Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Childrens Geographies
ISSN 1473-3285 · eISSN 1473-3277 · Taylor & Francis
Childrens Geographies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 294 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Childrens Geographies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Children's Rights and Participation, Youth Education and Societal Dynamics and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Children's Geographies is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes leading edge research and scholarship engaging with and advancing geographical and spatial perspectives on children, young people and families. The journal welcomes multi- and inter-disciplinary submissions from researchers in areas such as Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economic Development, Education, Psychology, Legal Studies, Social Policy, Political Science, Urban Design and Architecture, provided they are focused on and engage with the literature and scholarship on geographical issues and spatial concepts. Children’s Geographies also provides a forum for policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in these fields. The Editorial Board supports the involvement of early career and international researchers. fully peer-reviewed research papers, which make a substantial empirical or theoretical contribution to understandings of geographies of children, young people and families; shorter peer-reviewed viewpoint articles, which offer a space for responses to research papers, commentaries on events or concepts, or discussions of policy, legal or social-historical developments relating to children, young people and families; book and media reviews, which provide opportunities for authors to reflect upon recent academic publications or contemporary media/cultural discourses pertinent to the Journal aims.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Catherine WilkinsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5, United Kingdom 3, Canada 2, Brazil 1, Denmark 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences29.8%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences9.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.8%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences5.5%
- Participatory Visual Research MethodsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Naver, ASSI Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ProQuest), British Humanities Index (ProQuest), Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest), NAVER News Library (NHN), E-Lib Bremen
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.94Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 746OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 293,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 32 | 24 |
| 2025 | 74 | 46 | 67 |
| 2024 | 60 | 36 | 279 |
| 2023 | 56 | 32 | 415 |
| 2022 | 77 | 39 | 759 |
| 2021 | 86 | 44 | 1,263 |
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
294 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 206 days – 498 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 347 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (141 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)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- book and media reviewsbook and media reviews, which provide opportunities for authors to reflect upon recent academic publications or contemporary media/cultural discourses pertinent…Length not stated
- fully peer-reviewed research papersfully peer-reviewed research papers, which make a substantial empirical or theoretical contribution to understandings of geographies of children, young people a…Length not stated
- research articlesfully peer-reviewed research papers, which make a substantial empirical or theoretical contribution to understandings of geographies of children, young people a…Length not stated
- shorter peer-reviewed viewpoint articlesshorter peer-reviewed viewpoint articles, which offer a space for responses to research papers, commentaries on events or concepts, or discussions of policy, le…Length not stated
- viewpoint articlesshorter peer-reviewed viewpoint articles, which offer a space for responses to research papers, commentaries on events or concepts, or discussions of policy, le…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Children's Geographies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial Board supports involvement of early career and international researchers. Model summary
The Editorial Board supports the involvement of early career and international researchers.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1473-3285
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-3277
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Childrens Geographies
What CAS zone is Childrens Geographies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Childrens Geographies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Childrens Geographies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Childrens Geographies?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 294 days (interquartile range 206–498 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 JCR quartile is Childrens Geographies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Childrens Geographies based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5), United Kingdom (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Childrens Geographies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Childrens Geographies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Childrens Geographies open access, and what is the APC?
Childrens Geographies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .