Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
International Journal of Wood Culture
ISSN 2772-3186 · eISSN 2772-3194 · BRILL · Netherlands
International Journal of Wood Culture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Wood Culture is published by BRILL. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wood Treatment and Properties, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Tree-ring climate responses, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Wood Culture (IJWC) publishes papers on all aspects of wood and other plant materials such as bamboo, rattan, and bark and their role in art, culture and society in past, present and future. IJWC publishes articles on the role of wood and other plant materials throughout civilization from the ancient period to present, in building and architecture, in music, arts and crafts, in religion and custom, in transportation and sport, or in providing sustainable alternatives to construction and manufacturing materials. Review articles and original research articles, multidisciplinary and discipline specific submissions are considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Michael GrabnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering15.4%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences14.9%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences14.4%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities6.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 648/692 | 6th |
| History | Q4 | 1828/1936 | 5th |
| Biomaterials | Q4 | 145/146 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 87 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review; initial editor assessment; minimum two independent expert reviewers; final decision by Editor. Model summary
IJWC uses a double-anonymous peer review system, which means that manuscript author(s) do not know who the reviewers are and that reviewers do not know the names of the author(s).
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
- BRILL
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-3186
- Electronic ISSN
- 2772-3194
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Wood Culture
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Wood Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Wood Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Wood Culture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Wood Culture open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Wood Culture 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .