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:
- Wood Products and Wood-Based Composites: Innovation Toward Sustainability (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Wood Chemistry and Quality (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Physiological, Morphological and Anatomical Traits to Abiotic Stress in Woody Plants (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Innovative Approaches to Modifying Wood and Wood-Based Material Properties in the 21st Century (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Impact of Climate Change on Anatomical Traits and Chemical Composition of Wood (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Wood Furniture Design: Materials, Style, Structure, Ergonomics, and Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Emerging Technologies, Pilot-Scale Case Studies, and Advances in Biomass-Derived Bioproducts (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Anatomical Diversity and Growth Patterns in Tropical Woods (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Characterization and Numerical Simulation of Solid Wood and Engineered Wood Products (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Scientific Developments in Bamboo Science and Wood Biomaterials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- 12th Hardwood Conference—Sopron (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Forest Biomass Utilization: Implications for Global Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable Production of Woody Biomass for Energy and Bioproducts (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Treatment and Modification of Wood and Wood Composites (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Testing and Assessment of Wood and Wood Products (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Forest Biomass Chemistry and Integrated Biorefinery Approaches (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Phenomenon of Wood Colour—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Advanced Technology for Extraction, Processing and Testing of Forest Products (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Innovative Technologies in Wood Protection and Modification: Drying, Processing, and Functional Enhancement (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Wood Testing, Processing and Modification—Second Edition (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Advanced Research in Wood Composites (Deadline: 27 November 2026)
- Forestry Byproducts: Biorefinery, Nanomaterials, and Forests Productivity and Carbon Sequestration (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Timber Construction: Exploring Future Potential and Pathways for Development (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Surface Property Evolution and Modification of Wood and Bamboo Products (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Wood-Based Furniture Innovations: Design, Manufacturing and Technologies (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Wood Anatomy, Biology, and Conservation (Deadline: 10 December 2026)
- Variability in Wood Properties: Growth Conditions, Species and Anatomical Adaptations (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Sustainable Production of Woody Biomass for Energy (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Functionalization and Valorization of Wood and Bamboo Materials (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Sustainable High-Performance Wood–Bamboo/Inorganic Composites: Design, Function and Life-Cycle Calculation (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Manufacturing, Characterization and Engineering Applications of Wood and Bamboo Bio-Based Engineered Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Wood and Wood-Based Materials: Different Approaches in Characterization and Modification (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Bio-Based Materials for Sustainable Wood Products (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Sustainable Development and High-Value Utilization of Forestry Wood Resources (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Forest-Based Materials, Wood Science, Biocomposite Materials and Circular Bioeconomy—Selected Papers from INNO’2026 (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Wood to Watts: Forest Carbon Materials for a Net-Zero Future (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Sustainable Wood Drying: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Control Strategies (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Wood Durability, Protection, and Preservation (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Modified Wood: Process–Properties–Durability Relationships (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Forest Sustainability: Wood Harvest, Supply and Procurement Chain, and Wood Raw Material Properties—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2027)
