Forestry Ideas

About the Journal

Forestry Ideas is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal issued by the University of Forestry, Sofia. The journal publishes original research, review papers, and short communications in the fields of forestry, landscape architecture, and ecology and environmental protection. Manuscripts undergo a rigorous single-blind peer review process by at least two independent reviewers.

The journal provides immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright and grant the publisher a non-exclusive licence to publish. All articles are freely available online. The publication is supported by an article processing charge (APC), payable upon editorial acceptance.

Aims and Scope

 Forestry Ideas aims to promote scientific knowledge and innovative approaches in the sustainable management of natural and human-influenced ecosystems. The journal covers three main areas: 

•  Forestry – silviculture, forest management, forest ecology, forest protection, forest genetics, and forest resources 
•  Landscape architecture – landscape planning and design, green infrastructure, urban and peri-urban landscapes 
•  Ecology and environmental protection – ecosystem structure and functioning, biodiversity conservation, environmental assessment, restoration ecology, and sustainable use of natural resources

 Interdisciplinary studies that integrate these areas are encouraged, particularly on topics such as climate change impacts, ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and sustainable land use. 

Forestry Ideas welcomes contributions from researchers worldwide and supports the exchange of knowledge between scientists, practitioners, and policymakers. The journal aims to enhance its international visibility and scientific impact.

Publication Frequency and Special Issues

Forestry Ideas is published biannually: 

• Issue 1 (July/August)  
• Issue 2 (December/January) 

In addition to regular issues, the journal may publish special issues dedicated to selected scientific conferences or thematic topics within its scope. All special issues are subject to the same rigorous peer-review and editorial standards as regular submissions. Only selected and significantly extended conference papers are considered for publication.

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

According to the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), Forestry Ideas is currently positioned in Quartile 4 (Q4) in the following subject categories in Scopus:

• Forestry 
• Environmental Science (Miscellaneous) 
• Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
• Landscape Architecture and Planning

Abstracting and Indexing 

Forestry Ideas is indexed and abstracted in the following databases and services: 

• Scopus (Elsevier) – since 2016 
• CAB Abstracts (CABI) – since 2011 
• AGRIS (FAO) – since 2017 
• ROAD (Directory of Open Access scholarly Resources) – since 2017 
• CiteFactor – since 2017

History

 Forestry Ideas was originally established in 1932 as the official publication of the Society of Academic Foresters and continued until 1943. Its first and long-serving editor-in-chief was Prof. Vassil Stoyanov. 

From 1939, Forestry Ideas together with the journal Forest Review served as the official press organs of the unified Society of Foresters in Bulgaria. 

After a period of interruption, the journal was re-established in 1994 and has since been issued by the Publishing House of the University of Forestry, Sofia. 

Since 2010, Forestry Ideas has been published in English, reaching an international audience of researchers and practitioners.

ISSN: 1314-3905 | E-ISSN: 2603-2996

Editors

Editor-in-Chief

Milko Milev
University of Forestry
10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
ForestryIdeas@ltu.bg

Associate Editor

Petar Zhelev
University of Forestry
10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
zhelev@ltu.bg

Editorial Advisory Board

• Ioan Vasile Abrudan – Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
• Sezgin Ayan – Kastamonu University, Turkey
• Dilyanka Bezlova – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Ignacio J. Díaz-Maroto – University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• Marius Dimitrov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Igor Drobyshev – Lund University, Sweden
• Emil Galev – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dimitar Georgiev – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Sonia A. Hirt – University of Georgia, USA
• Ivan Iliev – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Petar Kitin – Oregon State University, USA
• Georgi Kostov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Kresimir Krapinec – University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Ani Mardiastuti – Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University), Indonesia
• Hristo Mihailov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Ivan Paligorov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Elsa Pastor – Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
• Rossitsa Petrova – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dmitry Schepaschenko – Siberian Federal University, Russia
• Kiril Sotirovski – Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
• Raffaele Spinelli – National Research Council, Institute for Bio-Economy, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
• Yulin Tepeliev – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Rumen Tomov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Neno Trichkov – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Jozef Viglasky – Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia
• Yaoqi Zhang – Auburn University, USA

Editorial Staff

Language Editors: Dilyanka Bezlova, Alexander Delkov, Yordanka Ivanova, Stefka Kitanova, Yulin Tepeliev, Petar Zhelev
Production Editor: Magdelina Bozhankova
Technical Editor: Toma Tonchev
Cover Design: Jordan Markov