International Journal of Forest Engineering

Aims & Scope

IJFE’s scope includes forest engineering operations topics related to the management, harvesting, processing and transport of timber and/or biomass products to industry or other users.

Our scope applies to all kinds of forest management and restoration (e.g. short and long rotation; uneven-aged and even-aged; agroforestry) associated with sustainable management, production and transport of timber and biomass products.

Our scope normally excludes industrial manufacturing processes (e.g. sawmilling, pulp and paper manufacturing, conversion of biomass into biofuels), materials strength testing, etc. which occur following transport to industry.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.520

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11168

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	223

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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 Engineering, 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.

• Productivity of harvesters and forwarders in CTL operations in northern Sweden based on large follow-up datasets

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Mattias, Ola

• FlowOpt – A Decision Support Tool for Strategic and Tactical Transportation Planning in Forestry

  Citation: 42

  Authors: M., M., M.

• Characteristics and Significance of a Harvester Operators’ Working Technique in Thinnings

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Heikki, Jori, Kari

• Productivity and Cutting Costs of Thinning Harvesters

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Kalle, Esa, Seppo-Ilmari

• The COST model for calculation of forest operations costs

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Pierre, Helmer, Lars, Anjo, Andis, John

• The Human Influence on Productivity in Harvester Operations

  Citation: 29

  Authors: F. Thomas, Jörn

• Operation of the Single-Grip Harvester: Motor-Sensory and Cognitive Work

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Sten

• Automatic GNSS-enabled harvester data collection as a tool to evaluate factors affecting harvester productivity in a Eucalyptus spp. harvesting operation in Uruguay

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Alejandro, Rien, Mauricio, Justin

• Optimization of operational level transportation planning in forestry: a review

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Krishna Teja, Taraneh

• Worldwide trends in methods for harvesting and extracting industrial roundwood

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Mikael, Carola, Tomas

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