Home›Search›Forestist

Forestist

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa · Turkey · Est. 2014

ISSN2602-4039eISSN1309-6257

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.208

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.303

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

425

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Forestist is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes research in forestry, materials science, paper & wood, composites, manufacturing, environmental sciences, and agricultural and biological sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageTurkish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyThree Times A Year.

StatusActive (last: 2016)

Total Publications95

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2602-4039 / 1309-6257

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

Turkish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

103

2019

139

2020

103

2021

145

2022

106

2023

123

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.

ForestryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Forestry

Scopus Categories

Forestry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forest ecology and managementAgricultural and Rural Development ResearchPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesPlant Ecology and Soil ScienceLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementForest Management and PolicyForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementBotany and Plant Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Forestist

Is Forestist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forestist: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forestist?

Forestist 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.

Is Forestist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forestist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Forestist?

Forestist is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.