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Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1054-9811eISSN1540-756X
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.51
H-Indexi
52
SNIPi
0.523
Total Worksi
1,494
Total Citationsi
18,829
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.49
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Sustainable Forestry provides an international forum for dialogue on the sustainable use of natural resources, with an emphasis on the sustainable use of forest products and services. The journal publishes research on forest management, including topics in intact forest landscape and forest restoration, as well as botany, agronomy, and horticulture.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,494
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1054-9811 / 1540-756X
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
62
861
2019
90
1k
2020
50
492
2021
44
379
2022
1
5
2023
10
31
2024
95
95
2025
95
7
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Food ScienceQ2
ForestryQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentFood ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementForest Management and PolicyForest ecology and managementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesFire effects on ecosystems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Is Journal of Sustainable Forestry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sustainable Forestry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sustainable Forestry?

Journal of Sustainable Forestry is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.49.

Is Journal of Sustainable Forestry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sustainable Forestry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref