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Forest and Society

Hasanuddin University · Indonesia · Est. 2017

ISSN2549-4333

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.477

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.825

Total Works

242

Total Citations

2,560

2yr Mean Citedness

1.75

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Aims & Scope

Forest and Society is a journal that publishes research on forest and society. It covers a wide range of topics related to forests, including their social, economic, and environmental aspects. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and contribute to the understanding of forest ecosystems and their interactions with human societies. The journal's geographic focus includes Southeast Asia, with specific attention to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Thematic areas include agrarian transformation, remote sensing, community-based conservation, environmental communication, gender and landscape governance, international forest regimes, land use, policy, political ecology, social forestry, and the commons.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndonesia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications242

Publisher OrgHasanuddin University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hasanuddin University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2549-4333

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

ForestrySociology and Political ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationPlant ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementOil Palm Production and SustainabilitySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesAgricultural and Environmental ManagementCambodian History and SocietyForest Ecology and ConservationForest Management and PolicyAgricultural Development and ManagementAsian Studies and HistoryAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development