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Small-scale Forestry

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2006

ISSN1873-7617eISSN1873-7854
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.466
H-Index
47
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.746
Total Works
639
Total Citations
10,799
2yr Mean Citedness
1.72
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Aims & Scope

Small-scale Forestry is an international journal focused on pure and applied research into small-scale forestry. Provides a platform for empirical, theoretical, modeling, and methodological papers. Explores the social, economic and technical dimensions of farm, family, non-industrial and community forestry. Originated as Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy in 2002. Particularly useful to the global research community, policy makers, and forest managers.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications639
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1873-7617 / 1873-7854
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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 Management and PolicyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEconomic and Environmental ValuationForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementBioenergy crop production and managementGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactForest ecology and managementAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyLand Use and Ecosystem Services
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref