POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY (formerly Ekologia polska) publishes original scientific papers dealing with all aspects of ecology: both fundamental and applied, physiological ecology, ecology of population, community, ecosystem, landscape as well as global ecology. There is no bias regards taxon, environment or geographical area.
The following types of papers are accepted:

Regular research papers are presenting the results of basic research and are limited usually to 30 normalised, typed pages including illustrations and references (see Instructions and Information for Authors). Special papers (limited to 50 pages) are dealing with a broad research programme, research synthesis or state-of-art in selected ecological problems.

Special section inside an issue containing several research papers dealing with the same problem can be also considered. In both cases, the authors should consult with Editor before submission.

Short research contributions or research notes (limited to 8-10 and 4-5 pages respectively) are presenting brief or specific research results, new methods, equipment, models, etc.

Comments - short papers ( up to 6 pages) containing the opinions and responses to already published articles in POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY or the contributions to current scientific discussion. They are published ( if necessary) together with reply of the respective author(s).

All types of papers are reviewed.
All papers are published exclusively in English.

POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY is published in four issues per year.

POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY has been selected (since 2002) by Institute of Scientific Information in Philadelphia for coverage in Current Contents (Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (CC/AB&ES) and Sciences Citation Index Expanded. POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY is also covered by: Ecological Abstracts, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, Zoological Record, NISC's FISHLIST/Fisheries Review, Life Sciences Collection (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), CAB Abstracts, Referativnyj Zhurnal and others. POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY is also indexed and abstracted in Elsevier BIOBASE (Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS). The contents and abstracts of current issues are also available in database of Polish Scientific Journals Contents (psjc.icm.edu.pl) and in database of Polish Technical Journals (baztech.icm.edu.pl)  and  Index Copernicus Int.( www.indexcopernicus.com). The contents, abstracts as well as the full texts (in pdf format) are available (free of charge) on website of Centre for Ecological Research: www.pol.j.ecol.cbe-pan.pl