Journal of Forestry

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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 University, in Ithaca, New York, under the editorial advisement of Bernhard E. Fernow, John Gifford, and Walter Mulford. [3] Less than a year later, upon closure of the College, the Quarterly commenced independent publication, with Bernhard E. Fernow as editor-in-chief and a board of editors consisting of many prominent figures in American forestry in the early part of the 20th century, including Carl A. Schenck, founder of the Biltmore Forest School and Andrew J. Foy of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Oxford University Press. [4] 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) Journal Citation Reports, Vanclay analyzed the ranking of 180 forestry journals by several additional metrics, including the h-index. [5] He reported that for the period from 2000 to 2007, the Journal of Forestry ranked number 8 of 180 using the h-index.

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References

  1. (JOF website accessed Jan 24, 2020
  2. "Journal of Forestry". 2018 Journal Citation Reports . Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2019.
  3. Forestry Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 1 (October 1902), frontispiece. Available: https://archive.org/download/forestryquarterl01newy/forestryquarterl01newy_bw.pdf.
  4. "Journal of Forestry | Oxford Academic".
  5. Vanclay, Jerome K. (2008). "Ranking forestry journals using the h-index". Journal of Informetrics. 2 (4): 326–334. arXiv: 0712.1916 . doi:10.1016/j.joi.2008.07.002. S2CID   30636929.