Journal profile · FORESTRY
Annals of Forest Research
ISSN 1844-8135 · eISSN 2065-2445 · Editura Silvica · ROMANIA
Annals of Forest Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Forest Research is published by Editura Silvica and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Forest Management and Policy, together about 34.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Forest Research is a semestrial open access journal, which publishes research articles, research notes and critical review papers, exclusively in English, on topics dealing with forestry and environmental sciences. The journal promotes high scientific level articles, by following international editorial conventions and by applying a peer-review selection process.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Sorin PopescuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 41, Germany 11, United States 9, Italy 3, Austria 2 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science16.9%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 166 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 98 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 229 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 153 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Editura Silvica
- Country or region
- ROMANIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1844-8135
- Electronic ISSN
- 2065-2445
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Forest Research
What CAS zone is Annals of Forest Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Forest Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Forest Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Forest Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Forest Research based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (41), Germany (11) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Forest Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Forest Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Forest Research open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Forest Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .