Journal profile · FORESTRY
International Journal of Forest Engineering
ISSN 1494-2119 · eISSN 1913-2220 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC · UNITED STATES
International Journal of Forest Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 191 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Forest Engineering is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Biomass Utilization and Management, Forest Management and Policy and Bioenergy crop production and management, together about 60.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Forest Engineering (IJFE) publishes research on the engineering and management of forest operations, with a focus on the design, analysis, and improvement of operational systems in forests. Forest engineering and forest operations encompass the technological, human, and organisational components involved in planning, executing, and controlling work carried out within forestry contexts. This includes machines, labour, infrastructure, digital tools, and the coordination of workflows that support sustainable and effective forest management. IJFE considers manuscripts that investigate harvesting of woody and perennial crops using methods, machinery, or operational frameworks common to forest operations. Submissions must make a clear contribution to advancing the understanding, efficiency, effectiveness, or innovation of forest operations. This may include research on human or equipment performance, operational efficiency, workflow redesign, or other improvements to forest based operational systems. IJFE recognizes methodological overlap with non-forest harvesting contexts (for example, energy willow, orchard, and vineyard systems) where shared machinery and operational methods are used and where findings are demonstrably transferable to forest operations. Such manuscripts are assessed strictly on their contribution to forest operations. Key areas within scope Technologies and methods for forest establishment, tending, protection, and restoration of forests. Harvesting, processing, and transport of wood, biomass, and non wood forest products. Forest access, road network planning, and infrastructure management. Operations planning, scheduling, management, and control in forestry. Environmental impacts of forest operations and mitigation strategies. Machine design, management, and performance evaluation for forestry applications. Wood procurement and forest based supply chain analysis. Application of information, communication, and digital technologies. Emerging technologies, including automation, robotics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems. Ergonomics, human factors, and workplace interactions. Education, training, management, and workforce development in forestry. Research primarily focused on industrial manufacturing, energy production, materials testing, or other non forestry industrial processes generally falls outside the journal’s scope. However, some borderline topics may
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Charlie BlinnPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Poland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering33.9%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science18.2%
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering4%
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle DynamicsEngineering3.9%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Agriculture and Farm SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 2 |
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA, CABI Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online), Agricultural Economics Database, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (Online), Agroforestry Abstracts (Online), Animal Science Database, Biofuels Abstracts, Crop Science Database, Environmental Impact, Forest Products Abstracts (Online), Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts (Online), Global Health, Irrigation and Drainage Abstract (Online), Rural Development Abstracts (Online), Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers (Online), ProQuest AGRICOLA (AGRIcultural OnLine Access), Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.04Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 57,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 34 | 17 | 44 |
| 2024 | 43 | 18 | 152 |
| 2023 | 35 | 19 | 208 |
| 2022 | 40 | 21 | 295 |
| 2021 | 38 | 13 | 435 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 269 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 225 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
International Journal of Forest Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; online submission via Editorial Manager. Model summary
All peer review is double-blind and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
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 INC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1494-2119
- Electronic ISSN
- 1913-2220
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Forest Engineering
What CAS zone is International Journal of Forest Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Forest Engineering is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 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 International Journal of Forest Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Forest Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 191 days (interquartile range 131–269 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32%. 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 International Journal of Forest Engineering 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 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Forest Engineering based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Forest Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Forest Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Forest Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Forest Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .