Table 1. Types of information collected for journals and their source.
Information Source
Website address Databases, internet browser
ISSN Journal website, ISSN database
Publisher and country of publication Journal website, ISSN database
Type of publication (print, online or print and online) Journal website
Open Access Journal website, DOAJ
Language(s) of publication Journal website
Indexed by Web of Science (and WoS categories), Scopus, DOAJ and SherpaRomeo Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, SherpaRomeo
Geographical coverage (local, regional, national, international) According to the set definition (Table 2)
Journal website
Table 2. Definitions of geographical coverage of journals.
Geographical coverage Requirements
National Local language.
Local publisher.
Usually published print only.
The content of the articles relates only to that country in recent years.
Most or all editorial board members are from the publishing country.
Or if the information is written on webpage.
Regional Published in more than one language (regional languages) or in inter-
national languages (English, Spanish, French, German).
Cover regional topics (declared so on the website).
Can be published in more than one country.
Can be indexed by Web of Science or Scopus.
Editorial board members are from different countries.
Or if the information is written on webpage.
International The information is written on webpage.
International publisher (Elsevier, Wiley, OUP, Springer …).
International language (English, Spanish, French, German).
Indexed by Web of Science or Scopus.
International editorial board.
Table 3. Forestry journals across continents (n = 451*).
Continent No. of journals* % No. of big international publishers** and no. of published journals
Europe (incl. Russia) 189 41.7% 6 / 61
Asia 170 37.5%
South America 40 8.9%
North America 37 8.2% 3 / 13
Africa 10 2.2%
Australia and Oceania 7 1.5% 1 / 2
* Two journals recorded are published by two publishers from different countries/continent and were therefore counted twice.
** Big international publishers is understood to be a publisher that does not belong to research organization or professional union and it publishes more than one journal.
Table 4. Geographical coverage of forestry journals.
Type No. of journals* %
National 250 55.5%
National/Regional 51 11.3%
National/International 25 5.5%
Regional 32 7.1%
Regional/International 11 2.4%
International 82 18.2%
* Two journals are published by two publishers from different countries.
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Fig. 1. Language of forestry journals (n = 451).