Journal profile · Ecology
Polish Journal of Ecology
ISSN 1505-2249 · eISSN 2450-1395 · Polish Academy of Sciences · POLAND · Quarterly
Polish Journal of Ecology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; fully open access; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Journal of Ecology is published by Polish Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY (formerly Ekologia polska) publishes original scientific research papers dealing with all aspects of ecology: both fundamental and applied, physiological ecology, evolutionary ecology, ecology of population, community, ecosystem, landscape as well as global ecology. There is no bias regarding taxons, ecosystems or geographical regions.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 349OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,148 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2 | 67 |
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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1505-2249
- Electronic ISSN
- 2450-1395
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Journal of Ecology
What CAS zone is Polish Journal of Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Journal of Ecology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Polish Journal of Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Polish Journal of Ecology?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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.
Which databases index Polish Journal of Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Journal of Ecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Polish Journal of Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Journal of Ecology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .