The Arboricultural Journal: International Journal of Urban Forestry is the official journal of the Arboricultural Association, the largest professional body of its kind in the world. The journal is aimed at presenting high-quality research on urban and peri-urban trees, woods, and forests. It covers use, planning, design, history, establishment and management as main topics. The publication concentrates on all tree-dominated and urban forest related topics and associated ‘green’ resources in and around urban areas. These include public and private woodlands, urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens, cemeteries and crematoria, and of course the trees themselves.
The journal welcomes fundamental and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects as detailed below.
Contributions on the following subjects will be considered for publication:
Arboriculture and tree care, forestry and horticulture (in an arboricultural context);
Arboricultural professional practice and related matters;
The urban forest and urban forestry;
Tree and woodland ecology, history and related issues;
Ancient and veteran trees and their management;
Landscape design and evaluation;
Tree and forest economics and assessment methodologies;
Issues of relevant professional practice;
Issues of relevant legal and litigation practice;
Recreational and amenity trees;
People and trees;
History of trees, arboriculture and urban forestry;
Trees, woods and environmental change;
Urban and urban-fringe trees, urban forestry, urban environments;
Community forests and forestry;
Highway trees and woods;
Issues of biofuel, green infrastructure, and urban greenspace;
Other topics deemed by the editor to be relevant and acceptable.
Submissions may include original research papers, review or survey articles dealing with progress in a branch of science or another discipline relevant to arboriculture. We welcome notes and comments on matters likely to have an immediate impact on the advancement of arboriculture and urban trees. The papers should be written in a style that is understandable to specialists from other disciplines as well as interested policy-makers and higher-level practitioners.
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two expert referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
29K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.501 (2023) SNIP
0.255 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
69% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR Ian D. Rotherham,Emeritus Professor, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Christine Handley,South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group & HEC Associates, UK
EDITORIAL BOARD Simone Borelli, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy Nicholas Brazee, University of Massachusetts, USA Mark Chester, MD of Cedarwood Tree Consultants, Hereford, UK Kevin Frediani, University of Dundee, Botanic Garden Peter Glaves, University of Northumbria, UK Richard W. Harper, University of Massachusetts, USA Jon Heuch, Duramen Consulting C.Y. Jim, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Ing JaroslavKolařík, SafeTrees, Czech Republic Tony Lane, A M Lane Ltd, UK Michael Lear, Lear Associates, UK Robert E. Loeb, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Lucio Montecchio, University of Padua, Italy Liz O’Brien, Forestry Commission, UK Ing Jaroslav Kolařík, Safe Trees, Czech Republic Silvija Krajter Ostoić, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Croatia Derek Patch, Formerly Chief Researcher, Arboricultural Advisory & Information Service, Forestry Commission Research Station, UK Jo Ryan, Treesource, UK Alan Simson, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Henrik Sjöman, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences & Gothenburg Botanical Gardens, Sweden Kojiro Suzuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan Philip Van Wassenaer, Urban Forest Innovative Solutions, Canada
Open access
Arboricultural Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Founded in 1964, the Arboricutural Association is the largest body in the UK for the amenity tree care professional and has approximately 2,000 members. The objectives of the Association are:-
To advance the study of Arboriculture.
To raise the standards of its practice.
To foster interest in trees through publications, exhibitions and the stimulation of research or experiment.
To assist in the training of students in disciplines where arboriculture is a major subject.
To co-operate with other bodies having similar aims.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The Arboricutural Association offers many benefits for all those interested in the study and practice of arboriculture. To find out more, visit http://www.trees.org.uk/about-us/overview
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