Forestry Studies

About the Forestry Studies | Metsanduslikud Uurimused

Forestry Studies | Metsanduslikud Uurimused (founded 1939) is a peer-reviewed journal managed by the Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences. The journal publishes research papers on all aspects of forestry (silviculture, dendrology, tree physiology and genetics, forest products, forest operations and techniques, forest economics and policy, etc.), also on close subjects (environmental protection, ecology, botany, zoology, entomology, pathology, soil science, etc.). Forestry Studies | Metsanduslikud Uurimused publishes original research articles, reviews, technical reports and short communications. Papers are published in English or Estonian with English summary. Authors whose mother tongue is not English are strongly urged to have their manuscripts reviewed linguistically before submission. Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts generally should not exceed 25 one-sided 1.5-spaced printed pages, including tables, illustrations, references and abstract. Reviews must not exceed 20 pages, technical report 5 pages. The authors should aim to submit their work as concisely as possible and longer papers will be accepted under exceptional circumstances. Suitable manuscripts are considered by at least two independent referees before acceptance.

Forestry Studies | Metsanduslikud Uurimused is abstracted and/or indexed in Elsevier BV / SCOPUS, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Forest Products Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Agroforestry Abstracts, Plant Protection Database, Review of Agricultural Entomology, Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Soil Science Database, BIOSIS Previews, AGRIS, DOAJ, EBSCO Publishing, ВИНИТИ, The Summon, AGRICOLA, Sustainable Development, Smithers Rapra: Polymer Library, Pirabase, Paperbase, ProQuest.

Why subscribe and read

• the journal publishes research papers on all aspects of forestry (silviculture, dendrology, tree physiology and genetics, forest products, forest operation and techniques, forest economics and policy, etc.), and also close subjects (environmental protection, ecology, botany, zoology, entomology, pathology, soil science, etc.),
• the journal is published twice a year in paper and electronic versions,
• peer reviewed journal by experts from Europe and US,
• publishing history since 1939.

Why submit

• submissions accepted in a wide range of categories: original research articles, reviews, technical reports and short communications,
• rapid review (by two independent referees) and fast editing process,
• coverage by major abstracting and indexing services,
• publishing without charge,
• accessibility through MetaPress platform.