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Polish Polar Research

Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research · Poland

ISSN0138-0338eISSN2081-8262
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.34
H-Indexi
43
SNIPi
0.251
Total Worksi
803
Total Citationsi
9,675
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.65
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Description 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. Polish Polar Research is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Cold Regions Bibliography, Antarctic Literature, Geological Abstracts, Polish Scientific Journals Contents - Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Quarterly Review, and Zoological Record. Journal Metrics: Impact Factor 2022 : 1.3 CiteScore metrics from Scopus 2022: 2.4 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2022: 0.288 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2022: 0.512 Submit your article Human dimension of polar research. Psychological studies in Arctic and Antarctic stations CALL FOR PAPERS Polish Polar Research invites submissions for the Special Issue devoted to psychological research conducted in polar stations and during polar expeditions. They should focus on the psychological dimension of polar research, emphasizing that polar exploration and long-term station-based research are not only technical and environmental enterprises, but fundamentally human endeavors conducted under extreme conditions. Click the Invitation for more information. Invitation (click here): Human dimension of polar research FRAUD NOTICE We have been made aware of certain fraudulent activities that have been claiming to represent Polish Polar Research . These activities include a fake, predatory website and unsolicited emails. The aim of the fraud is to trick suspected authors/researchers into believing they are communicating with a journal editor in order to obtain their personal information, scientific results and/or money. Polish Polar Research ’s name, logo

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications803
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewPeer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Polar Research
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0138-0338 / 2081-8262
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
18
134
2019
14
102
2020
22
114
2021
18
60
2022
17
45
2023
17
23
2024
15
5
2025
8
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ3
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPolar Research and EcologyClimate change and permafrostCryospheric studies and observationsMarine Biology and Ecology Research

Frequently asked questions about Polish Polar Research

Is Polish Polar Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polish Polar Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Polish Polar Research?

Polish Polar Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.65.

Is Polish Polar Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polish Polar Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Polish Polar Research?

Description 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. Polish Polar Research is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Cold Regions Bibliography, Antarctic Literature, Geolog

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref