Journal profile
Safety Fire Technology
ISSN 2657-8808 · eISSN 2658-0810 · Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection - National Research Institute · Poland
Safety Fire Technology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Safety Fire Technology is published by Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection - National Research Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fire dynamics and safety research, Safety and Risk Management and Fire Detection and Safety Systems, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
„Safety & Fire Technology“ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. SFT publishes the following types of articles: original scientific articles, preliminary reports, review articles and case studies. Its aim constitutes in supporting the knowledge transfer in Poland and abroad, promoting research results and innovative projects as well as providing education on safety. Journal thematic scope: fire dynamics and modelling fire protection systems and methods of fire prevention and mitigation fire investigation and risk analysis firefighting tactics, safety and technology fire safety legislation and education safety and civil protection hazards and environmental protection materials in environmental protection and fire hazards modern technologies in fire and environmental protection
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jacek ZboinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Poland 14, United States 3, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering29.6%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14.1%
- Fire Detection and Safety SystemsEngineering7.3%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering4.9%
- Industrial and Mining SafetyEngineering4.3%
- Education, Safety, and Science StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 55 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 107 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 62 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 103 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 76 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 71 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-SA | |
| OpenAlex | PLN 800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 800 | 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- review articleOriginal scientific article – describes the results of not yet published research and scientific experiments carried out by the author, or a team of scientists …Length not stated
- surveyOriginal scientific article – describes the results of not yet published research and scientific experiments carried out by the author, or a team of scientists …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI for text writing is forbidden; generative AI only for readability/language improvement. Model summary
We kindly remind you that the use of AI for text writing is forbidden. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies may be exploited only for improving readability and language of the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Offers media patronage for educational and scientific events. Model summary
Safety & Fire Technology offers promotion of educational and scientific events (projects). This regards to local, regional, national as well as nationwide and international events. We invite you to apply for SFT patronage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Articles without structured abstracts and with less than 2400 symbols including spaces will not be qualified for the reviewing process. Model summary
Articles without structured abstracts and with less than 2400 symbols including spaces will not be qualified for the reviewing process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Papers published online first after positive reviews and final acceptance. Model summary
We kindly remind you that all of the papers sent to SFT Journal are going to be published in on-line first mode. Each paper should obtain postive reviews and final acceptance before publishing.
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
- Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection - National Research Institute
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2657-8808
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-0810
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Safety Fire Technology
How long does peer review take at Safety Fire Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Safety Fire Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Safety Fire Technology based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (14), United States (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Safety Fire Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Safety Fire Technology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Safety Fire Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Safety Fire Technology 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .