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Archives of Environmental Protection

Polska Akademia Nauk · Poland · Est. 2011

ISSN2083-4772eISSN2083-4810

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.39

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.7

SNIPi

0.423

Total Worksi

610

Total Citationsi

5,758

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Archives of Environmental Protection is the oldest Polish scientific journal of international scope that publishes articles on engineering and environmental protection. The quarterly has been published by the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences since 1975. The journal has served as a forum for the exchange of views and ideas among scientists. It has become part of scientific life in Poland and abroad. The quarterly publishes the results of research and scientific inquiries by best specialists hereby becoming an important pillar of science. The journal facilitates better understanding of environmental risks to humans and ecosystems and it also shows the methods for their analysis as well as trends in the search of effective solutions to minimize these risks.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications610

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Polska Akademia Nauk

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2083-4772 / 2083-4810

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

466

2019

366

2020

188

2021

205

2022

102

2023

105

2024

2025

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heavy metals in environmentIntegrated Water Resources ManagementAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalPhosphorus and nutrient managementWater Treatment and DisinfectionBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesAir Quality and Health ImpactsExtraction and Separation ProcessesWater Quality and Pollution Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Environmental Protection

Is Archives of Environmental Protection a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Environmental Protection: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Environmental Protection?

Archives of Environmental Protection 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7.

Is Archives of Environmental Protection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Environmental Protection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.