Journal profile · ECOLOGY-GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Polish Polar Research
ISSN 0138-0338 · eISSN 2081-8262 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research · POLAND · Quarterly
Polish Polar Research: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Polar Research is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Polar Research and Ecology and Climate change and permafrost, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quarterly Polish Polar Research edited by the Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences is an international journal publishing original research articles presenting the results of studies carried out in polar regions. All papers are peer-reviewed and published in English. The Editorial Advisory Board includes renowned scientist from Poland and from abroad.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ECOLOGY-GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12%
- Polar Research and EcologyEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 804 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 45 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 62 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 116 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0138-0338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2081-8262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Polar Research
What CAS zone is Polish Polar Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Polar Research is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Polish Polar Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Polish Polar Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Polar Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Polar Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Polish Polar Research open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Polar Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .