Journal profile · Forestry
International Journal of Wildland Fire
ISSN 1049-8001 · eISSN 1448-5516 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 12 issues per year · Founded 1991
International Journal of Wildland Fire: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.95; fully open access; review 12–24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 29%; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Wildland Fire is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Fire effects on ecosystems, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Fire dynamics and safety research, together about 56.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishes articles on basic and applied aspects of wildland fire science including, but not confined to, ecological impact, modelling fire and its effects, and management of fire.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science38.6%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering8.7%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science2.8%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science2.6%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 2 |
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,802OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 88 | 18 |
| 2025 | 122 | 121 | 394 |
| 2024 | 109 | 109 | 777 |
| 2023 | 143 | 114 | 1,457 |
| 2022 | 106 | 76 | 1,383 |
| 2021 | 82 | 41 | 1,448 |
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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 29%LetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
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
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1049-8001
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-5516
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Wildland Fire
What CAS zone is International Journal of Wildland Fire in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Wildland Fire 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 2 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 Wildland Fire?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.95; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Wildland Fire?
Authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “29%”. 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 International Journal of Wildland Fire?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Wildland Fire is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Wildland Fire open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Wildland Fire 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .