Silva Balcanica

Aims & Scope

Silva Balcanica is an International Scientific Journal that publishes original and unpublished results of investigations of all aspects of forest ecosystems and landscapes of the Balkan Peninsula, Central, and Southern Europe.

The journal covers a wide range of topics, including forest ecology, forest soil science, forest genetics, tree breeding, and plantation forestry, as well as biometry, sylviculture, forest economy, and management, forest entomology and pathology, ecology, and management of game fauna, urban forestry, and green infrastructure.

Critical and constructive articles on scientific publications or events in the field of forestry and forest science are also welcome.

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.

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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. 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.

• Ecosystem services from mountain forest ecosystems: conceptual framework, approach and challenges

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Maria, Miglena, Stoyan, Rositsa, Lora

• Reviewing productivity studies of skidders working in coniferous forests and plantations

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Mohammad Reza

• Economics of forest biomass for bioenergy: potential site preparation savings from coarse woody harvesting residue removal in a short-rotation Eucalyptus globulus (Labill.) plantation

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Martin, Mathieu

• Early detection of Ips typographus infestations by using Sentinel-2 satellite images in windthrow affected Norway spruce forests in Smolyan region, Bulgaria

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Georgi, Margarita, Sevdalin, Plamen, Stanko, Velizar, Kadir, Sirma

• Using high precision climate data for wildfire risk assessment

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Elena, Miglena, Leonid

• Comparison of tree diameter distributions in managed and unmanaged Kazdağı fir forests

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Ferhat

• An overview of work productivity evaluation of farm tractors in timber skidding operations

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mohammad Reza

• Health status of the field protective forest belts in Dobrudzha – results from the monitoring carried out in 2022

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Yonko, Georgi, Margarita, Veselin, Sevdalin, Svetozar, Lyubomira

• Review of studies on motor-manual felling productivity in eucalypt stands

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mohammad Reza

• Biofertlizer Lumbrical improves the growth and ex vitro acclimatization of micropropagated pear plants

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Nataliya, Lilyana, Małgorzata, Danuta