Journal History
| 2010 | The inaugural issue was released. Forests was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2013 | Forests was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)/Web of Science. Forests received its first Impact Factor (1.094), ranked 25/60 (Q2) in "Forestry". |
| 2014 | Forests adopted a monthly publication schedule. Forests received its 2013 Impact Factor (1.139). |
| 2015 | Forests received its 2014 Impact Factor (1.449). |
| 2016 | Forests received its 2015 Impact Factor (1.583). |
| 2017 | Forests received its 2016 Impact Factor (1.951). Forests established the following sections:
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| 2018 | Forests received its 2017 Impact Factor (1.956). |
| 2019 | Forests received its 2018 Impact Factor (2.116). Forests established the following section:
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| 2020 | Forests received its 2019 Impact Factor (2.221), ranked 17/68 (Q1) in "Forestry". Forests established the following section:
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| 2021 | Forests received its 2020 Impact Factor (2.634), ranked 13/67 (Q1) in "Forestry". Forests established the following sections:
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| 2022 | Forests received its 2021 Impact Factor (3.282), ranked 14/69 (Q1) in "Forestry". Forests established the following sections:
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| 2023 | Forests received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.9), ranked 17/69 (Q1) in "Forestry". |
| 2026 |
Forests announced the first edition of the Editor of Distinction Award.
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Editor-in-Chief
| 2010–2016 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eric J. Jokela |
| 2017–2023 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Timothy A. Martin |
| 2022–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Cate Macinnis-Ng |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giacomo Alessandro Gerosa |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2017–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Timothy A. Martin for the section on Forest Ecology and Management |
| 2018–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Damian C. Adams for the section on Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science |
| 2019–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Cate Macinnis-Ng for the section on Forest Ecophysiology and Biology |
| 2019–2026 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stefan Arndt for the section on Forest Ecophysiology and Biology |
| 2019–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Luis Diaz-Balteiro for the section on Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Angela Lo Monaco for the section on Wood Science and Forest Products |
| 2020–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Olga Viedma for the section on Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Carol A. Loopstra for the section on Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Picchio for the section on Forest Operations and Engineering |
| 2022–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Víctor Resco de Dios for the section on Natural Hazards and Risk Management |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Young-Seuk Park for the section on Forest Health Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giacomo Alessandro Gerosaa for the section on Forest Meteorology and Climate Change |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Giovanna Battipaglia for the section on Forest Ecology and Management Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lei Deng for the section on Forest Soil Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Nikolay S. Strigul for the section on Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala for the section on Forest Biodiversity Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giorgos Mallinis for the section on Natural Hazards and Risk Management |
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Juan Pedro Ferrio for the section on Forest Ecophysiology and Biology |
Forests - ISSN 1999-4907