About this journal
Aims and scope
The official journal of the Korean Society of Forest Science and is supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant, funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education).
Forest Science and Technology is an open access international journal publishing articles and reviews on all aspects of forest science and technology. The journal encourages communication between scientists who share a common interest in forest science and technology, bridging the gap among forest managers, researchers, and policy makers. The submission of papers focusing on basic and applied scientific research relatvant to forest science and technology is encouraged, and typical topics include:
- Forest meteorology, forest soil science, forest ecology, wild animals and plants, forest genetics, plant physiology, dendrology, forest mensuration, and
- Silviculture, forest protection, forest engineering, forest management, forest economics, information and policy sciences, and forest recreation.
Articles must appeal to an international audience, and some key features of papers with strong interest include:
- Scientific research relavant to practical problems in forest science,
- Novel approaches to challenges in forest science, and
- Review articles on timely, important topics.
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The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 164K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.879 (2023) SNIP
- 0.402 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 34 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 36 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 21 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 37% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Hyun Seok Kim, Seoul National University, Korea
Associate Editors
Woodam Chung, Oregon State University, USA
Soo-Hyung Kim, University of Washington, USA
Hojin Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Editorial Board Members
Nathaniel (Nate) Anderson, Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA
Heather McCarthy, The University of Oklahoma, USA
Nathan Phillips, Boston University, USA
Atsushi Yoshimoto, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan
Naoto Kamata, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Ahmad Maryudi, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia
Tzeng Yih Lam, University of British Columbia, Canada
Masashi Konoshima, University of Ryukyus, Japan
Yousry A. El-Kassaby, University of British Columbia, Canada
Nebi Bilir, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey
Jasson R. John, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Hwa Yong Lee, Chungbuk National University, Korea
Dong-yeob Kim, Daegu University, Korea
Chang-Yong Choi, Seoul National University, Korea
Pil Sun Park, Seoul National University, Korea
Nam Jin Noh, Kangwon National University, Korea
Byoungkoo Choi, Kangwon National University, Korea
Jun Won Kang, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Yohan Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Chang Bae Lee, Kookmin University, Korea
Tae Kyung Yoon, Sangji University, Korea
Choonsig Kim, Gyeongsang National University, Korea
Yowhan Son, Korea University, Korea
Hee Han, Seoul National University, Korea
Ji-Hyun Park, Kookmin University, Korea
Asia Khamzina, Korea University, Korea
Ender Makineci, Istanbul University, Turkey
Marilyn S. Combalicer, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Samir Mohamed Jaoua, Qatar University, Qatar
Abdelhamid Khaldi, National Institute for Research in Rural Engineering, Water and Forests, Tunisia
Hiroyuki Muraoka, Gifu University, Japan
Advisory Board Members
Harold E. Burkhart, Virginia Tech, USA
John E. Carlson, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Zhiduan Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Rex Victor O. Cruz, University of the Philippines Los Banos College, Philippines
Jeff O. Dawson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Eric Teissier du Cros , National Institute of Agricultural Research, France
Jingyun Fang , Peking University, China
Wolfgang Haider, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Han-Sup Han, Humbolt State University, USA
Jinsheng He, Peking University, China
Thomas M. Hinckley , University of Washington, USA
Ned B. Klopfenstein, USDA Forest Service, USA
Max Krott , University of Goettingen, Germany
Doug A. Maguire , Oregon State University, USA
Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Oregon State University, USA
Maria Isabel Manta Nolasco , Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru
Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota, USA
Richard C. Schultz , Iowa State University, USA
Lisa Sennerby-Forsse , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Kazuo Suzuki, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Yanhong Tang , National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Victor Teplyakov, Seoul National University, Korea
Yoshihiko Tsumura , Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Kvon Gadow , University of Goettingen, Germany
Abstracting and indexing
- CABI
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Emerging Sources Citation Index
- Scopus
Open access
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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