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Journal of Forest Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1341-6979eISSN1610-7403

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

263

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 252d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.377

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.591

Total Worksi

1,693

Total Citationsi

24,581

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Forestry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,693

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1341-6979 / 1610-7403

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

595

2019

637

2020

571

2021

306

2022

260

2023

114

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

Forestry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest Insect Ecology and ManagementForest Management and PolicyPlant and animal studiesTree Root and Stability StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forest Research

Is Journal of Forest Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Forest Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Forest Research?

Journal of Forest Research 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 1.10.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Forest Research?