The ''Journal of Forestry'' is the primary scholarly journal of the

Society of American Foresters The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is a professional organization representing the forestry industry in the United States. Its mission statement declares that it seeks to "advance the science, education, and practice of forestry; to enhance t ...

. It aims to advance the

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

profession by keeping professional foresters informed about developments and ideas related to the practice of forestry. The journal publishes editorials and technical content related to the management of forests and related natural resources. Articles are generally written for an audience of natural resources professionals, with topics spanning the many facets or disciplines of forestry. The ''Journal'' is currently edited by Keith A. Blatner. According to the ''

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'', its 2018

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is 2.675.

History

The origins of the ''Journal of Forestry'' go back to October 1902, when one of its predecessors, the ''Forestry Quarterly'', was first published at the

New York State College of Forestry at Cornell The New York State College of Forestry at Cornell was a statutory college established in 1898 at Cornell University to teach scientific forestry. The first four-year college of forestry in the country, it was defunded by the State of New York in 1 ...

University, in

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, under the editorial advisement of Bernhard E. Fernow, John Gifford, and Walter Mulford. Less than a year later, upon closure of the College, the ''Quarterly'' commenced independent publication, with Bernhard E. Fernow as

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and a board of editors consisting of many prominent figures in American forestry in the early part of the 20th century, including

Carl Schenck Carl Heinrich Johann Schenck was a German technology pioneer and businessman who established ''Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik'' in 1881, in Darmstadt, Germany.

, founder of the

Biltmore Forest School The Biltmore Forest School was the first school of forestry in North America. Carl A. Schenck founded this school of "practical forestry" in 1896 on George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina.Fifty Years of Forestr ...

and Andrew J. Foy of

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. The ''Journal of Forestry'' commenced publication in 1917, incorporating the ''Quarterly'' and the ''Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters''. Volume was set at 15, continuing the ''Quarterly'' number system. Editorial responsibilities were assumed by the editorial board of the Society of American Foresters, for which the ''Journal'' became the official publication. Since 2018, the ''Journal'' has been published by

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. The archive of previous ''Proceedings'' and ''Journal'' volumes and issues is available from OUP's ''Journal'' website.

Impact

In addition to impact rankings by Journal Impact Factor (JIF)

, Vanclay analyzed the ranking of 180 forestry journals by several additional metrics, including the ''h''-index. He reported that for the period from 2000 to 2007, the ''Journal of Forestry'' ranked number 8 of 180 using the ''h''-index.

References

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History

Impact

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