"Prawne Problemy Górnictwa i Ochrony Środowiska" (PPGiOŚ) [title in English:  "Legal Issues in Mining and Environmental Protection") continues the tradition of Prawne Problemy Górnictwa [Legal Problems of Mining], the last issue of which was published in 1995 and whose editorial work was carried out by members of the Department of Mining and Environmental Law.

The Journal provides a forum for scholarly exchange and the sharing of practical experience among researchers and practitioners engaged in the broad field of environmental law. The primary criteria for publication are the scientific merit of a submission and its consistency with the Journal’s profile and scope.

Since Issue 2/2026, the Journal has published articles exclusively in English in order to foster international scholarly cooperation and to enhance the accessibility of research findings to the global academic community.

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Effectiveness of remedial measures within waste management
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Restorative justice in environmental law – conceptual and normative foundations
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Enhancing energy performance of buildings in the EU in the era of digitalisation: Legal challenges and solutions for the national authorities of the EU Member States
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Brown bear in the legal system of the Slovak Republic – monitoring, protection, responsibility
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Announcements
Aktualna punktacja

2024-01-19

Czasopismo Prawne Problemy Górnictwa i Ochrony Środowiska znajduje się w wykazie czasopism naukowych i recenzowanych materiałów z konferencji międzynarodowych zgodnie z Komunikatem Ministra Edukacji i Nauki w sprawie wykazu czasopism naukowych i recenzowanych materiałów z konferencji międzynarodowych z dnia 5 stycznia 2024 r. z przypisaną liczbą – 40 pkt.

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PUNKTY

2023-07-18

Miło nam poinformować, że czasopismo Prawne Problemy Górnictwa i Ochrony Środowiska znajduje się w wykazie czasopism naukowych i recenzowanych materiałów z konferencji międzynarodowych zgodnie z Komunikatem Ministra z dnia 17 lipca 2023 r. z przypisaną liczbą – 70 pkt.

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SCORE

2021-12-02

We are pleased to announce that the Legal Mining Problems and Environmental Protection journal is included in the list of scientific journals and  reviewed materials from international conferences published by the Communication of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of December 1, 2021 with the assigned number of 40 points.

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DOAJ

2021-02-24

Journal indexed in world-wide the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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No. 2 (2026)
Published: 2026-07-14



eISSN: 2451-3431
Logo DOI 10.31261/PPGOS

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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