Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Problemy Ekorozwoju
ISSN 1895-6912 · eISSN 2080-1971 · Politechnika Lubelska
Problemy Ekorozwoju: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Problemy Ekorozwoju is published by Politechnika Lubelska 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 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development and Environmental Management and Business and Economic Development, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
„Problemy Ekorozwoju” / „Problems of Sustainable Development” is a peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary half-yearly journal published in English language by Lublin University of Technology, in an electronic version. The articles presented in this journal concern sustainable development problematics from the fields (categories) of multidisciplinary sciences, environmental engineering, energy, social sciences, sociology and philosophy, economics, legal sciences and environmental science. The journal publishes in open access formula under the Creative Commons Attribution licence – CC BY 4.0 Int. (until 2023 inclusive CC BY-SA). Since 2008 the journal's articles are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases. Since 2025 also in DOAJ (more) Publisher: Lublin University of Technology Frequency: Half-year Topics: multidisciplinary sciences, environmental engineering, energy, social sciences, sociology, philosophy, economics, legal sciences, environmental science License: CC BY 4.0 Int. ISSN: 2080-1971 (Online) ISSN: 1895-6912 (Print) DOI: 10.35784/preko MNiSW: 40
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science12%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
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 | Environmental Studies | 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 Studies | 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 Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 1.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 11 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 131 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 283 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 159 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 395 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 668 |
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 26 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Each work in this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0 Int.).
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
- Politechnika Lubelska
- ISSN
- 1895-6912
- Electronic ISSN
- 2080-1971
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Problemy Ekorozwoju
What CAS zone is Problemy Ekorozwoju in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Problemy Ekorozwoju is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. 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 Problemy Ekorozwoju?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 20.
What are the manuscript requirements of Problemy Ekorozwoju?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Problemy Ekorozwoju?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Problemy Ekorozwoju is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Problemy Ekorozwoju open access, and what is the APC?
Problemy Ekorozwoju 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .