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Annals of Forest Research

Editura Silvica · Romania · Est. 2007

ISSN1844-8135eISSN2065-2445

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.419

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.9

SNIPi

0.673

Total Worksi

419

Total Citationsi

4,394

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Annals of Forest Research is a semestrial open access journal, which publishes research articles, research notes and critical review papers, exclusively in English, on topics dealing with forestry and environmental sciences. The journal promotes high scientific level articles, by following international editorial conventions and by applying a peer-review selection process.

General Information

Country / RegionRomania

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Frequencysemestrial

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications419

Publisher Org‘Marin Drăcea’ National Research-Development Institute in Forestry

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editura Silvica

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1844-8135 / 2065-2445

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

232

2019

112

2020

142

2021

215

2022

2023

154

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.

EcologyQ2

ForestryQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryPlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesForest Management and PolicyBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementGenetic diversity and population structureRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Forest Research

Is Annals of Forest Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Forest Research: 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Forest Research?

Annals 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9.

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

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

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

How much does it cost to publish in Annals of Forest Research?

Annals of Forest Research is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.