The first volume of this publication series was published in 1938. 23 volumes had been issued before the 2nd World War followed by a period of suspended publication in 1939–1945. Since 1952, Biuletyn Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego was gradually divided into thematic series such as “Quaternary investigations”, “Micropalaeontological investigations”, “Geological research in the Carpathians”, “Geophysical investigations”, “Hydrogeological investigations in Poland” etc. However, the increasing number of interdisciplinary publications resulted in cancellation of the thematic series and, in 1985 (volume 348), Biuletyn Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego returned to its original form.
But there was one exception! In 1999 the thematic series Hydrogeology was reactivated.
Biuletyn Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego publishes scientific contributions on regional geology of Poland and related scientific fields, as well as conference materials from domestic and international conferences.
Raising the scientific level of the journal Geological Quarterly. Standardizing the internet pages of Przegląd Geologiczy; linking the publications of the Volumina Jurassica to the Digital Platform of Polish Geological Journals. Linking the publications of the Biuletyn Geologiczny PIG to the Digital Platform of Polish Geological Journals – financial tasks within the scope of the agreement 895/P-DUN/2019 from the financial resources of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education allotted to the dissemination of knowledge.
„Podniesienie poziomu merytorycznego czasopisma Geological Quarterly, Ujednolicenie strony internetowej Przeglądu Geologicznego; przyłączenie czasopisma Volumina Jurassica do Digital Platform of Polish Geological Journals, przyłączenie czasopisma Biuletyn Geologiczny PIG do Digital Platform of Polish Geological Journals - zadanie finansowane w ramach umowy 895/P-DUN/2019 ze środków Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę”.