Wood Science and Forest Products
A section of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Section Information
"Wood Science and Forest Products" is a section of Forests that publishes original research studies, applications and review articles describing research on all aspects of wood, including forests and plantations, wood components, and wood-based products. The section also publishes articles on non-wood products derived from forest resources, collectively described as non-timber forest products (NTFP).
Examples of areas included in the Section “Wood Science and Forest Products” include but are not limited to: the anatomy and structure of wood and bark; the physical, mechanical and technological properties of wood, bark and non-timber forest products; wood quality; timber and biomass production and growth; non-timber forest production; wood-based products and composites; recycled wood and wood-based products; the modification, protection and conservation of wood and non-wood products; wood coating; wood adhesives; sustainability in forests production, wood harvest, forest logging, wood quality and forest management; historical wooden artefacts.
These and other research topics are also organized in Special Issues, which are published periodically and disseminate the results of the latest research.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Insights into the Assessment of Wood Properties (Deadline: 5 June 2023)
- Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
- Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Wood-Decay Fungi (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
- Mode of Action of Chemical and Thermal Wood Modification Techniques (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Wood Protection Based on the Study of Chemical and Physical Properties (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Wood Treatments and Modification Technologies (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Development and Utilization of High-Value Products from Woody Biomass (Deadline: 27 June 2023)
- Innovative Management and Multifunctional Utilization of Traditional Coppice Forests (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Frontiers in Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Composites (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advanced Technologies in Physical and Mechanical Wood Modification (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Wood Anatomy and Evaluation of Wood Structures and Their Modifications (Deadline: 5 July 2023)
- Rare, Non-native and Invasive Plant Species: Structure, Properties and Potential Applications (Deadline: 21 July 2023)
- Recent Advances in Wood Identification, Evaluation and Modification (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- The Role of New Wood Products for Forest Industry (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Lignin: The Hidden Forest Product (Deadline: 1 August 2023)
- Wood as Cultural Heritage Material (Deadline: 6 August 2023)
- Improvement of Particleboard’s Characteristics and Properties (Deadline: 7 August 2023)
- Advances in Preparation and Modification of Wood-Based Materials (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Measurement and Application of Computed Tomography Technology in Archaeological Wood (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Effects of Environmental Factors and Silvicultural Treatments on Tree Growth, Wood Properties, and Wood Formation (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Advances in Wood Chemical Traits (Deadline: 27 August 2023)
- Novelties in Wood Engineering and Forestry (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Wood Modification: Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Utilization of Forest Products for Sustainable Growth (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Innovative Use of Timber and Wood-Based Composites: Applications, Design and Sustainability (Deadline: 5 September 2023)
- Wood Quality and Wood Processing (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Wood Materials: Preservation and Modification (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Wood Polymer Composites: Trends and Prospects (Deadline: 29 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments (Deadline: 29 September 2023)
- Modification and Property Improvement of Wood- and Bamboo-Based Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Lignin-Based Nano-Composites and Polymers for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 16 October 2023)
- Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Reviews on Structure and Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Composites from Recycled and Modified Woods—Technology, Properties, Application—Series II (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Science and Technology of Lignocellulosic Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Alternative Woods and Innovative Uses of Traditional Woods for Sustainable Wood-Based Products (Deadline: 9 November 2023)
- Application of Glulam Beams in Wood Building Industry (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Improving Wood Durability through Heat Treatment (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Development of Nuclear SNP Markers for Tracing Timber (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Physico-Mechanical Properties of Lignocellulosic Material and Its Application (Deadline: 23 November 2023)
- Advances in Testing the Biological Durability and Quality Assurance of Wood-Based Materials and Products (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Dynamics of Wood Debris in Forests: Reserves, Decomposition and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advances in the Sustainable Development and High-Value Utilization of Forestry Resources (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Preservation, Protection, and Modification of Wood and Wood Byproducts (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Wood-Based Composite Materials and Products: Development and Performance Characterization (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Durability and Moisture Dynamics of Wood" (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Non-timber Forest Products: Beyond the Wood (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Chain of Dependence: Forest Production, Harvesting, Transport and Properties of Raw Materials Wood and Their Processing and Application in the Wood Industry (Deadline: 23 December 2023)
- Wood Inter- and Intra-annual Chemical Variation (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Advances in Sound Absorption of the Forest by Product and Wood-Based Materials and Its Application (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Sustainable Materials in the Forest Products Industry (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Quality and Safety of Forest Products (Deadline: 8 January 2024)
- Advances in Wood- and Bamboo-Based Materials: Modification and Assessment (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Managing Indoor Wood Biodeterioration (Deadline: 2 February 2024)
- Wood Technology Standardization and Wood Products (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Improving the Service Life of Wood: Durability and Preservation (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Modification and Reinforcement of Wood and Wood-Based Composites (Deadline: 27 February 2024)
