Journal profile
Forest Research Papers
ISSN 2082-8926 · Sciendo · Poland
Forest Research Papers: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forest Research Papers is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest Management and Policy and Forest Insect Ecology and Management, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Czasopismo „Leśne Prace Badawcze” jest recenzowanym, ogólnodostępnym czasopismem naukowym poświęconym leśnictwu. Czasopismo „Leśne Prace Badawcze” koncentruje się na publikowaniu wyników badań empirycznych lub modelowych, które przyczyniają się do zrozumienia funkcjonowania ekosystemów leśnych i mają zastosowanie w praktycznym leśnictwie. Obszar poruszanych zagadnień, zarówno podstawowych, jak i stosowanych, obejmuje wszystkie dyscypliny leśne, tj. hodowlę, ekologię, fizjologię, entomologię, fitopatologię, genetykę, a także inwentaryzację, urządzanie i użytkowanie lasu, geomatykę oraz związane z lasem i leśnictwem aspekty ekonomiczne, polityczne, społeczne i kulturalne.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science19.5%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science19.1%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library), AGRO, Biblioteka Nauki, Forestry Abstracts, CABI (Agroforestry Abstracts), Celdes, CNPIEC, EZB – Electronic Journal Library, Forest Products Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Genamics JournalSeek, Global Health, Google Scholar, J-Gate, KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders), Most Wiedzy, Naviga (Softweco), Open Alex, POL-index, Polish Scientific Journals Contents, Polymer Library, Primo Central (ExLibris), ProQuest (Environment Abstracts), ReadCube, ResearchGate, Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest), Sustainability Science Abstracts (Stanford University), SUDOC
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 89 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 190 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 234 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 254 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 238 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 283 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- discussion articlesartykułów dyskusyjnychLength not stated
- original researchoryginalnych prac naukowychLength not stated
- reportssprawozdań z realizowanych prac badawczych, konferencji, seminariów, itp. (Forum LPB)Length not stated
- review articlesartykułów przeglądowychLength not stated
- short communicationsdoniesieńLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics guidelines follow COPE Model summary
Czasopismo stosuje zasady etyki publikacyjnej zgodne z wytycznymi Komitetu do spraw Etyki Publikacyjnej (COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics – link: https://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Teksty wszystkich artykułów są zamieszczane na stronach internetowych w otwartym dostępie Open Access (w formacie pdf) na podstawie licencji Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Continuous publication, electronic, annual cycle Model summary
Recenzowane prace (w czterech pierwszych wymienionych działach) oraz artykuły na Forum LPB w języku polskim, będą ukazywać się w trybie ciągłym, elektronicznie, w cyklu rocznym.
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2082-8926
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forest Research Papers
How long does peer review take at Forest Research Papers?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Which databases index Forest Research Papers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forest Research Papers is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Forest Research Papers open access, and what is the APC?
Forest Research Papers 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, 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: .