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Forest and Society

Forest and Society is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.6), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Hasanuddin University.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2549-4333Verify ISSN ↗2549-4724Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Hasanuddin University

Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access

4.6

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 51 of 1434 · 96th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2017–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

4.6

SJR · SCImago

0.571

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 96th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Cultural Studies	51 / 1434	96th	Q1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	100 / 744	86th	Q1
Political Science and International Relations	107 / 745	85th	Q1
Sociology and Political Science	253 / 1530	83rd	Q1
Forestry	33 / 181	82nd	Q1
Nature and Landscape Conservation	48 / 231	79th	Q1
Geography, Planning and Development	217 / 876	75th	Q1
Plant Science	143 / 541	73rd	Q2
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)	113 / 307	63rd	Q2

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Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is Forest and Society indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.6.

What quartile is Forest and Society in Scopus?

Forest and Society is Q1 in Cultural Studies (rank 51 of 1434), Q1 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 100 of 744) and Q1 in Political Science and International Relations (rank 107 of 745), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 9 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Forest and Society?

Forest and Society is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 96th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.571, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 25.

How much does it cost to publish in Forest and Society?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$300 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes Forest and Society and what is its ISSN?

Forest and Society is published by Hasanuddin University. Its print ISSN is 2549-4333 and its online ISSN is 2549-4724.

Is Forest and Society in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Forest and Society open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Forest and Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Forest and Society has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 1.59 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #92 of 1,309 Scopus journals in Cultural Studies.

h-index

1.59

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

282

works indexed

2,748

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$300

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#92 of 1,309 Top 8% Cultural Studies

#180 of 703 Top 26% Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

#163 of 704 Top 24% Political Science and International Relations

Papers published per year

Forest and Society published 33 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 46. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementOil Palm Production and SustainabilitySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesAgricultural and Environmental Management

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Forest and Society? — latest 100 articles, 2023–2026

In its latest 100 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (51.8%), Thailand (11%) and United States (7.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Forest and Society? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration51.8% of recent authorship from Indonesia

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2549-4333 ↗ISSN Portal · 2549-4724 ↗

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