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Forest Science and Technology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN2158-0715

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

150

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 130d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.383

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.687

Total Worksi

715

Total Citationsi

5,289

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Forestry; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications715

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2158-0715

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, Scholars Portal, 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

440

2019

305

2020

189

2021

147

2022

309

2023

127

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

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementForest Management and PolicyEcology and Conservation StudiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSeedling growth and survival studiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesTree Root and Stability Studies

Frequently asked questions about Forest Science and Technology

Is Forest Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forest Science and Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forest Science and Technology?

Forest Science and Technology 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 1.11.

Is Forest Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forest Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Forest Science and Technology?