Forests Receives an Increased CiteScore of 4.6

We are pleased to share that Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907) has received an increased CiteScore of 4.6 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 34 out of 175 titles (Q1) in the “Forestry” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 16. 

You can find more statistics on our website. 

The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance. 

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Forests and its growing impact in forestry and forest ecology.