Polish Journal of Ecology

Aims & Scope

POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY (formerly Ekologia polska) publishes original scientific research papers dealing with all aspects of ecology: both fundamental and applied, physiological ecology, evolutionary ecology, ecology of population, community, ecosystem, landscape as well as global ecology.

There is no bias regarding taxons, ecosystems or geographical regions.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.192

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21698

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

---

---

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 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.

---

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.

• Free-Ranging Domestic Dogs (<i>Canis familiaris</i>) in Central Poland: Density, Penetration Range and Diet Composition

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Dagny, Jakub

• Phytoplankton Metric of Ecological Status Assessment for Polish Lakes and Its Performance along Nutrient Gradients

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Andrzej, Agnieszka

• The Effects of Urbanization — Small Mammal Communities in a Gradient of Human Pressure in Warsaw City, Poland

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Tomasz, Miłosława, Alicja, Agnieszka, Anna, Michał

• Predicting Current and Future Invasion of Solidago canadensis: a Study from China

  Citation: 21

  Authors:

• Impacts of Mowing, Grazing and Edge Effect on Orthoptera of Submontane Grasslands: Perspectives for Biodiversity Protection

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Stanislav, Monika, Jan, Tomáš

• Effect of Tree Layer and Microsite on the Variability of Natural Regeneration in Autochthonous Beech Forests

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Zdeněk, Stanislav, Vilém, Lukáš, Igor, Waren Keith, Daniel, Jan, Jiří, Ivo

• The Role of Spatial Distribution of Faeces in Coyote Scent Marking Behaviour

  Citation: 17

  Authors:

• Leaf Morphology Shift of Three Dominant Species along Altitudinal Gradient in an Alpine Meadow of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Mengying, Jianxun, Kesi, Ruixin, Yuehua, Xiaoting, Duo, Xinqing

• Nitrogen Deposition Influences the Allelopathic Effect of an Invasive Plant on the Reproduction of a Native Plant: <i>Solidago canadensis versus</i> <i>Pterocypsela laciniata</i>

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Congyan, Jun, Hongguang, Jiawei, Daolin

• Ecological Niche Modeling of Invasive Plant Species According to Invasion Status and Management Needs: The Case of<i>Chromolaena odorata</i>(Asteraceae) in South Africa

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Mario Ernesto, Enrique, José Luis, Francisco J.

---