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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #20,532Hybrid

Scientia Forestalis

Abbreviation (ISO):Sci. For
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Identifier (ISSN):1413-9324(Print)
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Publisher:University of Sao Paolo
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.5↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Scientia Forestalis

WoS Q4
00110.520180.520190.4120210.520230.520240.420250.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.224
#20,532

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
33

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
85articles/year
96.08% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Scientia Forestalis is a scientific publication of the IPEF – Institute of Forest Research and Studies, founded in 1968, as a nonprofit institution, in agreement with the LCF – Department of Forest Sciences of the ESALQ – Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture of the USP – São Paulo University. Scientia Forestalis, affiliated to the ABEC – Brazilian Association of Scientific Publishers, publishes four issues per year of original papers related to the several fields of the Forest Sciences. The Editorial Board is composed by the Editor, the Scientific Editors (evaluating the manuscript), and the Associated Editors (helping on the decision of acceptation or not of the manuscript, analyzed by the Peer-Reviewers.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology55%Physics35%Geography30.4%Ecology24.5%Botany22.6%Chemistry22.2%Computer science20.7%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

FORESTRY

Q4
Rank83/92
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

FORESTRY

Q4
Rank82/92
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.5
Articles / Year15
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.4
Articles / Year18
Total Citations2
2024
IF0.5
Articles / Year9
Total Citations7
2023
IF0.5
Articles / Year29
Total Citations64
2022
IF—
Articles / Year43
Total Citations71

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,532Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.224

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.38

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,505 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations49
3-Year Documents80
Citable Documents80

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 Rate39.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ForestryQ3
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

Scientia Forestalis (abbr: Sci. For, ISSN: 1413-9324) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of FORESTRY, published by University of Sao Paolo in Brazil. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.224 (Q3), an H-index of 33.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 85 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,505 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
University of Sao Paolo
Publication Language
Portuguese
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
PADUA DIAS AVE 11, PO BOX 530, PIRACICABA, BRAZIL, SP, 13400-970

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30