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Annals of Forest Science

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. Β· Italy Β· Est. 1975

ISSN1286-4560eISSN1297-966X
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
28
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.874
H-Indexi
103
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.114
Total Worksi
2,340
Total Citationsi
80,093
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.99
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Annals of Forest Science is an international research journal devoted to multidisciplinary research for forests and wood in a changing world . It is one of the journals of the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment ( INRAE ), a public non-profit research institution. The scope of Annals of Forest Science covers the following research areas: Biology of trees and associated organisms Forest dynamics and ecosystem processes under environmental or management drivers (ecology, genetics) Risks and disturbances affecting forest ecosystems (biology, ecology, economics) Forests as drivers of a sustainable, circular and inclusive bioeconomy (tree breeding, forest management and productivity, ecosystem services, silviculture) Wood sciences (relationships between wood structure and tree functioning, and between forest management or environment and wood properties) The Editorial Board encourages: New ideas or methods for measuring or monitoring any property of interest for tree biology, forest ecosystem dynamics, wood Model-based papers focused on the forestry wood chain, including carbon accounting investigations, ecosystem services, quantification of the relationships between forest management and the properties of end products Studies addressing economic and social issues of forest management under climate change and forest based bioeconomy Review articles on timely topics in the scope of the journal Data papers presenting databases made available to a wider community Opinion papers presenting arguments about open research questions The Editorial Board does not encourage: Local case studies based on single stand experiments or small samples under local conditions, unless the addressed questions are innovative and timely Purely technological papers presenting applications without a broader scientific perspective Wood science papers that address purely technological questions unless the topic is very innovative or in relation to tree biology, forest eco

General Information

Country / RegionItaly
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1975
FrequencyEight Issues A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,340
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
OA Since2021
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~28 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1286-4560 / 1297-966X
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, Portico
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
Citations received
122
3.1k
2019
114
2.7k
2020
106
1.6k
2021
48
598
2022
48
438
2023
53
326
2024
48
94
2025
29
3
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ1
ForestryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesTree-ring climate responsesForest Management and PolicyForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesTree Root and Stability StudiesWood Treatment and PropertiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsForest Insect Ecology and Management

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Forest Science

Is Annals of Forest Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Forest Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Forest Science?

Annals 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 2.99.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Forest Science?

Annals of Forest Science is an international research journal devoted to multidisciplinary research for forests and wood in a changing world . It is one of the journals of the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment ( INRAE ), a public non-profit research institution. The scope of Annals of Forest Science covers the following research areas: Biology of trees and associated organisms Forest dynamics and ecosystem processes under environmental or management drivers (ecology, genetics) Risks and disturbances affecting forest ecosystems (biology, ecology, economics) Forests

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