Submit to Forests Review for Forests Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Forests publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood characterization; classification methods; wood testing; non-destructive tests; normative procedures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Soil Carbon Storage in Forests: Dynamics and Management

edited by

Wenjie Liu

and Yasuo Iimura

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil organic carbon fractions; forest management; carbon stability; soil microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Novelties in Wood Engineering and Forestry—2nd Edition

edited by

Aurel Lunguleasa

Florin Dinulica

and

Camelia Cosereanu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody biomass; forest byproducts; timber; veneer; furniture; briquettes; pellets; wooden cultural heritage object; wood restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Ecosystem Services in Urban and Peri-Urban Landscapes

edited by

Remus Creţan

and

Mihai Razvan Nita

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: recreational and cultural ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban landscapes; ecosystem services of specific environmental dimensions (air; water; land use/land cover); ecosystem services for urban and peri-urban gardens; farmland ecosystems within urban and peri-urban areas; methods and indicators for assessing ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban spaces; spatial and temporal variations in ecosystem services at the urban and peri-urban scale; planning and management of ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Therapy and Human Health

edited by

Malgorzata Woznicka

Jitka Fialova

and

Natalia Korcz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest therapy; forest bathing; human well-being; Shinrin-yoku; forest healing; physiological; public health; health services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Monitoring Tree Phenology under Global Change

edited by Serena Antonucci and

Roberto Tognetti

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: xylogenesis; spring phenology; autumn phenology; internet of things (IoT); environmental effects; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Altitude Distribution of Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests

edited by

Akihiro Nakamura

, Roger Kitching, Chris J. Burwell and Louise Ashton

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; biogeography; climate warming; ecological traits; ecosystem processes; elevational gradients; human disturbances; invertebrates; phylogenetic relationships; species interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest, Trees, Human Health and Wellbeing—Volume II

edited by

Anna Maria Palsdottir

Patrik Grahn

and

Jonathan Stoltz

submission deadline 23 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: health and wellbeing; forest planning; green infrastructure; restoration; stress reduction; biodiversity; landscape perception; nature connectedness; forest bathing; forest guiding; forest therapy; public health; urban forest; shinrin-yoku

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Resources and Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resources; forest management; land use change; land cover change; mitigation; adaptation; sustainable development; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Forest Soil Organic Matter and Biogeochemical Cycle

edited by

Mahdi Nakhavali

Daniela Dalmonech

and

Mykola Gusti

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; biogeochemical cycles; carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; nutrient cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Operations, Machinery, and Transportation in Forestry Timber Harvesting

edited by

Maria Francesca Cataldo

Stelian Alexandru Borz

and

Ebru Bilici

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest mechanization; productivity; timber extraction; biomass; safety and ergonomics; yarding; skidding; salvage logging; forest operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Forest Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry

edited by Gexi Xu and

Hui Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil microbiology; soil biogeochemistry; fungi and bacteria; nutrient cycling; ecological processes and mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Dynamics under Climate and Land Use Change

edited by

Lucia Santorufo

and Giorgia Santini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; soil functioning; soil organisms; restoration; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Woody Biomass for Innovative Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production and Processing Technologies

edited by Luis Saúl Esteban and Irene Mediavilla

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plantations; agroforestry system; silvicultural tasks; value chain assessment; solid biofuels; wood-based products; sustainability assessment; quality analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Designing Urban Green Spaces in a Changing Climate

edited by

Bau-Show Lin

and

Cheng-I Hsieh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; ecosystem services; net-zero emissions; good health and well-being; sustainable environment; environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Addressing Forest Ergonomics Issues: Laborers and Working Conditions

edited by

Matija Landekić

and

Marin Bačić

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3606 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; laborers; work humanization; working condition; biomechanical workloads; neuroergonomics; new technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Temperature Sensitivity of Forest Soils and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

edited by Beata Klimek

submission deadline 21 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; soil C stock; temperate and boreal forests; soil microorganisms; soil respiration rate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Wood Testing, Processing and Modification

edited by Bin Luo and

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden products; wood process; woodcutting theory; woodcutting tools; woodworking machinery; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Enhancing Human Well-Being through Urban Forestry: Strategies for Planning, Policies and Management

edited by

**guang Zhang

, Bing Zhao and

Zhaowu Yu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; green space exposure; public health; urban heat islands; green injustice; climate change; air pollution; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; exposure ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

New Approaches to Wood Protection and Preservation

edited by

Ioannis A. Barboutis

and

Vasiliki Kamperidou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood impregnation; surface modification; chemical treatment; preservation; wood improvement; archaeological wood; cultural heritage; wood modification; wood treatment; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Soundscape in Urban Forests - 2nd Edition

edited by

**n-Chen Hong

Jiang Liu

and

Guangyu Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural soundscape; ecological pattern of soundscape; multi-sensory interaction; soundscape resource management; environmental behavior; environmental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Genetic Mechanisms of Environmental Adaptability of Forest Tree Species

edited by

Mingcheng Wang

Shanshan Zhu

, Lei Zhang and Yonghua Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic adaptability; forest trees; environmental stress; gene expression; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)

The Forest Microbiome and Climate Change

edited by

José Gonçalves

and

Davor Kržišnik

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest microbiome; forest health; microbial communities; microbiome; bacteria; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Coupling of Forest and River Ecosystems

edited by

Hao Jiang

Dezhi Wang

, Haishan Dang and

Bo Wan

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; river ecosystem; water quality and quantity; monitoring and models; human activities remote sensing; artificial intelligence; biogeochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Applications of Optical and Active Remote Sensing in Forestry

edited by

Dandan Xu

and

Xulin Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; plantations; satellite images; UAV images; UAV-LiDAR; biophysical parameters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Forest Growth and Regeneration Dynamics

edited by

Rongzhou Man

and

Philip G. Comeau

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: silvicultural treatments/interventions; regeneration; stand dynamics; density management; growth and yield; quantitative silviculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Assessing, Valuing, and Map** Ecosystem Services

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services (ESs); land use change; the leaf area index; vegetation cover; ES assessment and valuation; ES trade-offs and synergies; ES supply; demand; and budgets; carbon sequestration; carbon neutrality; human wellbeing; scenario analysis; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks

edited by

Tianxiang Yue

, Zhe Xu and Zong Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest inventory; biomass assessment; carbon stocks; monitoring techniques; remote sensing; data fusion; climate change mitigation; forest carbon dynamics; biodiversity conservation; policy implications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Displaying special issue 301-350 on page 7 of 7.

Go to page 5 6 7

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI