Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
ISSN 1230-1485 · eISSN 2083-5906 · HARD · POLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.54; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 115 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 510 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies is published by HARD 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 Heavy metals in environment, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Integrated Water Resources Management, together about 25.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
One of the most important challenges facing the contemporary scientific world are problems connected with environmental protection. Intensive development of industry and agriculture has led to a rise in living standards on one hand, but an increase in environmental degradation on the other. This degradation poses a direct threat to human health and life. Solving these ever-increasing problems which seriously endanger our civilization require the united efforts of scientists and field researchers of many branches. The "Polish Journal of Environmental Studies" publishes original papers and critical reviews on the following subjects: -Basic and applied environmental pollution research, including environmental engineering -Pollution control of atmospheric, water (marine and fresh), soil and biological materials -Determination of harmful substances, including their metabolic breakdown patterns -Analytical methods for metabolic breakdown patterns or other chemical degradation patterns in the environment and in biological samples -Development of new analytical methods, instruments and techniques for controlling pollutants -Circulation of pollutants in the environment and their effect on living organisms -Environmentally oriented catalysis -Hazards to human health and safety -Waste utilization and management -Land reclamation -Conference reports, scientific and technical reports and book reviews
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Regional Development and EnvironmentSocial Sciences5.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.1%
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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | 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
- 1.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,280OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 964LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,455 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 171 | 22 |
| 2025 | 510 | 510 | 479 |
| 2024 | 898 | 898 | 2,279 |
| 2023 | 540 | 540 | 2,506 |
| 2022 | 514 | 514 | 3,143 |
| 2021 | 421 | 421 | 3,205 |
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 Crossref · to
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 161 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 89 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (956 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)
- about 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- EUR 74
- Page charges
- EUR 37
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)
Article types accepted4
- articles describing original researchArticles describing original research;Length not stated
- invited, accelerated articlesInvited, accelerated articles, stimulating the up-to-data research;Length not stated
- reviewsReviews, which should be a critical evaluation of the current stage of research on a particular facet of environmental problems;Length not stated
- short communicationShort Communication, also reporting original work, but shorter and more concise as regards the subject matter;Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality: accepted papers must not have been published elsewhere. Model summary
Papers accepted for publication must not have been published elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
This is an open-access journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: every article reviewed; Editorial Board with referees screens submissions. Model summary
Every article will be reviewed. The Editorial Board of the "Polish Journal of Environmental Studies", assisted by referees, will screen the submitted articles.
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
- HARD
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1230-1485
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-5906
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
What CAS zone is Polish Journal of Environmental Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. 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 Environmental Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.54; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Polish Journal of Environmental Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 85–161 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; 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 Environmental Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Polish Journal of Environmental Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .