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Silva Fennica

Finnish Society of Forest Science · Finland · Est. 1926

ISSN2242-4075

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 3.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.636

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

3.5

SNIPi

0.994

Total Worksi

2,594

Total Citationsi

46,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Silva Fennica publishes original research articles and reviews on forest science. The journal covers a wide range of topics within forestry, including forest ecology, forest genetics, forest management, forest protection, forest economics, and forest policy. The journal aims to disseminate high-quality research findings to a broad audience of scientists, researchers, and practitioners in the field of forest science.

General Information

Country / RegionFinland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,594

Publisher OrgFinnish Society of Forest Science

OA Since1992

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Finnish Society of Forest Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2242-4075

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

382

2019

546

2020

604

2021

301

2022

166

2023

195

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.

ForestryQ1

Ecological ModelingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryEcological Modeling

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementForest Management and PolicyForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementSeedling growth and survival studiesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyResearch in Social SciencesTree Root and Stability Studies

Frequently asked questions about Silva Fennica

Is Silva Fennica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Silva Fennica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Silva Fennica?

Silva Fennica 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 3.5.

Is Silva Fennica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Silva Fennica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.