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The IAWA payment website was updated on December 12th, 2025
On December 12th, 2025, IAWA updated the website for payments as of 2026.
Adjustment of payment method IAWA membership fees starting 2026
Starting in 2026, IAWA members (FULL) will be able to pay for their membership not only for one year, but also for two or five years at once. IAWA members (STUDENT) can do this for one or two years.
A 2026 calendar for the wood anatomist or paleobotanist – Plants With A Past Inside Fossil Woods
Good for the office or lab, and also a good gift for any friend of woody plants. Each month features a different plant group or fossil wood locality. Most months have multiple photomicrographs. With this calendar
The French Academy of Agriculture has awarded Marie-Christine Trouy the ＂Clément Jacquiot＂ prize in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of wood atlases
The French Academy of Agriculture recently announced that it has awarded the prestigious "Clément Jacquiot" prize to Ms Marie-Christine Trouy in recognition of her outstanding contributions to wood research
IAWA Journal published a special issue "Quantitative Wood Anatomy, in memoriam Pieter Baas (1944–2024)" in November 2025
The November 2025 issue of the IAWA Journal (Vol. 46, Issue 4) is a special tribute to Professor Pieter Baas, a true pioneer in plant and wood anatomy.
The 4th China Conference on Wood Science and Technology in Kunming, China, September 27th-29th, 2025
The 4th China Conference on Wood Science and Technology was held in Kunming of Yunnan Province, China on September 27th-29th, 2025.
Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference 2026, South Africa, November 17th-21st, 2026
We warmly invite you to the Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference (AFEWBA) in South Africa — a country of exceptional plant diversity, offering untapped opportunities for botanists.
“Atlas of hardwoods in France - Multi-scale identification tool” has been released
The book "Atlas of hardwoods in France - Multi-scale identification tool" is available. The text is in French but it contains many photos of hardwoods
Special issues of IAWA Journal are on sale
Special issues of IAWA Journal such are on sale. They will be sold during some international or local meetings, as previously done during IBC
The 12th IAWA-China Group Annual Meeting & the 16th China-Korea-Japan Joint Seminar on Wood Quality and Utilization in Ha
The 12th IAWA-China Group Annual Meeting & the 16th China-Korea-Japan Joint Seminar on Wood Quality and Utilization, hosted by IAWA-China Group and Organizing Committee of the China-Korea-Japan Research Group of Wood Science
IAWA Special Issue 2026 on Digitizing Wood Collections
Scientific collections play a key role in wood anatomical research. The latest edition of the Index Xylariorum elucidated that 1.67 million wood specimens are stored in 184 institutional collections of reference
The 2024 impact factor of IAWA Journal is released
Recently, Clarivate released the 2024 Journal Impact Factors. The IAWA Journal, sponsored by the International Association of Wood Anatomists
I.W. Bailey Award - Call for nominations（Before 1st September 2025）
Irving Widmore Bailey (1884—1967) was one of the greatest wood anatomists of all time. His publications on xylem evolution
Velux Stiftung: Funding Program in Forestry from IUFRO
Nearly one third of the planet's land surface is covered with forests, and these need to fulfil many purposes: They provide society with goods such as timber, food and medicine.
IAWA Journal Published as E-online Version Only from 2026
IAWA decided to transform IAWA Journal completely into e-online version only (without hardcopy anymore) from 2026.
IAWA Special Session of ISWST 2025 in Sendai, Japan on March 18th, 2025
International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology (ISWST) 2025, organized by the Japan Wood Research Society, was held on March 17th19th, 2025, in Sendai, Japan.
IAWA Special Issue 2025 on Quantitative Wood Anatomy (QWA)：50% discount on APC for Open Access
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 ana
IAWA Academic Funding for Students and Early-career Scientists, since 2025
The Academic Funding for Students and Early-career Scientists (AFSES), hereby established by IAWA, is provided for IAWA member graduate students and early-career scientists (up to five years after a Ph.D. is awarded)
IAWA released Index Xylariorum 4.2 in February, 2025: Highlighting Global Updates in Wood Collections
The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) is pleased to announce a new release of the Index Xylariorum 4.2, the latest edition of the global directory of institutional wood collections.
Incoming and Outgoing Associate Editors of IAWA Journal
Professor Jong Sik Kim from Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea, and Professor Feng Xu from Beijing Forestry University, China have recently started to serve as new associate editors of IAWA Journal. Prof. Susan Anagnost and Prof.