General
The South-east European forestry (SEEFOR) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, international journal of forest science established in 2009 by eight institutions from the South-East European region (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Hungary).
While the term South-east European in the journal title reflects the region of the journal’s founders and publishers, the journal is open to publishing research from all geographical regions and study locations, provided that the applied methods and obtained results are highly relevant and of interest to South-east European and international forestry.
SEEFOR is published twice a year and provides a forum for the publication of works covering all aspects of forest research. The journal publishes original scientific papers, preliminary communications, review papers, and data papers.
Starting from 2026, SEEFOR is published exclusively in an online format (e-ISSN 1849-0891). The printed edition of the journal (ISSN 1847-6481) has been discontinued as part of the journal’s transition to a fully digital publishing model.
The journal's Open Access policy provides free, immediate access to full-text articles in PDF and HTML formats. Full-text articles in HTML have been available since 2013.
From 2026 onwards, SEEFOR adopts an online-first publication model. Accepted articles are published in the Early View section immediately after completion of the peer-review and production process.
Articles published in Early View are fully peer-reviewed, copyedited, and published in their final form. At the time of online publication, each article is assigned complete bibliographic information, including volume, issue, year, DOI, and a unique Article ID, which replaces traditional page numbering. Early View articles may be read, cited, and indexed immediately upon publication.
SEEFOR issues are formally closed twice a year. This administrative step does not affect the content, citation details, or bibliographic metadata of articles, which remain unchanged from their initial Early View publication.
Publishers and Founders:
- Croatian Forest Research Institute (Jastrebarsko, Croatia)
- University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Forestry (Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Forestry (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- University of Novi Sad, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (Novi Sad, Serbia)
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry (Belgrade, Serbia)
- Institute of Forestry (Belgrade, Serbia)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Hans Em Faculty of Forest Sciences, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering (Skopje, Macedonia)