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:
- Innovative Management and Multifunctional Utilization of Traditional Coppice Forests (Deadline: 30 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)
- Utilization of Forest Products for Sustainable Growth (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Quality and Safety of Forest Products (Deadline: 8 January 2024)
- Development and Utilization of High-Value Products from Woody Biomass (Deadline: 11 January 2024)
- Life Cycle and Service Life Assessment of Wood in the Built Environment (Deadline: 31 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)
- Measurement and Application of Computed Tomography Technology in Wood (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Advances in Wood Particle and Ignition Processes (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Improving the Service Life of Wood: Durability and Preservation (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Advances in Technology and Solutions for Wood Processing (Deadline: 26 February 2024)
- Thermal Treatment of Wood and Wood-Based Composites: Processes, Properties, and Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 27 February 2024)
- Expanding Sustainable Forest Products Markets throughout the Supply Chain (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Measurement and Improvement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Wood Modification: Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers (Deadline: 8 March 2024)
- Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Wood-Decay Fungi (Deadline: 29 March 2024)
- Advances in the Study of Wood Mechanical and Physical Properties (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Engineered Wood Products: From the Latest Perspective (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Wood Identification, Evaluation and Modification (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Phenological Patterns of Wood Formation and Allocation of Coniferous and Broadleaved Species (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advances in Wood Chemical Traits (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Mathematical Modeling in Wood Processing (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Wood Modification and Wood Functionalization Research (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advanced Technologies in Physical and Mechanical Wood Modification—Volume II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
