Journal profile · Forestry
Sylwan
ISSN 0039-7660 · Polish Forestry Society · POLAND · Monthly
Sylwan: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.68; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sylwan is published by Polish Forestry Society 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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Integrated Water Resources Management and Geology and Environmental Impact Studies, together about 51.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SYLWAN jest najstarszym w Polsce leśnym czasopismem naukowym, jednym z pierwszych na świecie. Został założony w 1820 roku w Warszawie. Przyczynił się w znakomity sposób do rozwoju polskiego leśnictwa, służąc postępowi, upowszechnieniu wiedzy leśnej oraz rozwojowi nauki.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.8%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science17.1%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Waste Management and Environmental ImpactEngineering2.9%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | 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
- 0.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,873 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | 77 | 7 |
| 2024 | 88 | 54 | 17 |
| 2023 | 42 | 25 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
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)
- 4–8 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
- Publisher
- Polish Forestry Society
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Polish
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0039-7660
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sylwan
What CAS zone is Sylwan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sylwan 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.
What is the impact factor of Sylwan?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.68; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Sylwan?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Sylwan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sylwan is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Sylwan open access, and what is the APC?
Sylwan 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; 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: .