Journal profile
Cografi Bilimler Dergisi
ISSN 1303-5851 · eISSN 1308-9765 · Ankara University · Turkey
Cografi Bilimler Dergisi: fully open access; no APC; review about 133 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cografi Bilimler Dergisi is published by Ankara University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Turkish Urban and Social Issues, Geography and Environmental Studies and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Turkish Journal of Geographic Sciences aims to contribute to national and international studies in the field of geographic sciences by bringing together researchers from both geography and other disciplines related to all sub-disciplines of Human Geography and Physical Geography, ensuring knowledge production and sharing, and providing scientific solutions. Turkish Journal of Geographical Sciences is a media outlet of Ankara University Research Center of Turkish Geography (TUCAUM) and it has been published bianually as a refereed journal since 2003. As of 2026 onwards, each issue of Turkish Journal of Geographical Sciences will include up to 18 articles, which will be published in the order of acceptance. Any articles that exceed this limit will be scheduled for publication in subsequent issues.The journal publishes original articles prepared in the sub-disciplines of Geography, Human/Physical, and related Multidisciplinary Sciences fields. The publishing policy of Turkish Journal of Geographical Sciences is to have empirical and review articles (model suggestions, literature reviews and discussions), mainly those with research and analysis based findings and gained through using recent scientific methods and techniques. Apart from the articles, the journal may also contain book reviews or critiques, some news that are related to reports on various congresses and symposiums as well as research reports.The articles to be sent to the journal must be approved by the Editorial Board first. Additionally, the articles are published after being evaluated by at least three reviewers and receiving their feedback as being ‘publishable’. The articles which fail to receive the ‘publishable’ feedback from the reviewers or the editor cannot be published. It must be considered to keep the study under 30 pages in total (that includes the main article, references, tables/figures and photographs). The author bears full responsibility of their article which is published on the journal. When authors submit an article to the journal, they accept in advance that the study in question has not yet been published or sent to be published in another scientific media outlet. Accordingly, in order to be able to run a more effective article evaluation process and to increase the scientific quality of the journal, it is mandatory for authors to follow the stylistic features of the article. For the same reasons, it is recommended for authors to follow the structural features of the artic
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turkish Urban and Social IssuesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences5.4%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.6%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 227 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 297 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 225 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 268 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 215 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 199 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
133 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest 11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The author(s) declare that there are no commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest in the preparation and publication of this study.
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
- Ankara University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1303-5851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1308-9765
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cografi Bilimler Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Cografi Bilimler Dergisi?
The publisher reports about 133 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cografi Bilimler Dergisi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Cografi Bilimler Dergisi 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 Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cografi Bilimler Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cografi Bilimler Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cografi Bilimler Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Cografi Bilimler Dergisi 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .