《林业研究杂志》提供有关林业各方面的文章。它主要是报告原始理论和实验研究以及技术评论的媒体。该杂志上发表的论文约75%是由国际研究人员撰写的;中国科学家对此做出了贡献。作者遍及60多个国家。《林业研究学报》由16个国家的41名副主编、4名语言编辑和4名专职出版编辑组成的国际编辑团队经营。作为一份重要的国际学术期刊，它赢得了声誉。
The Journal of Forestry Research offers articles dealing with all aspects of forestry. It is primarily a medium for reporting original theoretical and experimental research, as well as technical reviews. Approximately 75 per cent of the papers published in the journal are by international researchers; the balance is contributed by Chinese scientists. The authorship covers more than 60 countries. The Journal of Forestry Research is operated by an international editing group which is composed of 41 associate editors from 16 countries, 4 language editors, and 4 full-time publication editors. It has earned a reputation as an important international academic journal.