Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Aims & Scope

Published since 1971, this monthly journal features articles, reviews, notes and concept papers on a broad spectrum of forest sciences, including biometrics, conservation, disturbances, ecology, economics, entomology, genetics, hydrology, management, nutrient cycling, pathology, physiology, remote sensing, silviculture, social sciences, soils, stand dynamics, and wood science, all in relation to the understanding or management of ecosystem services.

It also publishes special issues dedicated to a topic of current interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.621

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	140

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9317

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	865

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Use of Logarithmic Regression in the Estimation of Plant Biomass

  Citation: 717

  Authors: G. L.

• Conditions for the start and spread of crown fire

  Citation: 714

  Authors: C. E. Van

• Light regimes beneath closed canopies and tree-fall gaps in temperate and tropical forests

  Citation: 667

  Authors: Charles D., Julie S., William J., James R., Tom A., Peter S.

• A simple method for cross-dating increment cores from living trees

  Citation: 638

  Authors: David K.

• Causes and consequences of resource heterogeneity in forests: interspecific variation in light transmission by canopy trees

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Charles D., Adrien C., Stephen W., Diane H.

• A survey on technologies for automatic forest fire monitoring, detection, and fighting using unmanned aerial vehicles and remote sensing techniques

  Citation: 538

  Authors: Chi, Youmin, Zhixiang

• Guidelines for developing and updating Bayesian belief networks applied to ecological modeling and conservation

  Citation: 484

  Authors: Bruce G, J Douglas, Glenn D, Robert K

• On the formation of dense understory layers in forests worldwide: consequences and implications for forest dynamics, biodiversity, and succession

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Alejandro A, Walter P

• Vertical root distributions of northern tree species in relation to successional status

  Citation: 458

  Authors: M. R., D. F.

• Resilience and vulnerability of permafrost to climate changeThis article is one of a selection of papers from The Dynamics of Change in Alaska’s Boreal Forests: Resilience and Vulnerability in Response to Climate Warming.

  Citation: 455

  Authors: M. Torre, Vladimir, Jennifer, Yuri, Jonathan, Edward A. G., Mikhail, Sergei

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