IAWA Journal is organizing a Special Issue called “Quantitative Wood Anatomy: research applications, opportunities and challenges” in memory of Professor Pieter Baas. Professor Dr. Baas was one of the most distinguished scientists in plant anatomy and wood anatomy and the greatest advocate for worldwide cooperation of wood anatomists in our times.

Colleagues in the research field, IAWA members, and others are invited to contribute reviews, original research articles, and viewpoint papers relating to Quantitative Wood Anatomy (QWA) with a special emphasis on recent advances in wood anatomy and multidisciplinary approaches. We expect to publish this Special Issue as IAWA Journal Volume 46, Issue 4 (2025), however, manuscripts will be available online once accepted.

This Special issue will be edited by Yafang Yin (yafang@caf.ac.cn), Georg von Arx (georg.vonarx@wsl.ch) and Veronica De Micco (demicco@unina.it). For more details about the QWA special issue, please visit https://iawa-website1.org/en/News/article_255.shtml.

We would appreciate hearing from you by the end of February 2025 as to whether you are interested in submitting a paper in order to help with the planning. The Special Issue will be published as IAWA Journal Volume 46, Issue 4 (2025), however, manuscripts will be available online once accepted.

Please note you will enjoy 50% discount on APC for Open Access if your manuscript is accepted for publication.

Please indicate in the cover letter your wish to be included in this Special Issue. Manuscripts can be submitted to the IAWA Journal at https://www.editorialmanager.com/iawa/default.aspx. Deadline for manuscript submission is 30 June 2025.