Archives of Environmental Protection

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.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 520.00 EUR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Hazardous Compounds in Urban Pm in the Central Part of Upper Silesia (Poland) in Winter

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Wioletta, Barbara, Krysztof

• Effectiveness in the Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Industrial Wastewater by Ultrafiltration Technique

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Marzena, Maria

• The Assessment of the Surface Water Quality Using the Water Pollution Index: A Case Study of the Timok River (The Danube River Basin), Serbia

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Jovana, Dragana, Ana

• Impact of the Tillage System on the Soil Enzymatic Activity

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Elżbieta, Agnieszka

• Photocatalytic, Sonolytic and Sonophotocatalytic Degradation of 4-Chloro-2-Nitro Phenol

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Anoop, Harmanpreet, Divya

• Biosorption of Pb(II) and Zn(II) by Extracellular Polymeric Substance (Eps) of Rhizobium Radiobacter: Equilibrium, Kinetics and Reuse Studies

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Lili, Jixian, Zhonglin, Xiaowei, Fang

• Phytotoxicity of Sodium Chloride Towards Common Duckweed (Lemna Minor L.) and Yellow Lupin (Lupinus Luteus L.)

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Łukasz, Agnieszka I., Barbara

• Benzene and Toluene Removal by Carbon Nanotubes from Aqueous Solution

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Bijan, Mohammad, Alimorad, Hamidreza

• Trace Metals in Soils and Several Brassicaceae Plant Species from Serpentine Sites of Serbia

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Gordana M., Nevena Lj., Ahmed F., Boško A., Tomica D., Marjan S.

• The Investigation of Mercury Contents in Polish Coal Samples

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Michał, Rafał, Zbigniew