Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Banko Janakari
ISSN 1016-0582 · eISSN 2631-2301 · Forest Research and Training Centre · Nepal
Banko Janakari: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Banko Janakari is published by Forest Research and Training Centre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Forest Management and Policy, together about 55.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Banko Janakari (BJ): A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal, is an online journal published in English regularly since 1987. It aims to publish peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, and short notes in forestry science, such as wildlife, botany, soil conservation, social and economic studies, NTFPs/medicinal plants, environment, biodiversity conservation, ecology, natural resources management, environment management, and biological science. The Banko Janakari is an online journal that provides full access to the research and review papers. All the peer-reviewed articles will be published after approval from the editorial board. It does not charge any fee to the authors for the publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Editor-in-chief Rabindra MaharjanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Australia 4, United States 3, Mainland China 1, India 1, Germany 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science17.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science16.2%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science2.8%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q3 | 154/231 | 33rd |
| Forestry | Q3 | 126/181 | 30th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 354/491 | 27th |
| Ecological Modeling | Q4 | 40/51 | 22nd |
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 178 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 224 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 281 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 286 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 240 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 318 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsResearch articles, short notes, or book reviews may be submitted.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, short notes, or book reviews may be submitted.Length not stated
- short notesResearch articles, short notes, or book reviews may be submitted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors must declare the article has not been published elsewhere or submitted to another journal. Model summary
The author should also declare that the submitted article has not been published elsewhere or submitted to another journal for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright:
Copyright transfer to Forest Research and Training Centre required. Model summary
© Forest Research and Training CentreAuthors are required to transfer copyright to the Forest Research and Training Center.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The peer review process is double blind, and it generally takes two to three months and we publish two issues in a year. Journal does not charge authors for article submission and peer review process fees. Please see the flow chart of the peer-review process
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) and own software; plagiarized manuscripts rejected and authors may incur sanctions. Model summary
Banko Janakari uses Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) and our own software to detect submissions that overlap with published and submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Forest Research and Training Centre
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1016-0582
- Electronic ISSN
- 2631-2301
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Banko Janakari
How long does peer review take at Banko Janakari?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Banko Janakari?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Banko Janakari based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4), United States (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Banko Janakari?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Banko Janakari is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Banko Janakari open access, and what is the APC?
Banko Janakari 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, 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: .