Dear colleagues,
our editorial team has developed the below, revised aims & scope for our journal (see also https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics ).
As an innovation they now include and invite different kinds of short commentary articles.
With these short, peer-reviewed, and fully citable commentary articles we aim to substantially intensify academic debate. They enable science-based, concise and quick responses by authors to recent developments in the field and guarantee a timely reply by the editors.
We want to encourage you to submit such commentary manuscripts from now onwards. In addition, please feel free to spread the word in your networks.
We are looking forward to intensified academic debates through your commentaries as well as your - research articles, - literature reviews, or - special issue contributions to Forest Policy and Economics.
With best regards,
Lukas Giessen
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Lukas Giessen
Editor in Chief, Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier)
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/
Revised Aims & Scope:
Forest Policy and Economics is a leading scientific journal that publishes peer-reviewed policy and economics research relating to forests, forested landscapes, forest-related industries, and other forest-relevant land uses. It also welcomes contributions from other social sciences and humanities perspectives that make clear theoretical, conceptual and methodological contributions to the existing state-of-the-art literature on forests and related land use systems. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, sociology, anthropology, human geography, history, jurisprudence, planning, development studies, and psychology research on forests. Forest Policy and Economics is global in scope and publishes multiple article types of high scientific standard. Acceptance for publication is subject to a double-blind peer-review process.
The journal publishes the following, peer-reviewed, citable article types:
* Research articles are full-length original scientific publications based on clearly defined methods and adequate data
* Review articles provide a systematic, analytical overview of a specific field of scientific literature based on the analysis of existing international publications
* Special Issues consist of a collection of articles resulting from previous scientific exchange among a group of writers. Contributions to Special Issues are invited by the Guest Editor(s). Potential Guest Editors are invited to submit brief proposals for Special Issues, including envisaged contributions, to any of our Editors at any time.
* Commentaries are science-based, peer-reviewed, short communications (approx. 1000-3000 words) formulated as one of the following types:
* Science Critiques: Critically discuss previous research published in our journal or in other high-impact outlets with direct relevance to our aims and scope. Critiques ideally address other authors' theories, hypotheses, methodologies, or conclusions, or a mix thereof, in a critical and straightforward yet constructive manner. Authors embed their line of reasoning into current scientific literature; critiques are not based on opinion. Through Science Critiques, authors quickly advance scholarly debate.
* Research Trends: These articles identify emerging empirical phenomena and issues of importance that should be addressed by future research. Ideally, such contributions propose research agendas, raise analytical research questions, and propose methods for the future study of the phenomenon. The commentaries should be embedded in existing scientific knowledge and related literature.
* Policy Forum: These are short commentary pieces on contemporary, internationally relevant forest or forest-related policy issues that enable researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to make timely contributions to policy debates. Contributions are based on research, expert analysis, literature review, or practitioner reflections regarding concrete policy issues. Pure opinion pieces will not be considered. Forum articles should be written in an accessible style and supported by real world examples and/or referenced scientific evidence.
Lukas Giessen
Senior Researcher and Head of Working Group International Forest Policy
Chair Group of Forest and Nature Conservation Policy, University of Goettingen
Buesgenweg 3
37077 Goettingen / Germany
Tel. +49 551 39 33726
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/135009.html
Editor in Chief, Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier)
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/
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From: Danielle M. Watson
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 4:18 PM
Subject: Gregory Award materials
Greetings!
The Society of American Foresters is excited to begin accepting applications for the 2017 Gregory Award. The Gregory Award seeks to mark the achievements of Bob and Ann Gregory and further their interest in international relations by providing economic assistance to outstanding students or professionals from outside of the US and Canada to attend the SAF Convention and have meaningful engagement with foresters on the North American continent.
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Gregory family and SAF members, this award has been expanded to bring two promising individuals to the SAF Convention each year. This year’s convention will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 15-19. The award includes complimentary registration and $2,000 (US dollars) that may be utilized for travel, lodging, and tickets to SAF convention events or technical field tours. SAF will work with successful applicants to allocate the funds in the most useful manner.
Please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity. The deadline to apply is May 8, 2017.
The application is attached. For more information, visit http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx <http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx>.
<http://www.eforester.org/>Danielle Watson
Assistant Director, Government Affairs & External Relations
Society of American Foresters
10100 Laureate Way
Bethesda, MD 20814
W. (301) 897-8720
M. (301) 526-8354
www.eforester.org <http://www.eforester.org/>
Connect with us:
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Membership Renewal for 2017 is Now Available! Click here and renew today. <http://www.eforester.org/renewnow>
Von: Magnus Löf [mailto:Magnus.Lof@slu.se]
Gesendet: Freitag, 10. März 2017 09:51
An: div1(a)lists.iufro.org
Betreff: IUFRO Forest Restoration Conference in Lund, Sweden Sept. - deadline for abstracts May 1
Dear sir,
Attached is the second circular with information of our upcoming conference in Lund. Invited speakers, and the preliminary program is included.
Deadline for abstracts is May 1 (link in the attached file or at the web-page).
See also the conference web-page (https://reg.akademikonferens.se/restoringforest2017)
With kindest regards,
Magnus Löf
Under the Austrian presidency of the Alpine Convention an international conference entitled "The Role of Women in Mountain Regions" will take place in Alpbach/Tyrol on 18-19 April 2017.
Sustainable development is vital for the mountain regions. Often it is the women who are particularly aware of the changes occurring in their environment and engage with initiatives to confront these changes. The aim of the conference is to provide information, along with fresh input and ideas, and to provide a forum for an exchange of experiences and networking for all those who are interested.
The conference “The Role of Women in Mountain Regions” focuses on the unique role of women in mountain regions and examines their indispensable contribution to the protection, preservation and development of these regions.
Details at: http://fraueninbergregionen.at/ms/fraueninbergregionen/fib_welcome/
