Journal profile · FORESTRY
Forestist
ISSN 2602-4039 · Istanbul University Press · Turkey
Forestist: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forestist is published by Istanbul University Press 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 Forest ecology and management, Agricultural and Rural Development Research and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, together about 29.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Presents research in all fields of forestry to the global scientific community. A rigorous peer review process and full open access broaden the scientific impact of forestry research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Hüseyin YurtsevenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Türkiye 8, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Japan 1, Germany 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science14.1%
- Agricultural and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering5.8%
- Plant Ecology and Soil ScienceEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | 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 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 2 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 40 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 142 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 115 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 154 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 107 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted3
- research articleResearch articles provide new information based on original research.Length not stated
- review articleReview articles that are written by authors with extensive knowledge and expertise in a particular field and a strong track record of publication are welcomed.Length not stated
- short noteThis type of manuscript present significant findings from tangential investigations that are offshoots from larger studies or from early results that will have …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their published work in Forestist, and scientific articles are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
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
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2602-4039
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forestist
What CAS zone is Forestist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Forestist is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Forestist?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Forestist?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Forestist based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (8), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forestist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forestist is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Forestist open access, and what is the APC?
Forestist 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, Publisher website, 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: .