Journal profile · FORESTRY
Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal
ISSN 0536-1036 · Northern Arctic Federal University · Russian Federation
Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 72 weeks (community reports); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal is published by Northern Arctic Federal University and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Biomass Utilization and Management, Forest ecology and management and Soil and Environmental Studies, together about 28.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aims of the journal include the coverage of the problems of forestry and the forest industry in Russia, countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and foreign countries; publication of works that have a theoretical and /or practical significance in these fields; promoting the quality of specialist training.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief Vladimir I. MelekhovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 43, United States 3, Sweden 2, Finland 2, Germany 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering10.6%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECASPublisher website
Other: Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory, EBSCO, AGRIS, Index Copernicus (ICI), CABI Forest Science Database, J-Gate, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, EuroPub, InfoBase Index, JournalTOCs, Scilit
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 1 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 29 |
| 2024 | 98 | 98 | 58 |
| 2023 | 94 | 94 | 117 |
| 2022 | 95 | 95 | 154 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 217 |
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 72 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 72 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- analytical reviewsas well as analytical reviews and reviews complying with the scope of the journalLength not stated
- reviewsas well as analytical reviews and reviews complying with the scope of the journalLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain copyright; journal right of first publication; CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication of the article according to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer reviewed Model summary
The Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific periodical.
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
- Northern Arctic Federal University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISSN
- 0536-1036
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal
What CAS zone is Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 72 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 Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (43), United States (3) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Lesnoy Zhurnal-Forestry Journal 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: .