Journal profile · Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Herba Polonica
ISSN 0018-0599 · eISSN 2449-8343 · Instytut Roslin i Przetworow Zielarskich · Poland
Herba Polonica: fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Herba Polonica is published by Instytut Roslin i Przetworow Zielarskich. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.9%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Plant chemical constituents analysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.6%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q3 | 85/115 | 26th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 576/736 | 21st |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 432/541 | 20th |
| Pharmacology | Q4 | 264/328 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 194 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 364 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 356 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 437 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 479 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 502 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instytut Roslin i Przetworow Zielarskich
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0018-0599
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-8343
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Herba Polonica
How long does peer review take at Herba Polonica?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Which databases index Herba Polonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Herba Polonica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Herba Polonica open access, and what is the APC?
Herba Polonica is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .