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Journal of Forest Science

Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · Czech Republic · Est. 1971

ISSN1212-4834eISSN1805-935X

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.353

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.552

Total Worksi

1,825

Total Citationsi

14,843

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Original results of basic and applied research from all fields of forestry related to European forest ecosystems and their functions including those in the landscape and wood production chain are published in original scientific papers, short communications and review articles.

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,825

Publisher OrgCzech Academy of Agricultural Sciences

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

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?

Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1212-4834 / 1805-935X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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

562

2019

422

2020

489

2021

260

2022

206

2023

116

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

Soil ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestrySoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesForest Management and PolicyForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementTree Root and Stability StudiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementSeedling growth and survival studiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forest Science

Is Journal of Forest Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Forest 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 Journal of Forest Science?

Journal of Forest 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.15.

Is Journal of Forest Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Forest Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.