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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Scion Publishing · Switzerland

ISSN1179-5395

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.344

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.1

SNIPi

0.612

Total Worksi

419

Total Citationsi

6,137

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications419

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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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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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

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

108

2019

132

2020

2021

149

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

ForestryQ2

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

EcologyQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Is New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science?

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.1.

Is New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.