Journal profile · Geology
Acta Geologica Polonica
ISSN 0001-5709 · eISSN 2300-1887 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Geological Sciences · POLAND · Quarterly
Acta Geologica Polonica: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9; fully open access; median 111 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Geologica Polonica is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Geological Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Geology and Environmental Impact Studies, together about 45.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Geologica Polonica publishes original and review papers on all aspects of basic geology, with particular focus on sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, regional geology, structural geology, and regional petrography. All papers are published in English.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Geology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences22.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences14.8%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 522OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,571 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 42 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 79 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 65 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 93 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Geological Sciences
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Polish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0001-5709
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-1887
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Geologica Polonica
What CAS zone is Acta Geologica Polonica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Geologica Polonica is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Geologica Polonica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.9; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Acta Geologica Polonica?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 65–159 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Geologica Polonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Geologica Polonica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Geologica Polonica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Geologica Polonica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .