Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Jurnal Sylva Lestari
ISSN 2339-0913 · eISSN 2549-5747 · Universitas Lampung · Indonesia
Jurnal Sylva Lestari: fully open access; APC about USD 250; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Sylva Lestari is published by Universitas Lampung. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Ecology and Conservation, Forest Management and Policy and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, together about 36.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Jurnal Sylva Lestari (JSL) is to publish cutting-edge research and reviews for advancing science in the field of forestry. The journal’s scope encompasses a wide range of topics, including: Forest Management: Strategies and practices for the sustainable management of forest resources. Forest Resources Conservation: Approaches to preserving and protecting forest ecosystems and biodiversity. Silviculture: Techniques and principles of cultivating and managing forest stands. Forest Socioeconomics: The interplay between forest ecosystems and local communities, including economic and social impacts. Forest Products and Wood Science: Research on the wood science and the utilization, properties, and technology of timber and non-timber forest products.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief Wahyu HidayatPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Indonesia 13, South Korea 3, Mainland China 1, Türkiye 1, Austria 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.1%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering4.4%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | Q2 | 63/181 | 65th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q2 | 97/231 | 58th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 368/876 | 58th |
| Ecology | Q2 | 225/491 | 54th |
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 621 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 218 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 367 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 519 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 615 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 507 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 452 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 250 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,000,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,000,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 250 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Our ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Publication decisionsThe editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Licence that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Currently accepting submissions only for a Special Issue. Model summary
Jurnal Sylva Lestari 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review by at least two independent experts. Model summary
Once a manuscript passes the initial checks, it will be assigned to at least two independent experts for peer-review. A double-blind review is applied, where authors' and reviewers’ identities are unknown to each other. Peer review comments are confidential and will only be disclosed with the express agreement of the reviewer. The research article submitted to this journal will be peer-reviewed at…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening for Plagiarism Policy
Jurnal Sylva Lestari have a policy of screening for plagiarism. We recommend authors to use anti-plagiarism software to check the authenticity article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing permitted and encouraged. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process
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 Lampung
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2339-0913
- Electronic ISSN
- 2549-5747
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Jurnal Sylva Lestari
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Sylva Lestari?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Jurnal Sylva Lestari based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (13), South Korea (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jurnal Sylva Lestari?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Sylva Lestari is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Jurnal Sylva Lestari open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Sylva Lestari is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.
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: .