Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense
ISSN 0211-9803 · eISSN 1988-2378 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, Regional Development and Innovation and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, together about 37.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense (ISSN 0211-9803, ISSN-e 1988-2378) is a six-monthly journal. It compiles subjects analysing and interpreting geographic space and knowledge of physical, human and regional aspects of Spain, focussing particularly on Madrid's urban space and regional environment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, Germany 1, Colombia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences14.6%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences13%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.7%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 33Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 330 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 49 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewsearch must not exceed 3,000 words, and reviews are limited to 2,000 words. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Editorial Boamain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in par…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; unrestricted access from publication. Model summary
The journal Anales de Geografía, in order to promote the global exchange of knowledge, provides unrestricted access to its contents from the moment of publication in its electronic edition and is therefore an open-access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 8. Peer review procedure
Double-blind peer review; each article reviewed by at least two external experts; Editorial Board decides based on reports. Model summary
The journal uses a double-blind peer review system. Each article is sent to at least two (2) external experts in the subject matter, who anonymously evaluate the manuscript and submit their reports to the Editorial Board.
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0211-9803
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2378
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense
What CAS zone is Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), Germany (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense open access, and what is the APC?
Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .