Journal profile · Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Journal of Wood Science
ISSN 1435-0211 · eISSN 1611-4663 · Springer Singapore · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
Journal of Wood Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.51; fully open access; APC about USD 2,060; median 127 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wood Science is published by Springer Singapore 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 Wood Treatment and Properties, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Tree Root and Stability Studies, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Wood Science is the official journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. This journal provides an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and the discussion of current issues in wood and its utilization. The journal publishes original articles on basic and applied research dealing with the science, technology, and engineering of wood, wood components, wood and wood-based products, and wood constructions. Articles concerned with pulp and paper, fiber resources from non-woody plants, wood-inhabiting insects and fungi, wood biomass, and environmental and ecological issues in forest products are also included. In addition to original articles, the journal publishes review articles on selected topics concerning wood science and related fields. The editors welcome the submission of manuscripts from any country.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Editor-in-chief Masashi NakamuraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 30, United States 4, Canada 3, France 2, United Kingdom 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering24.1%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering12.5%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering8.5%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science7.6%
- Bamboo properties and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesMaterials Science5.6%
- Wood and Agarwood ResearchChemistry3.6%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science3.4%
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,409OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 947,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 8 |
| 2025 | 75 | 75 | 171 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 322 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 334 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 779 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | 1,285 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (150 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,750 / USD 2,060 / GBP 1,240 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,190 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,240 / USD 2,060 / EUR 1,750 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- noteOriginal Article Review Article Rapid Communication NoteLength not stated
- original articleOriginal Article Review Article Rapid Communication NoteLength not stated
- rapid communicationOriginal Article Review Article Rapid Communication NoteLength not stated
- review articleOriginal Article Review Article Rapid Communication NoteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence) Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Wood Science articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attributi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
APC waivers and discounts for authors in lowest income countries Model summary
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1435-0211
- Electronic ISSN
- 1611-4663
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Wood Research Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wood Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Wood Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wood Science is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Forestry / Materials Science, Paper & Wood. 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 Journal of Wood Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.51; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wood Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 99–171 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Wood Science based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (30), United States (4) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Wood Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wood Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Wood Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wood Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,060.
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: .