AUSTRALIAN FORESTRY

Australian Forestry is published by Taylor & Francis for the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) for scientific, technical, and professional communication relating to forestry in the Asia Pacific. Australian Forestry publishes new and significant scientific and technical papers, topic reviews, suitably argued opinions, short communications and book reviews on topics related to forest research, management, policy, products and services. It seeks contributions relating to forest management at scales from industrial to agro and urban forestry and across tenures from wood production to conservation. Emphasis is placed on strengthening its role as a major publishing outlet in the Asia Pacific with a special interest in papers relating to the knowledge and management and use of Australian forest species globally. Peer review policy The Editorial Panel evaluates the suitability of manuscripts for publication. All papers submitted to the journal will be reviewed by referees nominated by the panel. Criteria for the assessment of papers centre on the suitability of the topic for publication in Australian Forestry: technical and scientific quality of the work, clarity and conciseness of presentation, appropriateness of the conclusions on the basis of the evidence presented, and suitability of the material for printing. The Editor will make the final decision concerning acceptance or rejection of a paper.