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Status
Active
Coverage
2008–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.9
SJR · SCImago
0.362
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
36
Best quartile
Q2 · 52nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | 87 / 181 | 52nd | Q2 |
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Southern Forests
Southern Forests is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
1.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Southern Forests indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2008–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is Southern Forests in Scopus?
Southern Forests is Q2 in Forestry (rank 87 of 181), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Southern Forests?
Southern Forests is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 1.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 52nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.362, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 36.
Who publishes Southern Forests and what is its ISSN?
Southern Forests is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2070-2620 and its online ISSN is 2070-2639.
Is Southern Forests covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Southern Forests in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Southern Forests open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Southern Forests? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Southern Forests has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 0.98 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #85 of 162 Scopus journals in Forestry.
36
h-index
0.98
2-yr mean citations
229
i10-index
625
works indexed
7,287
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#85 of 162 Bottom 48% Forestry
Southern Forests published 31 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 57. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Southern Forests? — latest 95 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from South Africa (30.9%), Brazil (29.8%) and Tanzania (5.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Southern Forests? — 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
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.
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