This list includes representative academic, peer-reviewed journals in forestry, forest science and related fields. Included are several historic but still-publishing journals of forestry, traditional scientific forestry journals, and several newer, open-access journals. More than 180 forestry journals were being published in 2008.
Historic and still publishing
Forestry journals established more than a century ago and still publishing include:
Sylwan, est. 1820, Poland
Allgemeine Forst- und Jagdzeitung (German Journal of Forest Research), est. 1825, Germany
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (Swiss Forestry Journal), est. 1850, Switzerland
Revista Montes (Journal of Forestry), est. 1868, Spain
The Indian Forester, est. 1875, India
Šumarski list (Forestry Review), est. 1876, Croatia
Revista pădurilor (Journal of Forests), est. 1882, Romania
Journal of Forestry, est. 1902, USA*
Contemporary, peer-reviewed scientific journals of forestry include:
* Top 10 impact-ranked journals of forestry (Vanclay, 2008)
† Top 10 impact-ranked journals of forestry (Scimago, 2015)
‡ Top 10 impact-ranked journals of forestry (Science Watch, 2010)
Open access forestry journals include:
Forests, "an open access journal of forestry and forest ecology," published by MDPI, based in Switzerland
International Journal of Forest, Soil and Erosion, Iran
International Journal of Forestry Research, "a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of forestry research," published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation, based in New York City
Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University (JFFIU) (formerly Review of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Istanbul), est. 1951, Turkey.
Journal of Forest and Livelihood, "documents and disseminates the insights, lessons and innovations taking place in socio-cultural, political and economic aspects of environmental governance and rural livelihoods in Nepal," published by ForestAction Nepal, in Nepal
The Open Forest Science Journal, "publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of forest science," published by Bentham Science Publishers, based in Sharjah, U.A.E.; Oak Park, Illinois, USA; and Bussum, the Netherlands
Unasylva, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
Journal of Tree Sciences, "Publishes Research Articles in Forestry and allied areas related to Tree Sciences", Published by "Indian Society Of Tree Scientists" Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA Publishes one volume with two issues every year .
Forestry journals that have ceased publication or merged with other journals include:
Australian Forest Research (1964–87), Australia
Forest & Conservation History (1990–96), USA (merged into Environmental History)
Forest Genetics, Slovakia
Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art, and Forestry (1888–97), USA, edited by Charles Sprague Sargent
International Journal of Social Forestry, Indonesia
Journal of Forest History (1975–89), USA (renamed Forest & Conservation History)
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, USA (combined into Forest Science)
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, USA (combined into Forest Science)
Šumarski glasnik (1907–21), Serbia
Western Journal of Applied Forestry, USA (combined into Forest Science)
