Journal profile
Silva Balcanica
ISSN 1311-8706 · eISSN 2815-2549 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
Silva Balcanica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Silva Balcanica is published by Pensoft Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management and Forest Insect Ecology and Management, together about 34.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Silva Balcanica is an International Scientific Journal. Original and unpublished results of investigations of all aspects of forest ecosystems and landscapes of Balkan Peninsula, Central and Southern Europe will be published. Silva Balcanica is published by Forest Research Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (FRI-BAS). Scientific analysis of practical results as well as investigations in the forest sciences, including forest ecology; forest soil science; forest genetics, tree breeding and plantation forestry; biometry and sylviculture; forest economy and management; forest entomology and pathology; ecology and management of game fauna, urban forestry and green infrastructure, are accepted. Critical and constructive articles on scientific publications or events in the field of forestry and forest science are also welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Forest ResearchPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 2, Austria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science11%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering4.6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
AGRICOLA, Altmetric, ASCI, ASOS Indeks, Baidu Scholar, BASE, BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library), British Library, Cabells Journalytics, CABI, ChronosHub, CNKI, CrossRef, Dimensions, eLibrary, ERIH+, EZB, FAO AGRIS, GALE Academic OneFile, GoOA, Google Scholar, iDiscover (University of Cambridge), JournalTOCs, Lens, LetPub, Library of Congress, LIVIVO, MIAR, Mir@belPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 53 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 65 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 60 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 57 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 50 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 37 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- corrigendaPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- data papersPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- editorialPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- methodsPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- research articlesPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- review articlesPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
- short communicationsPublication types: Research articles, Review articles, Short communications, Methods, Data papers, Editorial, Corrigenda, Book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal 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
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Notwithstanding that, the reviewers are encouraged to disclose their identities, if they wish to do so. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with …
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1311-8706
- Electronic ISSN
- 2815-2549
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Silva Balcanica
How long does peer review take at Silva Balcanica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Silva Balcanica based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (2) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Silva Balcanica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Silva Balcanica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Silva Balcanica open access, and what is the APC?
Silva Balcanica 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: .