Journal profile
Voprosy lesnoi nauki
ISSN 2658-607X · Russian Academy of Sciences, Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity · Russian Federation
Voprosy lesnoi nauki: impact factor 1.42 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Voprosy lesnoi nauki is published by Russian Academy of Sciences, Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fire effects on ecosystems, Soil and Environmental Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 26.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scientific journal «Forest Science Issues» was created to shed light upon progress and achievements of forest science in view of global changes, concerning following areas: forest policy and sustainable forest management; forest legislation; forest economics; assessment of resource and ecological potential of forests, their ecosystem functions and services; multipurpose forest use and forest bioeconomy; reforestation and productivity increase in forests forest's protection; forest dynamics monitoring and prediction amid combined influences of natural and anthropogenic factors; forest education. Journal publishes original materials, analytical reviews of current state of affairs in forest science, as well as forecasts of its future development; materials on novel methods and technologies, including remote sensing and GIS technologies. The journal also receives discussion papers and short reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Лукина Наталья ВасильевнаPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences8.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering8.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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
РИНЦ, ВАКPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 12 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 32 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 61 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 82 |
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
- Open 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 | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted3
- дискуссионные статьиТакже журнал публикует дискуссионные статьи и краткие сообщения.Length not stated
- краткие сообщенияТакже журнал публикует дискуссионные статьи и краткие сообщения.Length not stated
- оригинальные материалыЖурнал публикует оригинальные материалы, в том числе научных конференцийLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license Model summary
Материалы журнала доступны по лицензии Creative Commons «Attribution» («Атрибуция») 4.0 Всемирная.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access policy: all issues publicly available on the site for free; users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or find full texts by reference without prior permission of publisher and author. Model summary
All issues of the journal are publicly available on this site and are available to users for free. Open access implies that users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or find the full texts of journal articles by reference without prior permission of the publisher and author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submitted manuscripts are tested for uniqueness and volume of borrowings using the Antiplagiat automated system. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to the journal are tested for the uniqueness of the material and the volume of borrowings in the automated of Antiplagiat systems.
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
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2658-607X
- 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 Voprosy lesnoi nauki
What is the impact factor of Voprosy lesnoi nauki?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.42; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Voprosy lesnoi nauki?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Voprosy lesnoi nauki?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Voprosy lesnoi nauki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Voprosy lesnoi nauki is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Voprosy lesnoi nauki open access, and what is the APC?
Voprosy lesnoi nauki 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .