Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Bulletin of the Section of Logic
ISSN 0138-0680 · eISSN 2449-836X · Department of Logic, University of Lodz · Poland
Bulletin of the Section of Logic: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Section of Logic is published by Department of Logic, University of Lodz and is classed under Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Algebra and Logic, Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge and Logic, programming, and type systems, together about 60.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and ScopeThe Bulletin of the Section of Logic (BSL) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published with the support of the Lodz University Press. The BSL was founded in 1972 by Ryszard Wójcicki, Head of the Section of Logic of the Polish Academy of Sciences, then based in Wrocław, as a newsletter-journal designed for the exchange of scientific results among members of the Section with their national and international partners and colleagues. The first editor-in-chief of the BSL was Jan Zygmunt, who supervised the editorial process of the first six issues of the journal. In 1973 the role was taken over by Marek Tokarz. From 1975 to 2018 the journal was managed and edited by Grzegorz Malinowski. In 1992 the Department of Logic at the University of Łódź took over the publication from the Polish Academy of Sciences changing its policy into regular peer-reviewed journal. The aim of the Bulletin is to act as a forum for the prompt wide dissemination of original, significant results in logic through rapid publication. The BSL welcomes especially contributions dealing directly with logical calculi, their methodology, application and algebraic interpretations. Amount of research and review articles which were published last year: 19 By the decision of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Bulletin of the Section of Logic is included in the list of ranked scientific journals and is currently awarded 70 points (January 2025). The review process is arranged by a single blind system. Every text is subject to at least two external peer-reviews. Open Access PolicyAll articles are published in Open Access and use open license CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution – Non-Commercial – No Derivative Works). Privacy policyThe names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editor-in-chief Andrzej INDRZEJCZAKPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Poland 6, France 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science25.1%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science22.6%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science12.6%
- Fuzzy and Soft Set TheoryDecision Sciences7.1%
- Rough Sets and Fuzzy LogicComputer Science6.8%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science3.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology3%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science2.5%
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)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 58 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 29 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 515 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The Author grants the University of Lodz, represented by the Lodz University Press, a non-exclusive license to exercise economic copyrights to the Work in all fields of exploitation, as stipulated in the Copyright and Related Rights Act of February 4th, 1994, and open access, including the regulations of the Creative Commons license. The granted licence also includes the right to grant sublicenses…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access policy: electronic version fully available on the website (Current Issue and Archives); print version available via paid subscription. Model summary
The electronic version of the journal is fully available on the website in Open Access: Current Issue and Archives
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
- Department of Logic, University of Lodz
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0138-0680
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-836X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Section of Logic
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Section of Logic in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Section of Logic?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 the Section of Logic?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX; Cover letter: Required. 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 the Section of Logic based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (6), France (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of the Section of Logic?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Section of Logic is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bulletin of the Section of Logic open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Section of Logic 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .