Journal profile · Forestry
Cerne
ISSN 0104-7760 · eISSN 2317-6342 · Federal University of Lavras · BRAZIL · Quarterly
Cerne: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cerne is published by Federal University of Lavras 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, Growth and nutrition in plants and Agricultural and Food Sciences, together about 35.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Articles published in CERNE cover research areas of Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Silviculture, and Technology of Forest Products.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Editor-in-chief Thiago de Paula ProtásioPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 35, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, France 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 Science14.1%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering7.6%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering4%
- Environmental and biological studiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, AGRIS/CARIS, AGROBASE, CAB INTERNATIONAL, CIRS, ELETRONIC JOURNALS LIBRARY, EMBIOLOGY, HIGHWIRE PRESS, PERIÓDICA, REDALYC, SUMÁRIOS.ORG
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,086 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 76 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 151 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 108 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 186 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- editorialReceived manuscripts are forwarded to the editorial board to be initially evaluated in terms of comparative relevance to other manuscripts of the same research …Length not stated
- original research articlesTypes of Documents Accepted Original Research Articles Review Articles (exclusively at the request of the Editorial Committee) Preprints (previously deposited a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
If, for any reason, a conflict of interest is observed, the author(s) must inform the journal in a specific statement. Conflict of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors show interests that may affect the preparation and evaluation of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines to preserve and promote the integrity of the scholarly record. Model summary
The CERNE is committed to defending the integrity of the literature and publishes Errata, Expressions of Concerns, or Notices of Retraction depending on the situation and the COPE Guidelines for Retraction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license; authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication. Model summary
Authors who publish in this Journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY), allowing the work to be shared with acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind review with anonymous peer review process. Model summary
The review process of manuscripts submitted to CERNE follows two critical stages, each designed to ensure that only the highest quality research is published. Here's an overview of how it works and the underlying rationale behind each step.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
In accordance with the purposes of Open Science, the CERNE allows the corresponding author, when submitting the article or later, to submit the manuscript, preferably to the SciELO Preprints server. The identification of whether the article submission is a preprint will be given by the authors at the time of submitting the article, attaching to the Journal's submission platform the form on complia…
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
- Federal University of Lavras
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0104-7760
- Electronic ISSN
- 2317-6342
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cerne
What CAS zone is Cerne in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cerne 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 Cerne?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Cerne?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cerne?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Cerne 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 Brazil (35), United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cerne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cerne is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cerne open access, and what is the APC?
Cerne 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .