Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
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Aims & Scope
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FORESTRY
URBAN STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FORESTRY
URBAN STUDIES
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisUrban Forestry & Urban Greening (acronym: ufug, abbr: URBAN FOR. URBAN GREENING, ISSN: 1618-8667) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of FORESTRY, published by Urban und Fischer Verlag GmbH und Co. KG in Germany since 2002. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.012 (Q1), an H-index of 148.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 409 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,660 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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