Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
BOSQUE
ISSN 0304-8799 · eISSN 7179-200 · Universidad Austral de Chile · CHILE · Tri-annual · Founded 1975
BOSQUE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.53; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BOSQUE is published by Universidad Austral de Chile 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, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics and Plant and soil sciences, together about 32.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BOSQUE publishes original works in the field of management and production of forestry resources, wood science and technology, silviculture, forestry ecology, natural resources conservation, and rural development associated with forest ecosystems. Contributions may be articles, rewiews, notes or opinions, Either in Spanish or English.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science18.8%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
- 0.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 326OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 42 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 115 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 48 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 120 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Universidad Austral de Chile
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1975
- ISSN
- 0304-8799
- Electronic ISSN
- 7179-200
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BOSQUE
What CAS zone is BOSQUE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BOSQUE 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 BOSQUE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.53; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at BOSQUE?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index BOSQUE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BOSQUE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BOSQUE open access, and what is the APC?
BOSQUE is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .