What is the Impact Factor of Forest Policy and Economics?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Forest Policy and Economics is 4.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Forest Policy and Economics indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Forest Policy and Economics is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.285 (Q1) and an H-index of 97.

Who publishes Forest Policy and Economics and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Forest Policy and Economics is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,441 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Forest Policy and Economics?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Forest Policy and Economics is "FOR. POLICY ECON" with common acronym "forpol". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,215Top JournalHybrid

Forest Policy and Economics

Acronym:forpol

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Abbreviation (ISO):FOR. POLICY ECON

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Identifier (ISSN):1389-9341(Print)

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Publisher:Elsevier

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Clarivate IF (2026)

4.6↑ +0.8

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Forest Policy and Economics

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):4.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.285

#3,215

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate17.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

199articles/year

46.43% Gold OA•96.08% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Forest Policy and Economics is a leading scientific journal that publishes peer-reviewed policy and economics research relating to forests, forested landscapes, forest-related industries, and other forest-relevant land uses. It also welcomes contributions from other social sciences and humanities perspectives that make clear theoretical, conceptual and methodological contributions to the existing state-of-the-art literature on forests and related land use systems. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, sociology, anthropology, human geography, history, jurisprudence, planning, development studies, and psychology research on forests. Forest Policy and Economics is global in scope and publishes multiple article types of high scientific standard. Acceptance for publication is subject to a double-blind peer-review process.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Economics82.7%Business73.2%Geography70.2%Biology67.6%Ecology62%Environmental science57.8%Political science52.7%Forestry45.8%Law45.6%Computer science43%Agroforestry38.1%Environmental resource management32.8%History30.7%Natural resource economics29.9%Archaeology29.8%Forest management28.1%Mathematics26.4%Finance24.6%Sociology23.4%Engineering22.8%Philosophy21%Microeconomics20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Agricultural Sciences Forestry

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 3 Calls for Papers

3 calls

Special Issues

Calls for Papers

3 Calls for Papers · Automatically synced from ScienceDirect & publishers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank65/626

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Rank59/202

IndexSSCI

JCRSCIE2026

FORESTRY

Rank7/92

IndexSCIE

JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank90/627

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Rank43/202

IndexSSCI

JCISCIE2026

FORESTRY

Rank8/92

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ECONOMICS	JCRSSCI	65/626	Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCRSSCI	59/202	Q2
FORESTRY	JCRSCIE	7/92	Q1
ECONOMICS	JCISSCI	90/627	Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCISSCI	43/202	Q1
FORESTRY	JCISCIE	8/92	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF4.6

Articles / Year154

Total Citations83

2025

IF3.8

Articles / Year205

Total Citations828

2024

IF4

Articles / Year189

Total Citations1,650

2023

IF4

Articles / Year162

Total Citations2,398

2022

IF4.259

Articles / Year132

Total Citations2,715

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	4.6	154	83
2025	3.8	205	828
2024	4	189	1,650
2023	4	162	2,398
2022	4.259	132	2,715
2021	3.673	203	4,792
2020	3.139	216	6,295
2019	3.099	198	6,027
2018	2.496	169	5,957
2017	—	193	6,828
2016	—	188	5,821
2015	—	131	4,712

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,215Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2000-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.285

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

5.27

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,441 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,390

3-Year Documents446

Citable Documents407

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1

ForestryQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

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: 17.5%

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):

1区 (Zone 1)Agricultural Sciences

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区ECONOMICS

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

Forest Policy and Economics (acronym: forpol, abbr: FOR. POLICY ECON, ISSN: 1389-9341) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural Sciences, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.285 (Q1), an H-index of 97.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 199 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,441 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.