Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Annals of Silvicultural Research
ISSN 2284-354X · CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood · Italy
Annals of Silvicultural Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Silvicultural Research is published by CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest Management and Policy and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, together about 56.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Editor-in-chief Piermaria CoronaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 34, Canada 2, Switzerland 2, Sweden 2, Germany 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science24.5%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science24.3%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | Q2 | 90/181 | 50th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 442/736 | 40th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 296/491 | 39th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 131 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 176 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 161 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 192 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 155 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | CC BY |
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
- CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2284-354X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Silvicultural Research
How long does peer review take at Annals of Silvicultural Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Silvicultural Research based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (34), Canada (2) and Switzerland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Silvicultural Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Silvicultural Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Silvicultural Research open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Silvicultural 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, 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: .