Aims and scope

The increasing importance of forests in the context of global environmental change, climate warming, and growing anthropogenic pressure makes forest ecosystem research and sustainable management a key scientific and societal priority. Forests provide essential ecological, economic, and social functions, playing a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate regulation, carbon and water cycling, and the provision of renewable resources.

In response to these challenges, Forest Resources Management provides an interdisciplinary platform for publishing research addressing the functioning, monitoring, and management of forest ecosystems across local, regional, and global scales. The journal particularly encourages studies integrating classical forestry sciences with modern analytical approaches, including statistical and process-based modelling, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software development supporting forest data analysis and decision-making.

An important feature of the journal is its openness to methodological innovation and reproducible research, including data papers and software-oriented contributions that support transparency and open science principles.

The journal is rooted in the long-standing tradition of forestry research in Kraków, one of the most established forestry research centres in Europe. The scientific heritage developed at the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Agriculture in Kraków provides a strong foundation for building a modern, internationally oriented journal that fosters global collaboration in forest science.