Journal profile
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae
ISSN 2543-8832 · eISSN 2545-0999 · Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego · Poland
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae is published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We would like to invite you to publish scientific research results in the journal Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae in terms of the widely undersytood botany, zoology, experimental biology and ecology. In addition, the review articles and books, short communications, reports from scientific meeting, biographical notes and reports on the events of the past year are accepted to print. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae is a scientific journal with the aim of science promotion in the fields of biology, both in Poland and abroad.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Poland 10, Slovakia 3, Ukraine 2, Mainland China 1, Italy 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 31 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 41 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
Article types accepted8
- biographical notesbiographical notesLength not stated
- book reviewsbook reviewsLength not stated
- events of the past yearevents of the past yearLength not stated
- original research paperscontains only original, previously unpublished research papers in the field of botany, zoology, experimental biology, ecologyLength not stated
- original, previously unpublished scientific articlesOriginal, previously unpublished scientific articles in the fields of botany and algology, mycology, zoology, experimental biology, environmental biology and co…Length not stated
- reports from conferencesreports from conferencesLength not stated
- review articlesand review articlesLength not stated
- short communicationsshort communicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright
- Authorship
No fees for publishing. Model summary
Publishing in the journal is free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons BY NC ND license. Model summary
The submission of a paper to be published means the author’s agreement to transfer free of charge the copyright from the author to the publisher. The author also agrees to permit the publisher to publish the paper in printed form, open access online form, digital library form and other digital platforms with which the publisher has or will have a publishing agreement. The author agrees to not limi…
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
- Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2543-8832
- Electronic ISSN
- 2545-0999
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae
How long does peer review take at Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (10), Slovakia (3) and Ukraine (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae open access, and what is the APC?
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .