Journal profile
Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul
ISSN 0520-4062 · eISSN 2446-7251 · Secretaria de Planejamento, Governança e Gestão do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul is published by Secretaria de Planejamento, Governança e Gestão do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography and Environmental Studies, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 43.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Boletim Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul é uma publicação da Secretaria de Planejamento, Governança e Gestão (SPGG - RS) e tem por objetivo a divulgação de trabalhos de caráter técnico e científico voltados para o conhecimento aplicado da Geografia e áreas afins. Trata-se de um periódico destinado ao fomento, à produção e à difusão do conhecimento que possua algum tipo de abordagem geográfica aplicada, tendo o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul como um elemento presente em análises nas escalas local, regional, nacional ou internacional.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 4, Argentina 2, Portugal 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science22.4%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences13.9%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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)
Article types accepted4
- artigoArtigo: deverá ter entre 15 e 25 páginas, incluindo tabelas, figuras, gráficos, notas e referências bibliográficas (desde que o arquivo não ultrapasse 10MB).Length not stated
- entrevistaEntrevista: deverá ter entre 4 e 10 páginas, incluindo figuras, tabelas, gráficos e notas (desde que o arquivo não ultrapasse 10MB).Length not stated
- nota técnicaNota técnica: deverá ter entre 4 e 10 páginas incluindo tabelas, figuras, gráficos, notas e referências bibliográficas (desde que o arquivo não ultrapasse 10MB)…Length not stated
- resenhaResenha: deverá ter entre 4 e 8 páginas, incluindo figuras, notas e tabelas (desde que o arquivo não ultrapasse 10MB).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Aviso de Direito Autoral Creative Commons
Licença Creative Commons Attribution Model summary
Autores que publicam nesta revista concordam com os seguintes termos:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonimização do arquivo submetido para avaliação por pares cega Model summary
No arquivo submetido para avaliação não devem constar o nome dos autores, nem qualquer tipo de referência que identifique a autoria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originalidade e exclusividade da submissão Model summary
A contribuição é original e inédita, e não está sendo avaliada para publicação por outra revista; caso contrário, justificar em "Comentários ao Editor".
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
- Secretaria de Planejamento, Governança e Gestão do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0520-4062
- Electronic ISSN
- 2446-7251
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul
How long does peer review take at Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (4), Argentina (2) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul open access, and what is the APC?
Boletim Geografico do Rio Grande do Sul 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, Publisher website; 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: .