Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Ginekologia Polska
ISSN 0017-0011 · eISSN 2543-6767 · Via Medica · POLAND · Monthly · Founded 1922
Ginekologia Polska: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.57; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 98 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 144 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ginekologia Polska is published by Via Medica and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Gynecological conditions and treatments and Uterine Myomas and Treatments, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It is a monthly scientific, peer-review journal covering a broad spectrum of topics in gynecology. The Journal presents original articles, review articles, clinical vignettes, letters to the editor and other papers within the field of gynecology, obstetrics, gynecologic oncology and other, directly related areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Agnieszka Barbara Drosdzol-CopPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 45, United Kingdom 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Germany 1 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine9.7%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine5.5%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, CNKI, Crossref, Arianta, CNKI (China National Knowledge Index), Index Copernicus, Polish Medical Library (GBL), Polish Scientific Bibliography (PBN), Polindex, ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), SJR (Scimago Journal & Country Rank), Urlichs' Periodicals Directory
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
- 1.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 456OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,035 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 94 | 3 |
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | 123 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 200 |
| 2023 | 154 | 154 | 460 |
| 2022 | 219 | 219 | 924 |
| 2021 | 212 | 212 | 1,461 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 163 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 167 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 275 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (282 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 | EUR 600 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 400 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 390 / EUR 790 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 390
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- case reports
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- clinical vignettes (cvs)Clinical vignettes (CVs) The goal of this category is to present brief reports of highly informative cases illustrated with interesting images accompanied by de…Length not stated
- editorialP or by Authors invited by the Editors. Editorials should not exceed 1500 words, excluding references. An abstract and key words are not remain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialsEditorials are articles written by the Editors of GP or by Authors invited by the Editors.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor are intended for submission of clinical observations.Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles Articles should be written in proper, grammatical English, following the order: introduction, objectives, material and methods, results, discu…Length not stated
- review papersReview papers Articles should include: introduction with justification of the selected topic, description of the current state of knowledge, summary, references…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed; AI tools cannot be co-authors. Model summary
Authors are required to disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including generative models, at any stage of manuscript preparation, data analysis, or the development of accompanying materials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflicts of interest must be disclosed. Model summary
Authors must disclose all actual or potential conflicts of interest related to the submitted manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required for certain article types. Model summary
Authors should indicate whether the source data underlying the submitted manuscript are available to other researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Funding sources must be disclosed. Model summary
Authors are requested to indicate all sources of funding associated with the submitted study, including grants, subsidies, institutional funds, or other forms of support.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
By sending the manuscript with figures and charts Authors declare it has been neither published nor submitted for publication elsewhere (excluding abstracts of 250 words or less). Figures or tables that have been published elsewhere must be identified, and written permission of the original copyright owner must be provided. Such responsibility lies entirely with the Authors and PGS and its Publish…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Articles published on-line are open access and available under Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercially.In justified cases CC-BY licence may alternatively be gran…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review since March 2020; ICMJE and COPE compliance; Declaration of Helsinki required; ethics committee approval and informed consent required; plagiarism/fabrication prohibited; AI use must be disclosed; data availability statement required; author contributions required; funding a Model summary
All registered manuscripts undergo preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Office. If the manuscript is prepared against guidelines, is written in poor English and/or addresses non-related topic, it will be rejected without review. If manuscript meets all merit and formal requirements, it is deemed eligible for a review by at least two independent reviewers. Reviewers know the authors' identity (s…
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
- Via Medica
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Polish, English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1922
- ISSN
- 0017-0011
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-6767
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 97, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Ginekologia Polska
What CAS zone is Ginekologia Polska in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ginekologia Polska is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ginekologia Polska?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.57; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Ginekologia Polska?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 45–163 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Ginekologia Polska?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Ginekologia Polska based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (45), United Kingdom (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ginekologia Polska?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ginekologia Polska is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ginekologia Polska open access, and what is the APC?
Ginekologia Polska is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .