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Journal of Forestry Research

Springer Nature · China · Est. 1991

ISSN1993-0607

SJR Q1✓ 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?

224

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 92d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.946

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.396

Total Worksi

3,448

Total Citationsi

49,086

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Forestry Research is an international platform for original theoretical, experimental research and technical reviews on forestry. Welcomes review articles, original papers, commentary, perspective and short communications etc . with high academic quality. Publishes scientific articles related to forestry for a broad range of international scientists, forest managers and practitioners. Covers nearly all subjects of forestry except forest policy, medicinal and fruit plants, and wood manufacturing and pulp processing, etc .

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly, 2016-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,448

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1993-0607

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

207

2019

185

5.2k

2020

162

2.5k

2021

147

2.7k

2022

102

1.1k

2023

132

2024

155

438

2025

127

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.

ForestryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

Forestry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsFire effects on ecosystemsForest Management and PolicyTree Root and Stability StudiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsTree-ring climate responsesForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forestry Research

Is Journal of Forestry Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Forestry 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 Forestry Research?

Journal of Forestry 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 3.24.

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

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