About this journal
Aims and scope
Examples of topics typically covered by the IJFE are:
- technology and work methods for stand establishment, tending and protection
- wood procurement and wood supply system analysis
- forest access and operations planning, management and control
- application of information and other technologies to forest engineering operations
- timber and biomass harvesting, processing and transportation
- impacts of forest operations and mitigation practices
- machine design, management and evaluation
- human factors engineering
- education, training and management of forest engineering personnel
If there are uncertainties about whether a manuscript might fall within the IJFE’s scope, please contact the Editor. For manuscripts related to the industrial manufacturing processes, bioenergy production, materials strength testing, etc. we recommend authors consider publishing in the Forest Products Journal.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 41K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 1.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.947 (2023) SNIP
- 0.570 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 33 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 43 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 15 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 54% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Charlie Blinn, University of Minnesota, St Paul, United States
Associate Editors
Natascia Magagnotti, CNR IVALSA, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Pierre P Ackerman, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Chad Bolding, University of Georgia, Athens, United States
Editorial Board
Mauricio Acuna, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Kazuhiro Aruga, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan
Mark W Brown, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Australia
Cornelis F de Hoop, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
Lars Eliasson, Skogforsk, the Forest Research Institute of Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
Saulo Guerra, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, Brazil
Nopparat Kaakkurivaara, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Christian Kanzian, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Yaoxiang Li, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
Juha Laitila, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Luc Lebel, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Ola Lindroos, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Umeå, Sweden
Kevin Lyons, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
Ernest William Mauya, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Piotr S Mederski, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Francesco Neri, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Elisha Ngulube, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi
Anna Pernestål, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Mikael Rönnqvist, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Janine Schweier, Swiss Federal Research Institute, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Raffaele Spinelli, CNR IVALSA, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Bruce Talbot, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Petros A Tsioras, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
Lihai Wang, Northeast Forest University, Harbin, China
Efi Yuliati Yovi, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
Abstracting and indexing
CABI
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online)
Agricultural Economics Database
Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (Online)
Agroforestry Abstracts (Online)
Animal Science Database
Biofuels Abstracts
CAB Abstracts (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)
Crop Science Database
Environmental Impact
Forest Products Abstracts (Online)
Forest Science Database
Forestry Abstracts (Online)
Global Health
Irrigation and Drainage Abstract (Online)
Rural Development Abstracts (Online)
Scopus
Soil Science Database
Soils and Fertilizers (Online)
World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (Online)
ProQuest
AGRICOLA (AGRIcultural OnLine Access), Jan.2001, v.13 , 1-
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Priority
Open access
International Journal of Forest Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 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
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
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Society information
The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information network for all segments of the forest products industry. Membership is open to all interested individuals and organizations. Visit the society website for further information: http://www.forestprod.org/
The International Journal of Forest Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Forest Products Society. The journal is offered to a reduced rate for all members. Learn more about how to become a member here.
3 issues per year
Currently known as:
- International Journal of Forest Engineering (2001 - current)
Formerly known as
- Journal of Forest Engineering (1989 - 2001)
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