Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
AUC Geographica
ISSN 0300-5402 · eISSN 2336-1980 · Karolinum Press · Czechia
AUC Geographica: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AUC Geographica is published by Karolinum Press 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 Landslides and related hazards, Cryospheric studies and observations and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 23.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AUC Geographica (Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica) is a scholarly academic journal continuously published since 1966 that publishes research in the broadly defined field of geography: physical geography, geo-ecology, regional, social, political and economic geography, regional development, cartography, geoinformatics, demography and geo-demography. AUC Geographica also publishes articles that contribute to advances in geographic theory and methodology and address the questions of regional, socio-economic and population policy-making in Czechia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Vít VilímekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 12, United States 2, Germany 2, France 2, Italy 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.5%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences6.5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences4.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Crossref, WOS, EBSCO, GeoBibline, UlrichswebPublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 337 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 13 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 51 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 79 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 172 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Simultaneous submission to other publications is not allowed. Model summary
Contributions will only be considered on the understanding that they are not under review for another publication at the same time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Statement
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license applied to published articles; authors retain copyright without restrictions. Model summary
The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by AUC Geographica, you agree to have the CC BY license applied to your work. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access to all content. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-anonymous peer review by two expert reviewers (at least one foreign); reviewers not from the author's department. Model summary
The anonymous peer review process is organized by the editorial board. After its initial evaluation by the editors, the manuscript is reviewed by two anonymous reviewers, who are experts in the manuscript subject area. At least one of these reviewers must be foreign. Reviewers cannot be members of the same department as the author of the manuscript. All submissions must be made online. Contributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
DOI assigned and indexed in CrossRef database Model summary
have DOI and are indexed in CrossRef database
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
- Karolinum Press
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0300-5402
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-1980
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AUC Geographica
What CAS zone is AUC Geographica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AUC Geographica 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.
What is the impact factor of AUC Geographica?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at AUC Geographica?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 AUC Geographica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2. 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 AUC Geographica based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (12), United States (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AUC Geographica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AUC Geographica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AUC Geographica open access, and what is the APC?
AUC Geographica 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: .