Editorial news Archive
7 Jan 2026
Annals of Forest Science is displayed on a new website on Springer Link
Since November 2025, Annals of Forest Science is accessible on the new and upgraded Springer Nature Link website. This transition was part of Springer’s commitment to ensure consistency in journal’s websites to provide a better experience for
6 Jan 2026
New editorial team and changed publication process for Annals of Forest Science
Annals of Forest Science is a long-standing journal owned by the French public research institution INRAE (Institut National de Recherches pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement). It has been published from 1964 to 1999 as “Annales des Sciences
25 Nov 2025
Carla Allais is the new Editorial Coordinator for Annals of Forest Science
Carla Allais joined the team of Editorial Coordination for Annals of Forest Science since the beginning of November 2025. After graduating from a Master degree in scientific publishing at Université de Caen Normandie, Carla joined INRAE at
25 Nov 2025
Jean-Christophe Domec is the new editor-in-chief of Annals of Forest Science
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Christophe Domec as the new Editor‐in‐Chief of Annals of Forest Science from January 1, 2026 on. A smooth transition will be ensured with the former Editor-in-Chief, Erwin Dreyer, during
6 Jun 2025
Guidelines for reviewers: How to review a database paper?
Database papers aim at describing a dataset made available to a larger community. Database papers are a scientific valuable production and should provide all required information for a large use of the data. The database paper should
26 Mar 2025
Irène Gabriel is the new Editorial Coordinator for Annals of Forest Science
By Irène Gabriel On 26 March 2025 In Editorial news
Irène Gabriel is the new Editorial Coordinator for Annals of Forest Science since February 2024. She is Researcher at INRAE at Nouzilly, near Tours (Val de Loire, France) and in the unit Open Science Directory since February
13 Feb 2025
Annals of Forest Science moves to SNAPP, the new manuscript management system developed by Springer
By Irène Gabriel On 13 February 2025 In Editorial news
From January 28, 2025 on, all new manuscripts are submitted via the Springer Nature Article Processing Platform (SNAPP), instead of the former Editorial Manager platform. Manuscripts submitted before January 28 will still be handled via Editorial Manager.
19 Mar 2024
Open peer review in Annals of Forest Science as a new option
We are pleased to offer an optional open peer review to the community in forest and wood sciences to whom Annals of Forest Science is dedicated. Based on new digital technologies and public infrastructure registration, we set
11 Feb 2022
Call for a new AFS Topical Collection: Advances in the understanding of the pine wilt disease and in its management strategy
By Véronique Lesage On 11 February 2022 In All published articles, Editorial news, Special issue/Topical collection
Editors : Christelle ROBINET (INRAE), Géraldine ROUX (Univ. Orléans) Hervé JACTEL, Philippe CASTAGNONE (INRAE) ; Xavier TASSUS (ANSES) ; Luis BONIFACIO (INIAV) ; Hyerim HAN (NIFoS) ; Katsunori NAKAMURA (FFPRI). Scope : The pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus
16 Dec 2021
Call for a new AFS topical issue: Trees, forests and water – recent advances on resistance and resilience to water deficits.
By Véronique Lesage On 16 December 2021 In All published articles, Editorial news, For authors, Special issue/Topical collection
Editors: Erwin Dreyer, Hervé Cochard, Jean Marc Guehl, André Granier (INRAE) ; Maurizio Mencuccini (CREAF). Scope : Ecophysiology and functional ecology of trees and forests have made tremendous progress over the last decades and attracted much attention in