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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Scion Publishing · Switzerland

ISSN1179-5395

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.348

H-Index

CiteScore

2.1

SNIP

0.612

Total Works

419

Total Citations

6,137

2yr Mean Citedness

1.21

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Aims & Scope

The New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science is an international journal covering the breadth of forestry science. Planted forests are a particular focus but manuscripts on a wide range of forestry topics will also be considered. The journal's scope covers forestry species, which are those capable of reaching at least five metres in height at maturity in the place they are located.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications419

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~39 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scion Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-5395

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ForestryQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

EcologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryPlant ScienceChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Ecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementTree Root and Stability StudiesForest Management and PolicyForest Insect Ecology and ManagementWood Treatment and PropertiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementSeedling growth and survival studiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications