Journal profile · FORESTRY
Forest and Society
ISSN 2549-4724 · eISSN 2549-4333 · Hasanuddin University · Indonesia
Forest and Society: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 400; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This website remains accessible as a public archive of past volumes but is closed for new submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forest and Society is published by Hasanuddin University 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 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 46.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Forest and Society is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal and is rated according to international publication standards. We swiftly publish articles online, with printed versions published twice a year on a broad category of topics. We invite scholarly contributions on Southeast Asia, including works beyond this geographical scope, when engaging on a comparative or timely policy topic relevant to the region. Forest and Society promote scholarly, theoretical, pragmatic, and contemporary research, making a clear conceptual and methodological contribution to existing international literature. These may include but are not limited to various fields such as planning/management, geography, forestry, sociology, land use, anthropology, history, ecology, legal studies, economics, environmental and sustainability studies, international relations, psychology, and others, particularly those that engage with people, land, and forest Our international editorial board fills a gap in the socio-ecological fields by promoting interdisciplinary work on studying human-environment and human-forest relations, produced amidst and for those interested and located in the Southeast Asia region. The journal is not preferential to theoretical or applied research and seeks to serve as a bridge between knowledge levels. Current efforts are envisioned to gradually improve research quality alongside support to capacity-building initiatives to improve research in the region. In Forest and Society, it is also possible to publish special issues and special sections upon request. A special issue enables us to publish papers focusing on specific themes, often related to an emerging or under-researched topic. Here are various thematic topics of our published work: Agrarian Transformation in Thailand The Future of Tanah Papua Gender and landscape governance The commons and commoning Social forestry in Indonesia Community-based conservation in the Wallacea region Land, livelihoods, and change amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Applications of remote sensing technology Land use conflict and mediation Political ecology International forest regime Justice Outlook in the Global-South Frontiers Nature and landscape conservation Methodological engagement Notes from the field Policy forum Book review
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Muhammad Alif K.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Indonesia 15, United States 10, Vietnam 4, Malaysia 3, Netherlands 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science25.7%
- Oil Palm Production and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science15.8%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Agricultural and Environmental ManagementSocial Sciences5.3%
- Cambodian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.8%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 47 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 106 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 182 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 271 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 630 |
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 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 400 | Yes | — |
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
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book reviewcomprise 500-5000 words. Book Reviews. Book reviews should comprise 800-2000 words on new books, software, and videos relevant to the scope ofmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- letterOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- letter to the editorOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- opinionOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- original research paperOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- regular paperOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- research articleOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research papers. Research articles that have not been published previously may be submitted as regular papers/original research papers. The word limit …main text ≤ 5,000 words
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
- Hasanuddin University
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2549-4724
- Electronic ISSN
- 2549-4333
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forest and Society
What CAS zone is Forest and Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Forest and Society 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.
How long does peer review take at Forest and Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 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 Forest and Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Forest and Society based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (15), United States (10) and Vietnam (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forest and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forest and Society is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Forest and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Forest and Society is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .