| Discipline | Wood science, forest products, materials science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Dr. Kenji Umemura |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1955–present |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (Springer Japan) for the Japan Wood Research Society (Japan) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 2.2 (2023) | |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1435-0211 (print) 1611-4663 (web) |
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Journal of Wood Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Japan on behalf of the Japan Wood Research Society. It provides an international forum for basic and applied research in wood and wood-based materials, including chemistry, physics, biology, forest products, pulp and paper, biomass, and construction. The journal was established in 1955. [1]
The current editor-in-chief is Professor Kenji Umemura of Kyoto University. [2]
The journal has an impact factor of 2.2 for 2023, with a 5‑year impact factor of 2.5, ranking in the first quartile (Q1) of the “Materials Science, Paper & Wood” category. [3] [4] It is indexed in the major bibliographic databases including Scopus, Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, and Google Scholar.