Journal profile · Forestry
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
ISSN 0045-5067 · eISSN 1208-6037 · National Research Council of Canada · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1971
Canadian Journal of Forest Research: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 142 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Forest Research is published by National Research Council of Canada and is in Zone 3 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, Fire effects on ecosystems and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1971, this journal covers all aspects of forest science. <a href="/journal/cjfr/about"><u>Read More</u></a>
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science19%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science6%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111LetPub ·
- h-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,753 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 46 | 25 |
| 2025 | 142 | 67 | 204 |
| 2024 | 108 | 61 | 488 |
| 2023 | 104 | 74 | 646 |
| 2022 | 103 | 78 | 799 |
| 2021 | 163 | 111 | 1,564 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- National Research Council of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0045-5067
- Electronic ISSN
- 1208-6037
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Forest Research
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Forest Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Forest Research is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Canadian Journal of Forest Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 194.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Forest Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Canadian Journal of Forest Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Forest Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Forest Research open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .