Journal profile · Forestry
SILVAE GENETICA
ISSN 0037-5349 · eISSN 2509-8934 · J.D. Sauerlander Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1957
SILVAE GENETICA: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SILVAE GENETICA is published by J.D. Sauerlander Verlag 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, Genetic diversity and population structure and Seedling growth and survival studies, together about 33.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Silvae Genetica is an international peer-reviewed journal with more than 70 years of tradition and experience in all fields of theoretical and applied forest genetics and tree breeding. It was founded by W. Langner in 1951 as "Zeitschrift für Forstgenetik und Forstpflanzenzüchtung" (Journal of Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding). In a continuation of Langner’s original intention, the journal strives to make important and lasting contributions to the advancement of forest genetics and tree breeding. Topics for theoretical and applied scientific contributions include:Population and evolutionary geneticsConservation geneticsEcological and population genomicsTree breedingProvenance research and quantitative forest geneticsGenetic interactions between trees and their pests and diseasesTree biotechnologyTree molecular geneticsTree genome assembly and bioinformaticsFunctional genomicsWe encourage scientists to publish results on time, a series of genetic field trials, intensive genetic screening, genetic monitoring and genetic inventories. We further specifically welcome submissions of genomic studies including novel analyses of published data. Finally, we are highly interested in receiving manuscripts linking genotypes with phenotypes or the environment contributing to the potential use of genetic data for a better understanding and protection of forest ecosystems and for more efficient tree breeding.We accept approximately 2/3 of all articles submitted.Why to submit to Silvae Genetica?No costsOpen accessLong tradition in publishing studies on forest genetics and tree breedingFair and rigorous peer-review processHigh visibility
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Editor-in-chief Bernd DegenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science19.3%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | 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 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | 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 | Forestry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 636OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 62 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 65 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 113 |
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 36 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- J.D. Sauerlander Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0037-5349
- Electronic ISSN
- 2509-8934
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SILVAE GENETICA
What CAS zone is SILVAE GENETICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SILVAE GENETICA is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry / Genetics & Heredity. 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 SILVAE GENETICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at SILVAE GENETICA?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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.
Where are the editorial board members of SILVAE GENETICA based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SILVAE GENETICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SILVAE GENETICA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is SILVAE GENETICA open access, and what is the APC?
SILVAE GENETICA 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, 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: .