A new Special Issue of Forest Policy and Economics, inspired by work within the FORADVISE project, invites researchers worldwide to contribute to a better understanding of forest advisory systems.
A new Call for Papers has been launched for the Special Issue “Forest advisory services in times of change: a systems perspective”, to be published in the scientific journal Forest Policy and Economics.
As forests face increasing environmental, economic and societal challenges, forest advisory services play an important role in supporting forest owners and managers, facilitating knowledge exchange and encouraging sustainable forest management.
However, these services do not operate in isolation. Their effectiveness is shaped by interactions between different actors, organisations, institutions, policy frameworks and the wider contexts in which they operate.
The Special Issue aims to advance understanding of forest advisory services as part of broader, interconnected and evolving systems.
Exploring forest advisory systems
Inspired by collaborative research and discussions within the FORADVISE project, the Special Issue encourages research that examines forest advisory services from a systems perspective.
Contributions may address topics such as the evolution of forest advisory systems, governance and institutional arrangements, relationships between actors and organisations, knowledge exchange, trust, inclusion and the ways advisory systems respond to changing social, political and environmental conditions.
The Special Issue welcomes conceptual, theoretical, empirical, comparative and methodological contributions from researchers across all world regions.
Guest editors
The Special Issue is guest-edited by:
Prof. Dr. Anna Lawrence, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom
Dr. Ivana Zivojinovic, BOKU University, Austria
Dr. Stephen Wyatt, University of Moncton, Canada
Dr. Doris Mutta, African Forest Forum, Kenya
Submission information
Journal: Forest Policy and Economics
Special Issue: Forest advisory services in times of change: a systems perspective
Submissions opened: 27 October 2026
Submission deadline: 30 April 2027
Authors can submit their manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system, selecting “VSI:Forest advisory systems” as the article type.
Researchers interested in contributing are encouraged to consult the full Call for Papers for additional information on the scope, submission process and author guidelines.
Read the full Call for Papers and submission details on ScienceDirect.
