Journal profile · LAW
Polish Yearbook of International Law
ISSN 0554-498X · eISSN 2957-1510 · Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Yearbook of International Law: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Yearbook of International Law is published by Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, European and International Law Studies and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The focus of the Yearbook is on public and private international law as well as European law, with a preference for Central Eastern European scholarship and manuscripts which focus on the region. Each volume of the PYIL also includes a selection of texts on the Polish practice in public international law and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 9, Germany 3, France 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences20.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences15.4%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences8.9%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences7.1%
- International Law and AviationSocial Sciences6.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.7%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
e-Biblioteka Prawnicza, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) PLUS, Polish and Italian (category A) lists of scientific journalsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 40Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 219 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
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 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
All articles published in the Polish Yearbook of International Law are available under the CC-BY license Model summary
All articles published in the Polish Yearbook of International Law are available under the CC-BY license
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
- Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 0554-498X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2957-1510
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Yearbook of International Law
What CAS zone is Polish Yearbook of International Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Yearbook of International Law is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Polish Yearbook of International Law based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (9), Germany (3) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Polish Yearbook of International Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Yearbook of International Law is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Polish Yearbook of International Law open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Yearbook of International Law 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .