Journal profile · Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Forest Products Journal
ISSN 0015-7473 · Forest Products Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Forest Products Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forest Products Journal is published by Forest Products Society 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, Forest Biomass Utilization and Management and Forest ecology and management, together about 44.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Forest Products Journal (FPJ) is the source of information for industry leaders, researchers, teachers, students, and everyone interested in today's forest products industry. The Forest Products Journal is well respected for publishing high-quality peer-reviewed technical research findings at the applied or practical level that reflect the current state of wood science and technology. Articles suitable as Technical Notes are brief notes (generally 1,200 words or less) that describe new or improved equipment or techniques; report on findings produced as by-products of major studies; or outline progress to date on long-term projects.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering20.3%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering14%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science10.1%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering5.3%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science4.5%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering4.2%
- Material Properties and ProcessingEngineering4.1%
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 3 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,011OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 45 | 3 | 31 |
| 2024 | 48 | 19 | 103 |
| 2023 | 38 | 33 | 165 |
| 2022 | 44 | 19 | 186 |
| 2021 | 50 | 7 | 266 |
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 ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Forest Products Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0015-7473
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forest Products Journal
What CAS zone is Forest Products Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Forest Products Journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood / 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 Forest Products Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Forest Products Journal?
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.
Which databases index Forest Products Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forest Products Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Forest Products Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Forest Products Journal is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .