Journal profile
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan
ISSN 0126-4451 · eISSN 2477-3751 · Universitas Gadjah Mada · Indonesia
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan is published by Universitas Gadjah Mada. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Forest Management and Policy, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan (JIK) welcomes articles reporting original fundamental and applied research focusing on tropical forestry and environment, which cover topics on forest management, silviculture, biodiversity conservation, forest products technology, and sustainable development. Additionally, the journal emphasizes the importance of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in promoting sustainable development practices that protect and enhance forest ecosystems. The Journal intended as a medium for communicating and motivating research activities through scientific papers, including research articles, short communications, and reviews. The Journal uses international editorial conventions to consider publication suitability and conducts a double-blind peer-review selection process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science8%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering7.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Bamboo properties and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science3.2%
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
ScopusPublisher 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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 70 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 118 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 211 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 315 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 271 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 223 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- research articlesResearch articles should be concise and focused on new results and data. It should be 8000 words and contain approximately 10 - 30 references.Length not stated
- research papersincluding research papers, short communications, and reviews written in EnglishLength not stated
- reviewsReviews should be overview articles of recent advances in the research of selected topics. It should be no longer than 8000 words and contain more than 20 refer…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications should be short reports of original studies of limited scope. It should be 3000 words or less and contain approximately 10 - 20 references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees Model summary
JIK charges no fees for submitting and processing any articles.
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
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 0126-4451
- Electronic ISSN
- 2477-3751
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: MLA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan 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: .