Journal profile
Metsatieteen aikakauskirja
ISSN 1455-2515 · eISSN 2489-3188 · Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura ry · Finland
Metsatieteen aikakauskirja: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metsatieteen aikakauskirja is published by Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura ry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management and Seedling growth and survival studies, together about 59.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metsätieteen aikakauskirja on verkossa ilmestyvä tieteellinen verkkosarja, joka julkaisee kotimaisilla kielillä kirjoitettuja artikkeleita metsätieteiden aihealueilta. Vertaisarvioitujen alkuperäisten tutkimusartikkelien, katsausten ja tiedonantojen lisäksi Metsätieteen aikakauskirja julkaisee myös muita ajankohtaisia, metsiin, metsätalouteen ja metsäluontoon liittyviä kirjoituksia. Tieteen tori -palsta on tutkimustiedon yleistajuistamisen ja metsätieteellisten tutkimustarpeiden jäsennysten foorumi. Puheenvuoropalsta on ajankohtaisten asioiden keskustelukanava. Lisäksi sarja julkaisee lyhyitä tutkimusselosteita Silva Fennica- ja Dissertationes Forestales -sarjoissa ilmestyneistä artikkeleista.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science27.6%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science22.9%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering3.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.4%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,534 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 93 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 82 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 68 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 61 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura ry
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
- ISSN
- 1455-2515
- Electronic ISSN
- 2489-3188
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metsatieteen aikakauskirja
How long does peer review take at Metsatieteen aikakauskirja?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Metsatieteen aikakauskirja?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metsatieteen aikakauskirja is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Metsatieteen aikakauskirja open access, and what is the APC?
Metsatieteen aikakauskirja 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: .