Trees, Forests and People

Description
Trees, Forests and People publishes peer-reviewed papers across this full domain of tree- and forest-related science and practice. To ensure maximum value of knowledge, all papers are published open-access to be read and applied by people around the world. The Journal welcomes contributions from all disciplines in natural and social sciences related to trees and forests in any setting, from trees found within urban landscapes or agroforestry fields to those found in forest plantations and landscapes that deal with ecological, social, economic, and political issues for managing trees and forests.
The Journal publishes the following article types: Research articles are full-length papers based on original data and analysis; Review articles provide a systematic, analytical overview of scientific literature; Commentaries (typically under 3,000 words, these receive a fast track review by the editorial team) of three types (Comments critically discuss previous research; Research Trends and Needs identify emerging research trends and new, critical future research areas; and Policy Reviews briefly examine current or proposed policies relevant to managing trees, forests and people). We also welcome Special Issues, collections of articles organized under a specific topic. Potential Guest Editors are invited to submit proposals for Special Issues, including a brief description of the topic, and a list of potential contributors and tentative titles of their articles to one of the Editors.

Introduction
Trees and forests are at the heart of many of the most important issues of the 21st century, ranging from the survival of long-lived trees to the livelihoods of people who depend on sustained use of forest resources. The domain of Trees, Forests and People encompasses studies that examine important details about specialized topics, and broader efforts that integrate these topics to address issues of complex social-ecological systems. The Journal's focus includes trees and forests in any setting, from trees found within urban landscapes or agroforestry fields to those found in forest plantations and landscapes. The present and future state of forests is intimately tied to human factors: people strongly influence most of the world's forests today, and these forests provide for the needs of people around the globe.

The Journal welcomes papers that deal with social, economic, and political issues to complement studies on tree physiology, forest ecology and silviculture. This full range of subject areas includes:

• tree and forest growth, including case studies and development of allometric approaches;

• genetics of tree species;

• silvicultural systems;

• urban forestry and urban greening;

• agroforestry and non-timber forest products;

• biodiversity;

• forest restoration;

• forest soils;

• carbon budgets and fluxes;

• biomass and bioenergy;

• wildlife and forest habitat;

• water resources in forest landscapes;

• invasive species impacts and management;

• forest events such as fires, pests and pathogens, disturbance;

• pollution effects on trees and forests;

• remote sensing and GIS development and application in forest landscapes;

• forest economics, including changing markets, products, supply chain, and demands;

• forest ecosystem services;

• forest livelihoods, including studies of poverty reduction through use of forest resources;

• climate responses of forest, including scenarios of forest futures;

• forest governance;

• forest landscapes as social-ecological systems;

• case studies dealing with specific locations and situations, as well as broader studies with large populations of inference.

All submitted manuscripts will be subject to a thorough peer-reviewing process.