Journal profile · Materials Science, Paper & Wood
MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI
ISSN 0021-4795 · JAPAN WOOD RES SOC · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1955
MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.21; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI is published by JAPAN WOOD RES SOC 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 89.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences29.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences29.9%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering29.9%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering2.2%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering1.1%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering0.8%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science0.7%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science0.6%
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 38 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- JAPAN WOOD RES SOC
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1955
- ISSN
- 0021-4795
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI
What CAS zone is MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood. 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.
What is the impact factor of MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.21; h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI is indexed in SCIE.
Is MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI open access, and what is the APC?
MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .