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Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus
ISSN 1644-0765 · Publishing House of the University of Agriculture in Krakow · Poland
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus is published by Publishing House of the University of Agriculture in Krakow and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Integrated Water Resources Management, Geology and Environmental Impact Studies and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 52.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
“Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus” is an interdisciplinary academic journal publishing original research articles, review articles, and methodological papers addressing the functioning, transformation, and protection of the environment. The journal gives particular attention to processes occurring in aquatic environments, including their monitoring, use, protection, and management, as well as to research in water engineering, environmental engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Its scope also includes analyses of relationships among water resources, soils, geological conditions, landforms, land use, anthropogenic pressures, atmospheric processes, and climate change. The journal publishes field, laboratory, modelling, and geospatial studies, including spatial analyses, comparative research, and investigations of long-term environmental change. Articles that provide new scientific insights and demonstrate the broader environmental, methodological, or comparative relevance of their findings are particularly encouraged. Articles are published in Polish and English. All manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review. Submission guidelines and information on publication ethics are available in the For authors and Ethical principles sections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science28.8%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Waste Management and Environmental ImpactEngineering4.5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science3%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 873 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 53 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 53 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 113 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 86 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 750 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- editorialGeneral and technical requirements for the submissions Length of the paper including tables, figures and photographs should not exceed 12 pages of the A4 format…main text ≤ 350 words · abstract ≤ 350 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Procedures for handling ghost-writing, guest authorship, plagiarism, and self-plagiarism. Model summary
In order to prevent cases of scientific misconduct the Editorial Board has procedures in place to deal with cases of “Ghost-writing”, “Guest Authorship”, “Plagiarism” and “Self-plagiarism”.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
All papers published in Acta Sci Pol. journal Formatio Circumiectus series are available under an open access license (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two reviewers. Model summary
All papers are reviewed by two reviewers in a double-blind review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preliminary review by scientific editor or topic editor. Model summary
All papers undergo a preliminary review by the scientific editor or topic editor in order to verify whether they fall within the subject matter and the editorial standards of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Publishing House of the University of Agriculture in Krakow
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 1644-0765
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus
What CAS zone is Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectus is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .