| 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. | ||
Fig. 1. Language of forestry journals (n = 451).