[IUFRO Div 9] FP&E award for best special issue proposal

Dear colleagues, Forest Policy and Economics (2018 IF 3.099; highly ranked in Forestry, Economics, Environm. Studies) is happy to announce a competition for eliciting the best proposal for a special issue (SI) to be published by the journal in the fields of Forest Policy/Governance as well as Forest Economics, respectively (see https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/news/award-fo… ). Any group or individual, including young scholars, who has a substantial track record in a field of research relevant to the journal and whose networks reach out to potential authors in that field, is invited to submit a proposal and serve as its Guest Editor(s). Proposals should be concise (max 3 pages), provide Guest Editors' name(s), the study background and justification, the joint SI objectives, as well as the contributions' titles and author names already confirmed or likely being contributed to the SI (the number of contributions is not limited to upper or lower bounds). Abstracts of such contributions are strongly encouraged being annexed to the 3 pages. The winners of the competition will be awarded promotional open access for all contributions to the SI for a fixed term of 6 months. Proposals will be assessed based on (i) the originality and timeliness of the topic, (ii) their internal coherence, as well as (iii) the quality of the envisaged contributions. Proposals should be addressed to Lukas.Giessen@efi.int<mailto:Lukas.Giessen@efi.int> until May 31st 2020. Please feel free to distribute this call to colleagues. With best regards, Lukas Giessen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&user=voULQt4AAAAJ&view_op… ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukas_Giessen