Journal profile
Forestry Economics Review
ISSN 2631-3030 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Forestry Economics Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 52.2% (journal website); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forestry Economics Review is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest Management and Policy and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 48% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focusing on economics and policy research relating to forests forest-related industries and other forest-relevant land uses.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science20.7%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science20.7%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science4%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science4%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.3%
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
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 65 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 75 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 84 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 57 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 52.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54.2 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 10000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 10000 words Technical paper — up to 10000 words Editorial — up to 3…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- case reportResearch Paper — up to 10000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 10000 words Technical paper — up to 10000 words Editorial — up to 3…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 10000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 10000 words Technical paper — up to 10000 words Editorial — up to 3…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 10000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 10000 words Technical paper — up to 10000 words Editorial — up to 3…main text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-3030
- Society / sponsor
- Beijing Forestry University & Renmin University of China
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forestry Economics Review
How long does peer review take at Forestry Economics Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 52.2%. 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 Forestry Economics Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forestry Economics Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Forestry Economics Review open access, and what is the APC?
Forestry Economics Review 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, 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: .