Aims & Scope
Innovations in Woodworking Industry and Engineering Design is an international scientific journal of the Faculty of Forest Industry at the University of Forestry, Sofia. The journal continues the long-standing academic tradition of the faculty’s scientific publications, developed over more than six decades, while responding to the contemporary needs of research, innovation, and interdisciplinary exchange in forest-based materials, woodworking technologies, furniture manufacturing, engineering design, and related fields.
The journal provides a platform for the dissemination of original research articles, review papers, and scientifically grounded studies that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and practice in the forest industry and engineering design. It aims to promote high-quality academic communication between researchers, university staff, doctoral students, and industry professionals, while supporting the transfer of scientific results into education, technology, and applied production environments.
The journal is indexed in CABI and supports article DOI registration via Crossref, contributing to international discoverability, citation linking, and long-term scholarly visibility. The journal is published at least twice a year, and the official language of publication is English.
Aims
The journal aims to publish scientifically sound, relevant, and innovative contributions in areas related to wood science, wood-based materials, biocomposite materials, furniture manufacturing, product and engineering design, and the sustainable development of the forest industry. Special emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary studies that connect materials, technologies, design, environmental assessment, circular economy, and industrial applications.
The journal encourages the submission of both experimental and theoretical research, as well as review papers that provide critical insight into current developments and future directions. Manuscripts should present results with sufficient clarity and methodological detail to ensure scientific value, transparency, and reproducibility.
Scope
The journal welcomes submissions in, but not limited to, the following areas:
Biocomposite Materials. Research on wood-based, lignocellulosic, hybrid, and other bio-based composite materials, including material design, formulation, structure, properties, durability, and performance.
Biocomposite Technologies, Furniture Manufacturing and Design. Processing technologies for biocomposites and wood-based materials; furniture manufacturing systems; product development; functional and aesthetic design; digital design approaches; prototyping and performance evaluation.
Ecology and Circular Economy. Sustainable production systems, eco-design, life cycle assessment, waste valorization, recycling, reuse of residues and by-products, low-emission materials, resource efficiency, and circular bioeconomy approaches in the forest industry and engineering design.
Wood Resources and Material Supply. Wood resources, raw material selection and quality, biomass utilization, supply chains, renewable feedstocks, and material utilization strategies relevant to forest-based industries.
Woodworking Machines and Equipment. Machinery, automation, production systems, monitoring and control, digitalization, intelligent manufacturing, process optimization, and engineering solutions for woodworking and related industries.
Interior and Furniture Design. Materials, constructions, systems, mechanisms, ergonomics, sustainability, and innovation in interior and furniture design, including the integration of engineering and design principles.
Natural Sciences in Support of Forest Industry and Engineering Design. Contributions from chemistry, physics, materials science, thermal analysis, mechanics, environmental science, and other natural sciences that support research and innovation in wood-based materials, products, and technologies.
Economics, Organisation and Management. Industrial management, organization of production, innovation management, logistics, competitiveness, market-oriented studies, and strategic development in the forest industry and related sectors.
Innovations in the Education Process. New educational methods, digital tools, academic training approaches, curriculum development, and university–industry interaction in areas related to forest industry, materials, technologies, and engineering design.
The journal particularly welcomes studies addressing emerging topics such as bio-based and biodegradable materials, environmentally responsible manufacturing, advanced characterization methods, sustainable product development, and the integration of circular economy principles into materials, technologies, and design practice.
