颂颂 2023-07-21

How is this journal charged? Is it collected according to the official website's disclosed processing fee of 2600 CHF?

颂颂 2023-07-21

How is this journal charged? Is it based on the processing fee published on the official website?

民科来灌水了 2023-07-11

Instant submission, instant acceptance, less than a month, some reviewers' opinions are pertinent and helpful to the quality of the article, all three reviewers are efficient, it's great.

LudwigHeoi 2023-05-30

I submitted it in April. The teacher said it was a bit slower than before, but the final result is good! I hope the journal can continue to ensure the quality of the papers!

沐光而行 2023-05-27

Finally, published online on May 3rd.

沐光而行 2023-05-27

The final online event will take place on May 3rd.

小志 2023-04-29

Currently, research on land use direction has been revised and accepted, and is currently being proofread.
Submitted on March 2nd.
Minor revisions suggested on April 11th.
Accepted on April 23rd.

亲情树 2023-04-06

Hello, may I ask what does "但愿传言是假的" mean?

据说昵称可以保护个人隐私 2023-03-27

Three reviewers had few comments, but they greatly improved the quality of the paper, and it was accepted directly after revision. Thanks to the forests! Hopefully, the rumors are false, and I hope to be selected for SCI in June this year. I wish everyone good luck and continuous success in IF.

万子浩 2023-03-24

Just asking, does anyone know the maximum number of corresponding authors?

yxjbnu 2023-02-07

Submission: January 2, 2023
Review: January 3, 2023
Minor revision: February 4, 2023
Revision: February 6, 2023
Acceptance: February 7, 2023

First time submitting to MDPI journal, surprisingly fast, took 35 days from submission to acceptance. There were two reviewers, the first one, most likely foreign, provided feedback on January 16th, while the second one, from China, provided feedback on February 3rd, possibly due to the Chinese New Year holiday. Forests is relatively good in MDPI, with several good articles. However, the quality varies. Hopefully, the journal will maintain both speed and quality in the future and continue to improve.

eletpub 2023-01-28

What is the reputation of Forests? Let's discuss it together.

awang 2023-01-23

The reputation of MDPI is not good. Forests is one of the better journals in the MDPI publication. There are very few forestry journals, and it can be said that Forests is only second to top-tier journals like Forest Ecology and Management and two comprehensive forestry journals in Europe. Even the scope of submissions for Forests is broader. Many indicators of this journal should rank at the level of 15-20 among forestry journals, which is better than the median level of English forestry journals.

The editorial board of the journal consists of many renowned forestry scientists, including Chinese scientists. The quality of the papers can be said to be good and bad, with most of them being more biased towards the lower end.

Submission is very convenient and there are templates available. Reviewers recruited are also top-notch professionals in the field of forestry from around the world. The review process is also fast. However, the time given for reviewers to provide feedback and for authors to revise their manuscripts is extremely short. Usually, major revisions are given only 7 days, minor revisions 5 days, and the second round of minor revisions only 3 days. Even small adjustments are given only one day. In fact, such a short time frame does not allow for substantial modifications and improvements to the articles. Neither the second round of review by reviewers nor the authors' revisions can bring about significant improvements.

Compared to Chinese forestry journals, it seems to be similar to top Chinese forestry journals such as Forestry Science and the Journal of Beijing Forestry University. It can be said to be suitable for the level of Zone 3 in the classification table. This year, it has been upgraded to Zone 2.

It is more suitable for papers of average quality, and it feels like many papers that are expected to be published quickly can be submitted to this journal.

mindset 2022-12-27

The journal is very responsible and fast. The review comments are very detailed, and the response to the comments is three pages long. The speed is fast, and the quality is also quite high! Support Forests, hope it continues to improve.

UP UP UP冲冲冲 2022-10-16

First time writing review comments, can everyone show me how to write review comments?

Dryad 2022-09-30

2000 CHF, pay directly with credit card. If settled, the system will automatically settle it for you, without exchanging foreign currency.

luoyongjian 2022-09-27

8.24 submitted
9.10 received review comments, minor revisions
9.13 responded with revised version received
9.15 pending editor decision
9.23 accepted
9.27 proofreading
Overall, the process was quite fast, from submission to acceptance in 29 days. However, with the current increase in the exchange rate of the US dollar, the publication fee feels a bit expensive. Nevertheless, I am grateful to forests for giving me my first paper in a Q1 SCI journal, even though it is in the JCR Q1 category.

UP UP UP冲冲冲 2022-09-14

Can the communication author's email be changed after submission without the teacher's knowledge?

真锤 2022-09-08

Received an invitation for an article in February. Happened to have some data on hand. Started processing the data and writing in April, but forgot about it and put it aside for a month in May. Submitted it on June 14th and received feedback in early July. After making the revisions, waited for a week and it was accepted directly on August 16th. Went online on August 18th. In summary, two words describe it: fast and expensive!

桐老师 2022-07-20

The second day after editing, the revised version was submitted for review. The major revisions were provided within 20 days, with a total of 13 comments from two reviewers. The revised version was accepted later that day. The handling fee is 2000 Swiss Francs. The speed is fast and highly recommended. The statement in the journal description about 12 weeks is inaccurate.

金色 2022-07-20

The review process was fast, and the editor was very diligent and responsible. The overall experience involved major revisions, minor revisions, minor revisions, and finally acceptance. The suggestions provided by the reviewers were very professional and targeted. In the final proofreading stage, the editor even helped to make some grammar corrections, which was very nice.

祺祺来啦 2022-07-15

5.6 Submission; 5.7 Entered external review; One month of external review ended, major revisions, resubmission-minor revisions, entered waiting for editorial decision. The editorial team provided two rounds of minor revisions, totaling four reviews and four revisions, and accepted it in early July. The journal editor and academic editor were very responsible, providing feedback and guiding solutions, which greatly improved the quality of the article and had a significant impact on my learning! Thank you very much!

张述斌 2022-06-27

Hello, do you know how to pay for the layout fee? Can I use a credit card to directly pay in Chinese yuan without exchanging other forms of currency?

yizhizou 2022-06-22

Forests is a very good journal with a fast review process, which allowed me to have my first SCI paper!!! It took less than two months from start to finish.

zsbtaru 2022-06-21

Teacher, hello. I would like to ask where I can find the review comments for the first round of Forests. I have been unable to locate them. I have only found the "Reply to Reviewers" section.

埃尔法贝塔 2022-06-11

I personally think it is not necessary to keep it, as the last round of major repairs has already been reviewed. Only the minor repair marks need to be retained.

Pluto1999 2022-06-11

Hello! I would like to ask, should the modifications made during minor revisions be kept along with the track changes of major revisions?

wangyang1989 2022-06-01

The speed is fast, the reviewers are very serious and responsible. It went through a major revision once, a minor revision once, and took a total of twenty days.

丸子呼 2022-05-13

0303 submit
0303 under review
0411 minor (3d)
0418 resubmitted
0419 pending editor decision
0426 minor (1d)
0426 resubmitted
0426 accepted
MDPI is indeed fast, thanks to forests for giving me my first SCI article!

Pluto1999 2022-05-10

Like me... I'm starting to feel a little anxious.