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International Journal of Forestry Research

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1687-9368eISSN1687-9376

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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?

122

days submission → published

measured · last 10 articles · accept 190d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.371

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.651

Total Worksi

469

Total Citationsi

6,008

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Forestry; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Plant Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications469

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-9368 / 1687-9376

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

106

2019

425

2020

326

2021

367

2022

292

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

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ForestryNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesForest Management and PolicyRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyFire effects on ecosystemsAgroforestry and silvopastoral systemsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSeedling growth and survival studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Forestry Research

Is International Journal of Forestry Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Forestry Research: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Forestry Research?

International Journal of Forestry Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.371.

Is International Journal of Forestry Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Forestry Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Forestry Research?