Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia
ISSN 1958-9212 · Confins · France
Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia is published by Confins 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 Urban Development and Societal Issues, Rural Development and Agriculture and French Urban and Social Studies, together about 43% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences20.3%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science13.9%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences5.6%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,828 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 9 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 3 |
| 2024 | 123 | 123 | 37 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | 61 |
| 2022 | 131 | 131 | 140 |
| 2021 | 160 | 160 | 175 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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-NC-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Confins
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1958-9212
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia
What CAS zone is Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Which databases index Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia open access, and what is the APC?
Confins-Revue Franco-Bresilienne de Geographie-Revista Franco-Brasileira de Geografia 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; 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: .