Dear colleague,

Dr Mariella Marzano and I are guest editors on a upcoming special issue of the open access journal Forests, which we think you might be interested in contributing to. The special issue will focus on the complex interrelationships between climate, globalisation and forest health. We are seeking both theoretical and empirical papers from across environmental, social and economic sciences that present new evidence or illustrate the possibilities and challenges of managing the impacts of increasing risks to forest health.

I attach a flyer with more information about the special issue and Forests (IF 2.116). Please submit an abstract to the guest editors in the first instance. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to submit manuscripts by 3 February 2021.

The Author Processing Charge (APC) for Forests is 1800 CHF, however we have negotiated an excellent discount of 50% for all contributors to the special issue, so the fee will be 900 CHF. In addition to this, we hope to be able to waiver the fee completely for one contribution. The decision on this will be made by the guest editors and preference will be given to contributors from developing countries or those who do not have access to funds for the APC.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Dr Julie Urquhart & Dr Mariella Marzano

Dr Julie Urquhart

Senior Research Fellow

Countryside and Community Research Institute

University of Gloucestershire

Francis Close Hall campus
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 4AZ

T: 01242 715377 (Direct)
T: 01242 714122 (Office)

Email: jurquhar1@glos.ac.uk

Dr Mariella Marzano

Senior Social Researcher

Social and Economic Research Group

Forest Research

Northern Research Station

Roslin

Scotland

EH25 9SY

Telephone:  0300 067 5954

Mobile: 07775025176

Email: Mariella.marzano@forestresearch.gov.uk