Journal profile
Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation
ISSN 2081-3767 · eISSN 2392-2656 · Fundacja Pedagagium · Poland
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Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation is published by Fundacja Pedagagium. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation is the free scientific forum bringing together materials that range from the theory supporting social rehabilitation operations, institutional as well as non-institutional. The Journal presents results of scientific research in the range of wide spectrum of phenomena related to social prevention and rehabilitation in a way that integrates different scientific disciplines. The Journal provides a publishing platform for the work of young scientists entering the world of humanities and social sciences as post-graduate students or as academics in public and private universities, both here and abroad. The Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation represents a ‘bridge’ between the world of science and the world of practice. Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation gathers scholarly articles that include theoretical studies, research, analyses, reviews, reports from conferences and scientific meetings, as well as information on events concerning events of a scientific nature (e.g. scientific advances).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 10, United States 2, Czechia 1, Romania 1, Croatia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences22.4%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences15%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences5.4%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.1%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences4%
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
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 68 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 46 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 32 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | PLN 2,900 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | PLN 2,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 2,500 | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- article without signed agreements and payment
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two independent reviewers, preceded by formal internal editorial review. Model summary
Texts submitted to the Editorial Board undergo a formal assessment (internal editorial review) and are then reviewed by two independent reviewers (so-called double-blind peer review).
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatKeywords: 3–5; Reference style: Author–date; Not considered: article without signed agreements and payment.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesPLN 2,900 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Fundacja Pedagagium
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2081-3767
- Electronic ISSN
- 2392-2656
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation
How long does peer review take at Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (10), United States (2) and Czechia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation 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, 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: .