Journal profile · FORESTRY
Austrian Journal of Forest Science
ISSN 0379-5292 · Osterreichischer Agrarverlag GmbH · AUSTRIA
Austrian Journal of Forest Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Austrian Journal of Forest Science publishes scientific papers related to forest- and wood science, environmental science, nature protection as well as forest ecosystem research. An important scope of the journal is to bridge the gap between scientists, forest managers and policy decision makers. We are also interested in discussion papers, results of specific field studies and the publishing of special issues dealing with specific subjects. We are pleased to accept papers in both German and English. Every published article is peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Osterreichischer Agrarverlag GmbH
- Country or region
- AUSTRIA
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 0379-5292
- Print ISSN
- 0008-9583
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Austrian Journal of Forest Science
What CAS zone is Austrian Journal of Forest Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Austrian Journal of Forest Science 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 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Austrian Journal of Forest Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 11.
Which databases index Austrian Journal of Forest Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Austrian Journal of Forest Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Austrian Journal of Forest Science open access, and what is the APC?
Austrian Journal of Forest Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .