Small-scale Forestry

Aims & Scope

Emerging from discussions within IUFRO’s Small-scale Forestry group, Small-scale Forestry was originally published as Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy in 2002, with a view to providing an international forum for publishing high quality, peer-reviewed papers on pure and applied research into small-scale forestry.

Although of particular interest to the global research community, the journal is also relevant to both policy makers and forest managers.

The scope of the journal is necessarily quite broad, given the range of issues relevant to small-scale forestry.

These include the social, economic and technical dimensions of farm, family, non-industrial, agro- and community forestry.

Papers are accepted on the basis that they relate specifically to forestry at this scale, and that they are based on high quality research using accepted quantitative and/or qualitative methodology.

Empirical, theoretical, modeling, and methodological papers are all welcome.

The following research areas are particularly relevant to the journal: -the role of small-scale forestry in rural development- financial modeling and decision support systems- enhancing return from non-wood products- social impacts of small-scale forestry- marketing, forest co-operatives and growers organizations- role and effectiveness of government support and subsidies- innovative research techniques- education and extension- certification- silvicultural, wood harvesting and processing techniques and technologies- impediments to small-scale forestry development- monitoring socio-economics- forest management behaviour and timber supply

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.466

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12287

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	200

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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, 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.

• Why do Farmers Prefer Oil Palm? Lessons Learnt from Bungo District, Indonesia

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Laurène, Wan Kian, Patrice

• The Values and Objectives of Private Forest Owners and Their Influence on Forestry Behaviour: The Implications for Entrepreneurship

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Áine, Rossitsa, Heimo, Diana, Eva, Bill, Sarah

• Agroforestry of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia: Practices and Benefits

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Dagninet, Menale, Wolde, Dietrich

• The Drop-off and Pick-up Method: An Approach to Reduce Nonresponse Bias in Natural Resource Surveys

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Shorna Broussard, Amy

• Sumatra’s Rubber Agroforests: Advent, Rise and Fall of a Sustainable Cropping System

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Laurène, Patrice

• Agroecology as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Smallholders of Tehri-Garhwal in the Indian Himalayan Region

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Rajiv, Roberta, Ajay K., Dhanraj, Bhuvnesh, Juha M.

• The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States: An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey

  Citation: 65

  Authors: David N., Stanley T., Brett J.

• Factors Affecting Small-Scale Farmers’ Land Allocation and Tree Density Decisions in an Acacia decurrens-Based taungya System in Fagita Lekoma District, North-Western Ethiopia

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Zerihun, Atsushi, Nigussie, Enyew, Makoto, Mitsuru, Dagnachew, Derege Tsegaye, Steffen

• Forest Owners’ Socio-demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Customer Value: Evidence from Finland

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Liina, Osmo, Sami, Anne

• Expansion of Eucalypt Farm Forestry and Its Determinants in Arsi Negelle District, South Central Ethiopia

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Dereje, Mulugeta, Habtemariam

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