Dear readers of Forest Policy and Economics,

it is our pleasure informing you of the latest (positive) developments of our journal Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier).

• We are currently hosting an Editorial Team of 10 highly motivated and skilled Associate as well as Senior Editors. Our  Editorial Advisory Board received some new members (details see https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/editorial-board ).
• The 2019 Impact Factor was just announced being 3.139
• FP&E has been included in two new categories, hence ranking:
• 6 of 68 in the category Forestry
• 39 of 123 in Environmental Studies
• 56 of 371 in Economics.
•  The similar 2019 CiteScore is 5.7 (for detailed metrics see https://journalinsights.elsevier.com/journals/1389-9341  ).
• In 2020 we received some 360 submissions to date.
• Under our new, peer-reviewed & citable article category of Commentaries we are welcoming short (up to ca. 3000 words) pieces as either Research Trends, Science Critiques, or more practical  Policy Forum articles (for details see our full aims&scope https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics ).

· Continuously, we are looking forward to your as well as your colleagues’ high-quality submissions and proposals for special issues.

Please feel free to forward this information within your groups, institutions and wider networks,

With best regards,

Lukas Giessen, on behalf of the Editorial Team

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PD Lukas Giessen, PhD
- Principal Scientist “Forest Governance”
  European Forest Institute (EFI), Bonn Office
- Adjunct Professor, IPB  Indonesia
- Editor in Chief, Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier): http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/

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