Journal profile · Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Wood Research
ISSN 1336-4561 · Statny Drevarsky Vyskumny Ustav · SLOVAKIA · Quarterly
Wood Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wood Research is published by Statny Drevarsky Vyskumny Ustav 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 Wood Treatment and Properties, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Forest ecology and management, together about 41.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wood Research publishes original papers aimed at recent advances in all branches of wood science (biology, chemistry, wood physics and mechanics, mechanical and chemical processing etc.). Submission of the manuscript implies that it has not been published before and it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering25.7%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering7.9%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science7.5%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering7.3%
- Wood and Agarwood ResearchChemistry4.9%
- Material Properties and ProcessingEngineering4.5%
- Bamboo properties and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 3 |
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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 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 | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 3 |
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 ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 28 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 86 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 244 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | 300 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 503 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Statny Drevarsky Vyskumny Ustav
- Country or region
- SLOVAKIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1336-4561
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wood Research
What CAS zone is Wood Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wood Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood. 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 Wood Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Wood Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Wood Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wood Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Wood Research open access, and what is the APC?
Wood Research 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; 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: .