Journal profile
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment
ISSN 2235-9370 · eISSN 2235-9362 · University of Sri Jayewardenepura · Sri Lanka
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 14, Issue 01): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment is published by University of Sri Jayewardenepura. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management and Forest Ecology and Conservation, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment (JTFE) is a semiannual international refereed journal that publishes high quality research and review articles to inform and stimulate discussions relevant to tropical forestry and environmental management. It appeals to a wider audience including academics, practitioners, industrial professionals, and students who are interest in the above fields. The journal is published in both online and print formats. The main objectives of the Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment are to; Provide a high quality platform for communication and publishing of original research works in forestry and environmental sciencesContribute to the advancement of forestry and environmental sciences disciplines in the tropics JTFE covers all aspects of tropical forestry and environmental sciences which includes, but not limited to, the following; Forest and Natural Resource ManagementBiodiversity Conservation and ManagementWood science and timber technologyAgroforestry and Social forestryForest products and servicesSocio-Economics of Natural ResourcesWaste Management and Pollution ControlEnvironmental chemistry and biogeochemistryEnvironmental management, engineering and technologiesOther environment related research Although the journal has a specific geographical focus, it also welcomes high quality, original submissions of research and review manuscripts on issues of global importance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hiran AmarasekeraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 11, United States 3, India 2, Japan 1, Australia 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 89 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 88 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- review articles. Article length: Full length research/review articles should not exceed 6000 words in length. Research notes providing a digest of research fimain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission or publication fees (APC) are charged. Model summary
JTFE does not charge a submission or publication fee from Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The publisher retain the copyrights of contents published, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License[U1], which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. You can download the Legal Code for this License at: htt…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment by University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. JTFE does not charge a submission or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Peer Review Statement Articles submitted to the Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment (JTFE) will be subjected to double blind peer review process. If their decision varies the article will be sent to a third reviewer and the editorial board’s decision is final. To expedite the review process, authors are welcome to nominate two well-qualified reviewers outside the author’s affiliated insti…
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
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Country or region
- Sri Lanka
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2235-9370
- Electronic ISSN
- 2235-9362
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 01 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (11), United States (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .