Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Geographia Polonica
ISSN 0016-7282 · eISSN 2300-7362 · Polska Akademia Nauk
Geographia Polonica: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geographia Polonica is published by Polska Akademia Nauk and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanization and City Planning, Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland and Integrated Water Resources Management, together about 29.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geographia Polonica aspires to be a prominent multidisciplinary geographical journal, publishing original scientific papers that present up-to-date findings in socio-economic and physical geography. The journal covers, among other areas, spatial planning and development, urban and cultural studies, climatology, geomorphology, soil science, and biogeography, with a particular focus on Poland and Europe, especially Central and Eastern Europe. To maintain high scientific standards, the journal engages esteemed international and national specialists as reviewers. Submissions are evaluated based on the validity of their research methodologies, and articles are selected solely on the basis of research quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Stanisław LESZCZYCKIPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Poland 3, United Kingdom 2, France 2, Sweden 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences12.7%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities8.5%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.6%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
WoS Core Citation IndexPublisher website
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)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 852 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 92 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 57 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 199 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
APA style formatting for citations and references Model summary
From 2020, the editors of Geographia Polonica use APA style formatting for citations and references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Common Attribution CC BY 4.0 licence Model summary
Authors' submission of papers to the Geographia Polonica journal are taken to confirm their granting of the author's or authors' express consent for the free publication of their papers by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS in print and electronic formats and on the open Internet under a Creative Common Attribution CC BY 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 licence without embargo period. Model summary
Papers are published on the open Internet under a Creative Common Attribution CC BY 4.0 licence without embargo period.
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
- Polska Akademia Nauk
- ISSN
- 0016-7282
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-7362
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geographia Polonica
What CAS zone is Geographia Polonica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geographia Polonica is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geographia Polonica?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 28.
What are the manuscript requirements of Geographia Polonica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 3–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Geographia Polonica based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Poland (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geographia Polonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geographia Polonica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geographia Polonica open access, and what is the APC?
Geographia Polonica 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: .