《歐洲森林研究期刊》是一份國際科學期刊，旨在全面了解支配森林生態系統的原則及其對社會的作用和服務。因此，該雜志涵蓋廣泛的學科，從自然科學到社會經濟學，由具有不同專業領域的學科編輯委員會代表(見“編輯委員會”一節)。無論其具體領域如何，本刊發表的文章總是提供超越純描述的可概括的知識。恩斯特·阿斯曼是20世紀最有影響力的德國森林科學家之一。他對森林動態的系統和全面的科學方法引發了大量的研究，一直持續到今天。為了紀念這位杰出的研究人員，《歐洲森林研究雜志》發起了恩斯特·阿斯曼關于生產生態學和定量造林的系列評論。

The European Journal of Forest Research is an international scientific Journal that intends to contribute to a holistic understanding of the principles governing forest ecosystems, as well as their functions and services for society. The journal thus covers a broad range of subjects, from natural sciences to socio-economics, which are represented by a board of subject editors with different fields of expertise (see section ‘Editorial Board’). Irrespective of their specific field, articles published in this journal always provide generalizable knowledge that goes beyond pure description.Ernst Assmann belonged to the most influential German forest scientists in the 20st century. His systemic and scale-overarching scientific approach towards forest dynamics triggered a wealth of research lines that continue up to the present day. In honor of this outstanding researcher, the European Journal of Forest Research initiates the series of Ernst Assmann Reviews on Production Ecology and Quantitative Silviculture.