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SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry
ISSN 1847-6481 · eISSN 1849-0891 · Croatian Forest Research Institute · Croatia
SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry is published by Croatian Forest Research Institute 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 ecology and management, Forest Insect Ecology and Management and Forest Management and Policy, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary aim of South-east European forestry (SEEFOR) is to publish original, novel, and high-quality scientific articles that contribute to the advancement of research, professional practice, and knowledge development in the field of forestry. In addition to its scientific role, SEEFOR also fulfils educational and informative objectives. The journal aims to stimulate professional and academic engagement, support teaching and learning processes, and promote institutional cooperation and interdisciplinary collaboration. SEEFOR encourages the development and recognition of early-career researchers and fosters stronger connections between science, forestry practice, and society, contributing to the broader dissemination of forestry-related knowledge and perspectives. The scope of the journal encompasses ecological, economic, technical, technological, and social aspects of forestry and wood-related research. SEEFOR welcomes submissions from all geographical regions and study environments, including natural forests, plantations, and urban landscapes, provided that the applied methods and the obtained results are clearly relevant and of interest to South-east European and international forestry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science15.4%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering7.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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 | 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
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 38 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 70 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- 4–7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted4
- data papersData papers describe original, well-structured and well-documented datasets relevant to forest science (e.g., forest inventory and monitoring datasets, long-ter…Length not stated
- original scientific papersOriginal scientific papers report unpublished results of original research and must contain sufficient information to enable the reproducibility of the describe…Length not stated
- preliminary communicationsPreliminary communications contain unpublished preliminary, but significant, results of ongoing research that require rapid dissemination.Length not stated
- review papersReview papers provide an original, critical, and up-to-date synthesis of a specific topic or research field in forest science, based on a comprehensive and rele…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Data deposition required for data papers Model summary
For data papers, authors are required to deposit the dataset in a recognised, publicly accessible data repository (e.g., institutional, national, or international) prior to publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement page exists Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; publisher granted non-exclusive license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their published work. By submitting and publishing an article in South-east European forestry, authors grant the Publisher (Croatian Forest Research Institute) a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Because of the double-blind peer review process, this part of the manuscript will not be disclosed to reviewers during the editorial 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
- Croatian Forest Research Institute
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1847-6481
- Electronic ISSN
- 1849-0891
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry
What CAS zone is SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry 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 SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: 4–7; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: 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 SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry open access, and what is the APC?
SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .