Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series
ISSN 2080-7686 · eISSN 2300-8490 · Sciendo · Poland
Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series is published by Sciendo 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 Integrated Water Resources Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Climate variability and models, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Why subscribe and read multidisciplinary journal; peer-reviewed by two-three reviewers, including at least one international expert high level of research (only original papers published) and edition; important source of up-to-date research in field of physical geography; both printed and electronic versions available; free of charge access; Why submit high level of science; peer-reviewed byacknowledged international and national experts; fast process of reviewing and editing; language correction by native speaker; clear and simple editing rules; color printing available; Publication fee Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series is funded by the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. For this reason, publication in the Journal is free of charge. Journal Indexes Web of Science - Clarivate Analytics (Journal Impact Factor 2025 - 0.9, Five Year - 1.0, JCI 2025 - 0.17) Scopus (CiteScore 2025 - 1.4, SJR 2025 - 0.281, SNIP 2025 - 0.493) Index Copernicus 2023: 170 Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education - 40 points Rejection Rate 40% Average time taken for preliminary evaluation of article: 2 daysAverage time taken for review of manuscript: 25 daysAverage time taken for publication of article: 147 days
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Editor-in-chief Rajmund PrzybylakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 17, Czechia 2, United States 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.9%
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 | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceGeoRefPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, OCLC, Semantic Scholar, Index Copernicus, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 22Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 48 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Policy
No publication fee; journal funded by Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Model summary
The journal offers access to the contents in the open access system on the principles of license Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0). Dear readers and authors. Please be advised that the articles published before the 22nd Issue are licensed under the CC BY NC ND license - it is out of date, from the 22nd issue all articles are published under the CC BY NC license. This is an open-access journal which …
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2080-7686
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-8490
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography, Physical. 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 Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series?
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 1.4, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (17), Czechia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Geography-Physical Geography Series 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: .