-based approach

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Joanne C., Michael A., Andrés, Mikko, Nicholas C., Bruce D., Doug, Murray

• Forest management guidelines based on natural disturbance dynamics: Stand- and forest-level considerations

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Yves, Brian, Alain, Sylvie

• The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System: An Overview

  Citation: 214

  Authors: B. J., T. J., B. D., M. E., C. E. Van, R. S., D. E.

• My last words on taper equations

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Antal

• Monitoring Canada's forests: The National Forest Inventory

  Citation: 184

  Authors: M D, A Y, T.

• Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System: An Overview

  Citation: 162

  Authors: B. J., T. J., B. D, M. E., C. E. Van, R. S., D. E.