Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
ISSN 2469-4452 · eISSN 2469-4460 · Taylor & Francis
Annals of the American Association of Geographers: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.83; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 297 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 169 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of the American Association of Geographers is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions, Water Governance and Infrastructure and Urban Transport and Accessibility, together about 26.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1911, Annals of the American Association of Geographers – the flagship journal of the Association of American Geographers – has published original, timely, impactful, and innovative articles that advance geographic knowledge in all facets of the discipline. Annals articles adhere to a high standard of scholarship and make an important contribution to geographic knowledge. They are grounded in the relevant literature of their area of specialization and, where appropriate, address themes that speak to the entire breadth of the wider discipline. The journal publishes research in any sub-field of geography, including: Geographic Methods Human Geography Nature and Society Physical Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences and Cross-Discipline/General Geography for papers that seek to make theoretical, methodological, or empirical contributions Published 10 times a year, one special issue is dedicated to a single theme drawing on a diversity of perspectives from across the discipline. Peer Review Policy: All Articles, Special Issues, Forums, and Commentaries submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees, one of which will be the editor or designate. Commentary Responses undergo "single-anonymous" peer review. Read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies to ensure you’ve correctly followed all the requirements. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 82, United Kingdom 12, Canada 11, India 6, Australia 6 (148 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences11.2%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences8.2%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences7.2%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences5.4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), CABI, Clarivate Analytics, De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, GEOBASE, Gale, H.W. Wilson Social Sciences Index, EI (Online) (Excerpta Indonesica), Ovid, Plexus Publishing, Inc. Biology Digest, VINITI RAN: Referativnyi Zhurnal, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 3.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 772OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 707,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 61 | 33 |
| 2025 | 169 | 77 | 420 |
| 2024 | 141 | 61 | 1,099 |
| 2023 | 119 | 53 | 1,181 |
| 2022 | 136 | 57 | 2,144 |
| 2021 | 120 | 47 | 3,112 |
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 Crossref · to
297 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 196 days – 441 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 358 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (320 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Annals of the American Association of Geographers is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by one to three referees for Articles, Special Issues, Forums, and Commentaries; single-anonymous for Commentary Responses. Model summary
All Articles, Special Issues, Forums, and Commentaries submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees, one of which will be the editor or designate. Commentary Responses undergo "single-anonymous" peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2469-4452
- Electronic ISSN
- 2469-4460
- Society / sponsor
- American Association of Geographers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 116, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of the American Association of Geographers
What CAS zone is Annals of the American Association of Geographers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of the American Association of Geographers is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geography; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of the American Association of Geographers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.83; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Annals of the American Association of Geographers?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 297 days (interquartile range 196–441 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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 JCR quartile is Annals of the American Association of Geographers in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of the American Association of Geographers based?
Of the 148 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (82), United Kingdom (12) and Canada (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of the American Association of Geographers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of the American Association of Geographers is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of the American Association of Geographers open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of the American Association of Geographers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .