Journal profile · FORESTRY
Forest Science and Technology
ISSN 2158-0103 · eISSN 2158-0715 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Forest Science and Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,250; median 136 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 60% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forest Science and Technology is published by Taylor & Francis Group 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 Forest ecology and management, Forest Management and Policy and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the Korean Society of Forest Science and is supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant, funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education). Forest Science and Technology is an open access international journal publishing articles and reviews on all aspects of forest science and technology. The journal encourages communication between scientists who share a common interest in forest science and technology, bridging the gap among forest managers, researchers, and policy makers. The submission of papers focusing on basic and applied scientific research relatvant to forest science and technology is encouraged, and typical topics include: Forest meteorology, forest soil science, forest ecology, wild animals and plants, forest genetics, plant physiology, dendrology, forest mensuration, and Silviculture, forest protection, forest engineering, forest management, forest economics, information and policy sciences, and forest recreation. Articles must appeal to an international audience, and some key features of papers with strong interest include: Scientific research relavant to practical problems in forest science, Novel approaches to challenges in forest science, and Review articles on timely, important topics. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month’s free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees. Read the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Hyun Seok KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 2, Japan 1, Germany 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science14.2%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Ecology and Conservation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CABIPublisher 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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 202,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 742 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 7 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 85 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 147 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 340 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 154 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 198 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 228 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (129 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)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 60%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,250 / GBP 1,000 / EUR 1,200 / AUD 1,740 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 835 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 835 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Forest Science and Technology is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees. Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2158-0103
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-0715
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Forest Science
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forest Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Forest Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Forest Science and Technology 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.
What is the impact factor of Forest Science and Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Forest Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 109–228 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 60%. 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 JCR quartile is Forest Science and Technology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Forest Science and Technology based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (2), Japan (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forest Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forest Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Forest Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Forest Science and Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .