Tropical forests in the area of ​​small islands have their own uniqueness. Its biodiversity and ecology depend on highly complex and interconnected systems. Managing forests in small islands in a sustainable manner require extensive application in various scientific disciplines.

The small island forest journal (JHPPK) is a periodical scientific article and conceptual thinking on tropical forest management that covers all aspects of forest planning, forest policy, utilization of forest resources, forest society, forest ecology, forest inventory, silviculture, ecotourism, and regional ecosystem management.  JHPPK also welcomes topics that directly or indirectly support the management of tropical forests, eg, economics, anthropology, social, agriculture and environment.