Journal profile · Forestry
Silva Fennica
ISSN 0037-5330 · eISSN 2242-4075 · Finnish Society of Forest Science · FINLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1967
Silva Fennica: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; fully open access; APC about USD 862; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Silva Fennica is published by Finnish Society of Forest Science 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 Management and Policy and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Silva Fennica is a scientific online journal, which publishes significant new knowledge on forest sciences. The scope covers research on forestry and forest ecosystems. Silva Fennica aims to increase understanding on forest ecosystems, and sustainable use and conservation of forest resources. The journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.
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 Science16.1%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering5.9%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,926Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 44 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 210 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 173 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 311 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 616 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 900 / EUR 600 | — | — |
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 accepted5
- commentariesThe journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.Length not stated
- discussion papersThe journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.Length not stated
- research notesThe journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal carries original research articles, review articles, research notes, discussion papers and commentaries.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
All content in this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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
- Finnish Society of Forest Science
- Country or region
- FINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0037-5330
- Electronic ISSN
- 2242-4075
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Silva Fennica
What CAS zone is Silva Fennica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Silva Fennica 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 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Silva Fennica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Silva Fennica?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Silva Fennica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Silva Fennica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Silva Fennica open access, and what is the APC?
Silva Fennica is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 862.
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: .