Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES
ISSN 0008-3658 · eISSN 3069-0595 · Wiley-Blackwell
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,970; median 138 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 59% (journal website); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Canadian Identity and History, Geographic Information Systems Studies and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes is to publish cutting edge geographical research with strong contemporary resonance. We welcome papers that challenge the status quo, promote social justice and address significant social, scientific and technical issues in Canada and globally. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes depends on rigorous, peer reviewed evaluations, high quality publishing and a world-wide distribution. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes is dedicated to enhancing the goals of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Géographies canadiennes / Canadian Geographies a pour but de publier des recherches scientifiques de pointe en géographie portant sur des questions d’actualité. La revue souhaite recevoir des articles qui bousculent les idées reçues, défendent la justice sociale et soulèvent des questions de fond en matière sociale, scientifique et technique au Canada et au niveau mondial. Géographies canadiennes / Canadian Geographies s’appuie sur un processus rigoureux d’évaluation par les pairs, des travaux d’édition de grande qualité et une diffusion à travers le monde. Géographies canadiennes / Canadian Geographies favorise la réalisation des objectifs de l’Association canadienne des géographes. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) Art, Design & Architecture Collection (ProQuest) Arts & Humanities Database (ProQuest) Arts Premium Collection (ProQuest) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (ProQuest) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database (ProQuest) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) GEOBASE (Elsevier) GeoRef (AGI) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-96 ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest) Research Library (ProQuest) Researc
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences10.9%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions6.7%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences5.4%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 952OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 46Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 151,479Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 28 | 17 |
| 2024 | 82 | 50 | 89 |
| 2023 | 79 | 47 | 182 |
| 2022 | 85 | 15 | 394 |
| 2021 | 71 | 19 | 554 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 24 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 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)
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,970 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,000 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewreadership. They are not peer-reviewed. Book reviews should run between 700 and 900 words and may not exceed 1000 words in length. Readers willing to undertake …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- research articlen abstract in either English or French. Research articles are refereed and should be between 5,000 and 8,500 words in length. Please note: the word count allowa…main text ≤ 8,500 words
- review articlen abstract in either English or French. Review articles are refereed and are limited to a maximum of 8,500 words, including the abstract, the main text, heading…main text ≤ 8,500 words
- viewpointnd also applies to revised manuscripts. Viewpoint - Point de vue: A short article of 2,000-3,000 words that offers a particular perspective (or ‘view’) on geogr…main text ≤ 3,000 words
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0008-3658
- Print ISSN
- 3069-0587
- Electronic ISSN
- 3069-0595
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Association of Geographers / Association Canadienne des Géographes
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES
What CAS zone is CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 24–202 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 59% (2025). 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 CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required. 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 CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,970.
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: .