Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen

Aims & Scope

The Swiss Forestry Journal (SZF) publishes scientific articles on the development, use and protection of forests.

It also prints articles that explore the connections between forests and landscape, natural hazards or society.

Readership, authors and themes focus on Central Europe.

SZF is aimed at those with a bachelor's or master's degree who are professionally concerned with the forest or the landscape.

It sees its role as sharing knowledge and as acting as a link between scientists and practitioners.

That's why it positions itself between English-language international journals for scientists and magazines for forestry practitioners.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.232

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19453

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	44

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 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.

• State of the art in rockfall – forest interactions

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Luuk, Frédéric, Martin, Michael, Michael, Markus, André

• Principles of the tool Rockfor.net for quantifying the rockfall hazard below a protection forest

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Frédéric, Luuk K.A.

• Wieso sterben die Waldföhren im «TeIwald» bei Visp? Eine Zusammenfassung bisheriger Studien und eine dendroökologische Untersuchung | What is the Cause of the High Mortality Rates of the Scots Pines in the «Telwald» near Visp (Switzerland)? A Summary of Previous Studies and a Dendroecological Study

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Andreas, Paolo

• Allocation of Property Rights on Forests through Ownership Reform and Forest Policies in Central and Eastern European Countries

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Laura, Franz

• Eine neue Pilzkrankheit an Esche in Europa | A new fungal disease of ash in Europe

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Tadeusz, Ottmar

• Agrarische Waldnutzungen in der Schweiz 1800–1950. Waldweide, Waldheu, Nadel- und Laubfutter | Agricultural use of forest in Switzerland 1800–1950. Wood pasture, wood hay collection, and the use of leaves and needles for fodder

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Martin, Matthias

• Untersuchungen zur Korrelation ausgewählter Holzeigenschaften untereinander und mit der Rohdichte unter Verwendung von 103 Holzarten | Analysis of the correlation between selected wood properties among each other and the density of 103 wood species

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Peter, Walter

• Wie viel Totholz braucht der Wald? | Dead wood in managed forests: how much is enough?

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Rita, Rodolphe

• Agrarische Waldnutzungen in der Schweiz 1800–1950. Nadel- und Laubstreue | Agricultural use of forests in Switzerland 1800–1950. Needles and leaves for litter harvesting

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Martin, Matthias

• Projected future suitable habitat and productivity of Douglas-fir in western North America

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Aaron R., Nicholas L., Gerald E.

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