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Archives of Environmental Protection

Abbreviation (ISO):ARCH ENVIRON PROT
Country: Poland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.39•SCImago Rank: #14,456•Identifier (ISSN):0324-8461(Print)/2083-4810(Online)•Articles / Year: 42•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,749 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.8
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate28.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
42articles/year
95.49% Gold OA•90.24% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.489)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.689)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.12)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology84%Chemistry82.4%Environmental science80.9%Engineering78.2%Organic chemistry68.7%Ecology68.7%Geology59.2%Environmental chemistry46.6%Waste management46.6%Physics45%Environmental engineering37.4%Materials science35.1%Geography32.8%Paleontology27.1%Biochemistry27.1%Metallurgy23.7%Quantum mechanics22.9%Genetics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #14,456Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.39

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
34

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.86

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,749 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations264
3-Year Documents128
Citable Documents128

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
PL DEFILAD 1, WARSZAWA, POLAND, 00-901
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
324/395Q4
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
345/395Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—346
20251.34626
20241.445117
20231.542110
20221.48938220
20211.68937192
20201.1246374
2019—48470
2018—45399
2017—43786
2016—47965
2015—47783
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Environmental Protection

WoS Q4
01122020202120222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 28.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01