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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,408Hybrid

Ciencia Florestal

Abbreviation (ISO):CIENC. FLORESTAL
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Identifier (ISSN):0103-9954(Print)/1980-5098(Online)
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Publisher:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.1↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Ciencia Florestal

WoS Q3
01120.4420180.5320190.520200.5720210.6320220.320230.420240.520251.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.476
#12,408

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
30

30 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
103articles/year
98.98% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal Forest Science was established in 1991 with the goal of being a vehicle for dissemination which are published works tércnico-scientific forest-related, the following bodies crowded the Centro de Ciências Rurais of Universidade Federal de Santa Maria: - Centro de Pesquisas Florestais - CEPEF - Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Florestal - PPGEF - Departamento de Ciências Florestais - DCFL MISSION: Publish scientific papers, technical notes, and literature reviews related to the area of ​​forest sciences.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyPlant SciencesEcologyGeographyHorticulturePhysicsChemistryGeologyEnvironmental ScienceMathematicsAgronomy
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

FORESTRY

Q3
Rank65/92
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

FORESTRY

Q4
Rank77/92
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.1
Articles / Year16
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year60
Total Citations30
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year56
Total Citations90
2023
IF0.3
Articles / Year80
Total Citations183
2022
IF0.63
Articles / Year119
Total Citations508

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,408Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.476

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.14

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,695 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations285
3-Year Documents256
Citable Documents255

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

ForestryQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区FORESTRY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Ciencia Florestal (abbr: CIENC. FLORESTAL, ISSN: 0103-9954) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural Sciences, published by Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil since 1991. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.476 (Q2), an H-index of 30.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Annual, an annual output of approximately 103 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,695 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Publication Language
Portuguese
Frequency
Annual
Founding Year
1991
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
CENTRO PESQUISAS FLORESTAIS, UFSM, DEPT CIENCIAS FLORESTAIS, CAMPUS UNIV, CAIXA POSTAL 5096, SANTA MARIA, BRAZIL, RS, 00000

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28