Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Forest Research
ISSN 1001-1498 · Chinese Academy of Forestry
Forest Research: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forest Research is published by Chinese Academy of Forestry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China and Genetics and Plant Breeding, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science13%
- Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in ChinaSocial Sciences11.6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | Q3 | 132/181 | 27th |
| Ecology | Q4 | 376/491 | 23rd |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 428/541 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 2021 | 49 | 0 | 92 |
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.
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
- Chinese Academy of Forestry
- ISSN
- 1001-1498
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forest Research
Which databases index Forest Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forest Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Forest Research open access, and what is the APC?
Forest Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .