The journal Forest Science was established in 1991 with the goal of being a vehicle for dissemination which are published works tércnico-scientific forest-related, the following bodies crowded the Centro de Ciências Rurais of Universidade Federal de Santa Maria:- Centro de Pesquisas Florestais - CEPEF- Programa de Pós-graduao em Engenharia Florestal - PPGEF- Departamento de Ciências Florestais - DCFLMISSION:Publish scientific papers, technical notes, and literature reviews related to the area of forest sciences.