Journal profile · Forestry
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry
ISSN 0148-4419 · eISSN 1938-3754 · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
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Southern Journal of Applied Forestry: subscription journal; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from November 2013 (Volume 37, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Southern Journal of Applied Forestry's largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest Management and Policy and Seedling growth and survival studies, together about 66.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Each regional journal of applied forestry focused on research, practice, and techniques targeted to foresters and allied professionals in specific regions of the United States and Canada. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry covered an area from Virginia and Kentucky south to as far west as Oklahoma and east Texas. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry was published from 1977 to 2013 and has now merged with Forest Science.
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 Science28.6%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science22.9%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science14.9%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering3.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences2%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science1.9%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 631OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,656 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 440 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 489 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 686 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 763 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0148-4419
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-3754
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 4 (November 2013)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Southern Journal of Applied Forestry
How long does peer review take at Southern Journal of Applied Forestry?
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.
Is Southern Journal of Applied Forestry open access, and what is the APC?
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry is a subscription 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: .