Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
BELGEO
ISSN 1377-2368 · eISSN 2294-9135 · BELGEO · Belgium
BELGEO: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BELGEO is published by BELGEO. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, French Urban and Social Studies and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences13.5%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.9%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.2%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 707/876 | 19th |
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q4 | 152/184 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,025 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 203 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 332 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 447 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 426 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 440 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 453 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 | — |
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 websiteAI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BELGEO
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1377-2368
- Electronic ISSN
- 2294-9135
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 BELGEO
How long does peer review take at BELGEO?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
Which databases index BELGEO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BELGEO is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BELGEO open access, and what is the APC?
BELGEO 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; 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: .