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Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Kenji Umemura, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Takashi Watanabe, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan


Senior Editor

Takuya Akiyama, PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan
Yuzo Furuta, PhD, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
Takashi Hosoya, PhD, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
Toshikazu Irie, PhD​​​​​​​, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshi Kamitakahara, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Yoichi Kojima, PhD​​​​​​​, Shizuoka University, Japan
Masashi Nakamura, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Wakako Ohmura, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Atsushi Tabuchi, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
Toshiyuki Takano, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Yoshikuni Teramoto, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Yoshiyuki Yanase, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Arata Yoshinaga, PhD, Kyoto University, Japa


Editorial Board

Tatsuya Ashitani, PhD​​​​​​​, Yamagata University, Japan
Tatsuya Awano, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Yoshiki Horikawa, PhD​​​​​​​, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Hideaki Ichiura, PhD​​​​​​​, Kochi University, Japan
Takanori Imai, PhD​​​​​​​, Nagoya University, Japan
Tomoya Imai, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Miyuki Matsuo, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Koji Murata, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Takafumi Nakagawa, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, ​​​​​​​Japan
Takehito Nakazawa, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, ​​​​​​​Japan
Shigefumi Okamoto, PhD​​​​​​​, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Shiori Suzuki, PhD​​​​​​​, Hokkaido University, Japan
Yuki Tobimatsu, PhD​​​​​​​, Kyoto University, Japan
Ken Watanabe, PhD​​​​​​​, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Shingo Yokota, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan


​​​​​​​Advisory Board

Martin P. Ansell, PhD​​​​​​​, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Charles E. Frazier, PhD​​​​​​​, Virginia Tech, USA
Barry Goodell, PhD​​​​​​​, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Joseph Gril, PhD​​​​​​​, CNRS, France
John F. Kadla, PhD​​​​​​​, University of British Columbia, Canada
Stephen S. Kelley, PhD​​​​​​​, NC State University, USA
Yoon Soo Kim, PhD​​​​​​​, Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea
Remy Marchal, PhD​​​​​​​, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, France
Robert H. Pelton, PhD​​​​​​​, McMaster University, Canada
John Ralph, PhD​​​​​​​, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
Lennart Salmen, PhD​​​​​​​, KTH Treesearch​​​​​​​, Sweden
Gary S. Schajer, PhD​​​​​​​, University of British Columbia, Canada

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.9 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.0 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.269 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.641 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    18 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    119 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage
    662,652 downloads
    62 Altmetric mentions


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