Forests

Forests is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on forestry and forest ecology published monthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, GEOBASE, PubAg, AGRIS, PaperChem, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Forestry) / CiteScore - Q1 (Forestry)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 17.1 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.4 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
  • Testimonials: See what our editors and authors say about Forests.
Impact Factor: 2.5 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.7 (2024)
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Topic in Climate, Diversity, Forests, Plants, Sustainability, Earth
Responses of Trees and Forests to Climate Change Topic Editors: Qinglai Dang, Ilona Mészáros, Lei Wang
Deadline: 30 August 2025
Topic in Diversity, Forests, Genes, IJPB, Plants
Plant Chloroplast Genome and Evolution Topic Editors: Chao Shi, Lassaâd Belbahri, Shuo Wang
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Forests, Remote Sensing, Sustainability
Challenges, Development and Frontiers of Smart Agriculture and Forestry—2nd Volume Topic Editors: Xiaoli Zhang, Dengsheng Lu, Xiujuan Chai, Guijun Yang, Langning Huo
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Economies, Forests, Land, Smart Cities, Urban Science, Sustainability
Sustainable Investments in Urban, Peri-Urban and Industrial Areas: Novel Approaches and Methods Topic Editors: Francesco Sica, Elena Di Pirro, Maria Rosaria Sessa, Francesco Tajani, Maria Rosaria Guarini, Alessio Russo, Debora Anelli
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Forests
Specialized Metabolites and Structure of Woody Plants Guest Editors: Zorica S. Mitić, Dalibor Ballian
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Forests
Long-Term Monitoring and Driving Forces of Forest Cover Guest Editors: Jianwan Ji, Bing Guo, Eshetu Shifaw, Rui Zhang
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Special Issue in Forests
Social and Cultural Benefits of Forests Contributing to Human Health and Well-Being Guest Editors: Kangning Xiong, Xiaofang Zhou, Mingjun Li
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Topical Collection in Forests
Forests Carbon Fluxes and Sequestration Collection Editor: Mark Harmon
Topical Collection in Forests
Forest Sustainable Management in Europe Collection Editor: Ignacio Diaz-Maroto
Topical Collection in Forests
Historical Wood: Structure, Properties and Conservation Collection Editor: Magdalena Broda
Topical Collection in Forests
Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Forest Meteorology and Climate Change Collection Editors: Giacomo Alessandro Gerosa, Riccardo Marzuoli
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