《森林科學(xué)》是一份同行評(píng)議的期刊，發(fā)表基礎(chǔ)和應(yīng)用研究，探索自然科學(xué)和社會(huì)科學(xué)的所有方面，因?yàn)樗鼈冞m用于世界森林生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的功能和管理。主題包括造林學(xué)、森林管理、生物計(jì)量學(xué)、經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、昆蟲(chóng)學(xué)與病理學(xué)、火災(zāi)與燃料管理、森林生態(tài)學(xué)、遺傳學(xué)與樹(shù)木改良、地理空間技術(shù)、收獲與利用、景觀生態(tài)學(xué)、運(yùn)籌學(xué)、森林政策、生理學(xué)、休閒學(xué)、社會(huì)科學(xué)、土壤與水文、野生動(dòng)物管理。森林科學(xué)目前的影響因子為1.364,2017年期刊引文報(bào)告?(Clarivate Analytics, 2018)的五年影響因子為1.649。《森林科學(xué)》分2月、4月、6月、8月、10月和12月出版，雙月刊。

Forest Science is a peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental and applied research that explores all aspects of natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems of the world. Topics include silviculture, forest management, biometrics, economics, entomology & pathology, fire & fuels management, forest ecology, genetics & tree improvement, geospatial technologies, harvesting & utilization, landscape ecology, operations research, forest policy, physiology, recreation, social sciences, soils & hydrology, and wildlife management.Forest Science currently holds and Impact Factor of 1.364 and a Five Year Impact Factor of 1.649 from the 2017 Journal Citation Reports? (Clarivate Analytics, 2018).Forest Science is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December.