Journal profile · FORESTRY
Formath
ISSN 2188-5729
Formath: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Formath 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, Forest Management and Policy and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science19.9%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science18.1%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science11.6%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering7.4%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering4.8%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science3%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 189 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- ISSN
- 2188-5729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Formath
What CAS zone is Formath in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Formath 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.
Which databases index Formath?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Formath is indexed in ESCI.
Is Formath open access, and what is the APC?
Formath is a fully open-access 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: .