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Cultural Geographies
ISSN 1474-4740 · eISSN 1477-0881 · SAGE
Cultural Geographies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultural Geographies is published by SAGE 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 Geographies of human-animal interactions, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Culinary Culture and Tourism, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences22.4%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences6.1%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.9%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.9%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.1%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.5%
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 | Environmental Studies | 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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 631OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 32 | 3 |
| 2025 | 70 | 40 | 28 |
| 2024 | 55 | 36 | 58 |
| 2023 | 53 | 37 | 242 |
| 2022 | 56 | 26 | 253 |
| 2021 | 74 | 34 | 1,018 |
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.
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1474-4740
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-0881
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cultural Geographies
What CAS zone is Cultural Geographies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cultural Geographies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / 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 Cultural Geographies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 85.
Which databases index Cultural Geographies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultural Geographies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Cultural Geographies open access, and what is the APC?
Cultural Geographies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .