Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD
Drewno
ISSN 1644-3985 · eISSN 2956-9141 · Instytut Technologii Drewna · POLAND · Semiannual
Drewno: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.66; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 100 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drewno is published by Instytut Technologii Drewna 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 Wood Treatment and Properties, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Forest ecology and management, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"Drewno" is an open-access platform for international knowledge and idea exchange in the wood-based science and industry. It publishes innovative, excellent, and informative research and review articles identifying trends and driving future research agendas to provide sustainable forest functions for current and future generations. Subjects include, but are not limited to: wood science: anatomy, biology, chemistry, physics, wood quality wood and wood-based products and processes: bioadhesives, lignocellulosic composites, construction and green building, sustainable coating systems, furniture and interior design products, pulp and paper environmental aspects of forestry-wood sector: climate change implications, LCA, S-LCA, carbon footprint, valorization of waste streams, residual biomass management, circular economy lignocellulosic biomass conversion: chemical, thermal, mechanical, biotechnology, bioenergy production from lignocellulosic biomass forest engineering: wood harvesting, sustainable forest operations, digitalization in forestry wood value chain management: economics, transportation and logistics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD
Editor-in-chief Dominika Janiszewska-LatteriniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering18.7%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering8.8%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering7%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.8%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering5.3%
- Material Properties and ProcessingEngineering4.3%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering3.3%
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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
MNiSWPublisher website
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
- 0.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 65 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 55 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 58 |
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 Crossref · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 132 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 271 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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 review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- original paperORIGINAL PAPERLength not stated
- reportReport - a short text presenting the results of experiments and/or fragments of ongoing research, which signals its continuation. It contains the research metho…Length not stated
- review paperReview paper - a comprehensive synthesis of the existing literature on a particular topic. It provides a critical evaluation of the current state of knowledge, …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Research Ethics Policy Model summary
Prior to submitting a manuscript for consideration, authors should acquaint themselves with Research Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission fee Model summary
The submission of manuscripts is free of charge.
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
- Instytut Technologii Drewna
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1644-3985
- Electronic ISSN
- 2956-9141
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drewno
What CAS zone is Drewno in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Drewno is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood. 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 Drewno?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.66; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Drewno?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 70–144 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Drewno?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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.
Which databases index Drewno?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Drewno is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Drewno open access, and what is the APC?
Drewno 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .