Southern Forests
Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008
ISSN2070-2639
SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q3+12
Total37
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
0.218
H-Index
35
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.449
Total Works
609
Total Citations
7,002
2yr Mean Citedness
0.84
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science publishes scientific articles in forest science and management of fast-growing, planted or natural forests in the Southern Hemisphere and the tropics.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications609
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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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.
ForestryQ3
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Forestry
Scopus Categories
Forestry
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Forest ecology and managementTree Root and Stability StudiesForest Management and PolicyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsWood Treatment and PropertiesForest Insect Ecology and Management
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