Journal profile
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
ISSN 2657-2664 · EL-AYACHI · Morocco
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences is published by EL-AYACHI. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Rights and Reforms, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Urban and Rural Development Challenges, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences is a journal specialized in publishing research activities carried out in the field of geo-spatial sciences and land governance. It aims to encourage innovation, promote the exchange of knowledge and scientific outcomes related to its themes. The journal's target community is made-up of researchers, professors and professionals working in the newspaper field. The journal also aims to promote scientific articles and productions at the African, regional and global levels. The institutions as well as the international universities will enrich by their contribution the scientific level of the journal. The journal can, among other things, deal with professional themes and good practices in the field of land governance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Egypt 2, South Africa 2, Kenya 2, United Kingdom 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Land Use and ManagementSocial Sciences5.9%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 48 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
The African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences (AJLP&GS) is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- EL-AYACHI
- Country or region
- Morocco
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2657-2664
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 7 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
How long does peer review take at African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Egypt (2) and South Africa (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .