Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (all)
Cartographic Perspectives
ISSN 1048-9053 · North American Cartographic Information Society
Cartographic Perspectives: fully open access; no APC; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cartographic Perspectives is published by North American Cartographic Information Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Cartography, Geographic Information Systems Studies and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, together about 72.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cartographic Perspectives (CP) publishes original articles demonstrating creative and rigorous research in cartography and geographic visualization under open source licensing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences33.7%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences28.5%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences10.1%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.9%
- Data Visualization and AnalyticsComputer Science5.2%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering2.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities1.6%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q3 | 135/201 | 33rd |
| General Environmental Science | Q3 | 184/249 | 26th |
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 175 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 381 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 362 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 331 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 359 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 464 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright License
Copyright policy: authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication; work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Copyright (c) 2026 Author Instructions This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
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. We are a platinum open access journal, with no article processing charges (APC) because our production costs are supported by NACIS. Our default publishing license is a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All material published in the journal is independently reviewed and/or edited. Submissions are accepted from members of the journal staff and editorial board, but the authors play no role in the assessment or editing of their contribution. Submissions in the peer-reviewed article category undergo double-blind peer review; those accepted for publication must meet the highest standards of scholarshi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: authors may post work online prior to and during submission. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may enter separate non-exclusive distribution agreements with acknowledgement of initial publication. Model summary
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
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
- North American Cartographic Information Society
- ISSN
- 1048-9053
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cartographic Perspectives
Which databases index Cartographic Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cartographic Perspectives is indexed in Scopus.
Is Cartographic Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Cartographic Perspectives is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .