Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde
ISSN 2196-6184 · Zentralausschus fur Deutsche Landeskunde
Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde: subscription journal; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde is published by Zentralausschus fur Deutsche Landeskunde. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Urban Planning and Governance and Spatial and Cultural Studies, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development and Sociology and Political Science. (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 Sciences16%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences11%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences4%
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 698/876 | 20th |
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q4 | 169/201 | 16th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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 ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 69 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 73 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 92 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 23 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Zentralausschus fur Deutsche Landeskunde
- ISSN
- 2196-6184
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde
Which databases index Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde is indexed in Scopus.
Is Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde open access, and what is the APC?
Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .