Celebrating 30 Years of Wildland Fire Science Publication
International Journal of Wildland Fire (IJWF), the official journal of the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), was started in 1991 to provide the international wildland fire science and fire management community with a much-needed peer-reviewed outlet for the latest research on all aspects of wildland fire. Since its inception, IJWF has published over 1800 original research and review papers on a wide range of topics relevant to wildland fire science and management. IJWF is a top quartile journal that consistently ranks in the top ten of over 60 journals in the Forestry category of Clarivate Analytics.
In celebration of the Journal’s 30th anniversary, we have put together this virtual issue that includes a selection of review papers published in IJWF over the past 12 years, a compilation that highlights the wide range of disciplines in wildland fire research. Topics include fire economics; firefighter health and safety; fire behaviour and emissions; fire management; remote sensing of fire and fuels; effects of fire on vegetation, mammals, runoff and erosion; human health effects; indigenous fire management; and interactions between fire and climate change.
In line with our commitment to diversity, its authors and co-authors come from at least seven countries, and the corresponding authors on six of the 15 papers are female. We invite you to explore the full breadth of topics included in this virtual issue.
Susan G. Conard, Editor-in-Chief
Stefan Doerr, Editor-in-Chief
Jenny Foster, Publisher
(May 2021)
25 Years of International Journal of Wildland Fire
To celebrate 25 years of publication of International Journal of Wildland Fire, we have put together a virtual issue that includes some of the most-cited Research Papers we have published over the years. This virtual issue includes two papers from each five-year period, starting in 1991. One of these is the paper from each period that has received the most citations to date. To highlight the geographic scope of IJWF publications, the second paper is the most-cited paper where the lead author is from a different country than the highest-cited one. We have included only standard Research Papers. The Journal also publishes review papers, research notes, and other types of papers, which have not been included in this special 25th anniversary issue. Some of the review papers, in particular, are among the most highly-cited papers. A list of most-read papers and topical special issues can be viewed. We also note that the selection of ten papers in this virtual issue does not cover the full topical scope of IJWF, which in recent years, for example, has had an increased number of papers from Social Sciences and other emerging areas of wildland fire research. Additional information on the history and accomplishments of IJWF over the past 25 years is described in the foreword Twenty-five years of International Journal of Wildland Fire.
Atmospheric Research
This virtual issue of International Journal of Wildland Fire covers the theme of Atmospheric Research, and has been launched to coincide with the 2016 International Smoke Symposium (Long Beach, California) and the AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, California). This collection showcases a diverse array of topics from a variety of geographical areas, including methods for tracking, modelling and inventory, social implications, climate implications, current and future research needs, and practical field management techniques for smoke.
