Journal profile · Materials Science-General Materials Science
Wood Material Science & Engineering
ISSN 1748-0272 · eISSN 1748-0280 · Taylor & Francis · ENGLAND · Bi-monthly · Founded 2006
Wood Material Science & Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 80 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 41%; 257 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wood Material Science & Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wood Treatment and Properties, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Tree Root and Stability Studies, together about 50.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wood Material Science and Engineering is a multidisciplinary and international journal which serves at the forefront of the wood science and technology field. The journal publishes basic and applied research dealing with: Wood material science with emphasis on: water-wood relations, wood durability, wood modification, wood mechanics, wood composites, engineered wood products, energy conversion and eco-efficient wood based products. Wood engineering, i.e. the application of the wood material science to designing, processing and manufacturing of forest products and the use of machines and processes for these products. Products of concern are biofuels, sawn wood and further refined products such as structural elements, interior fittings and furnishings. In this aspect the link between the nature of the wood material and the properties of the final wood products in-service and its impact on the environment is of outmost importance. The journal also publishes the following article types: Research Articles Review Articles – these must be of high quality and the topic should be discussed with the editor before submission. Brief Reports Technical Reports High quality review papers may also be accepted but the topic should be discussed with the editor before submission. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees as follows: Research Articles and Review Articles – these will receive a minimum of two (2) independent reviews before acceptance. Brief Reports and Technical reports – these will receive a minimum of one (1) independent review before acceptance. All peer review is single anonymized. Publishing Ethics Statement The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-General Materials Science
Editor-in-chief Dick SandbergPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering30.6%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science10.9%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering8.8%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering8%
- Bamboo properties and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Wood and Agarwood ResearchChemistry3.5%
- Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesMaterials Science2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 2 |
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 2 |
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCICAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: AgBiotechNet (CABI), Agricultural Economics Database (CABI), Bibliography of Systematic Mycology (CABI), Biocontrol News and Information (CABI), Crop Physiology Abstracts (CABI), Horticultural Science (CABI), Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts (CABI), Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI), Maize Abstracts (CABI), Nematological Abstracts (CABI), Parasitology Database (CABI), Pig News and Information (CABI), Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI), Protozoological Abstracts (CABI), Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI), Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CABI), Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI), Veterinary Bulletin (CABI), Weeds Abstracts (CABI)
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 433OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 253LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 145,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,575 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 197 | 45 | 73 |
| 2025 | 257 | 52 | 497 |
| 2024 | 211 | 55 | 723 |
| 2023 | 147 | 31 | 839 |
| 2022 | 147 | 47 | 1,530 |
| 2021 | 99 | 29 | 1,365 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (510 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 41%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted4
- brief reportsBrief ReportsLength not stated
- research articlesThe journal also publishes the following article types: Research ArticlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview Articles – these must be of high quality and the topic should be discussed with the editor before submission.Length not stated
- technical reportsTechnical ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Wood Material Science & Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discove…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1748-0272
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-0280
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wood Material Science & Engineering
What CAS zone is Wood Material Science & Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wood Material Science & Engineering is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood. 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 Wood Material Science & Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Wood Material Science & Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 58–104 days); the community-reported acceptance is “41%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44%. 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 JCR quartile is Wood Material Science & Engineering in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Which databases index Wood Material Science & Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wood Material Science & Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Wood Material Science & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Wood Material Science & Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .