Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Dela
ISSN 0354-0596 · eISSN 1854-1089 · Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) · Slovenia
Dela: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dela is published by Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Geography and Environmental Studies and Rural development and sustainability, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dela je znanstvena revija, ki jo izdaja Oddelek za geografijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. V njej objavljamo izvirne in pregledne znanstvene ter strokovne članke s področja geografije in sorodnih ved, recenzije monografskih del, poročila o pomembnih dogodkih, obletnicah idr. Revija zajema celoten spekter geografskih panog in usmeritev, s poudarkom na rezultatih najnovejših znanstvenih preučevanj raziskovalcev z domačega oddelka ter drugih avtorjev iz domovine in tujine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences9.7%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences5.9%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences5.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 694/876 | 20th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Current Geographical Publications, Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek, FRANCIS, GEOBASE, Geobib, IBSS, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Sherpa Romeo, COBISS.si, dLib.si, CNKI
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,093 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 80 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 117 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 126 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 167 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 182 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- informativni prispevki (poročila)V drugem delu se objavljajo informativni prispevki v rubriki Poročila, in sicer biografski prispevki (obletnice, nekrologi), predstavitve geografskih monografij…Length not stated
- znanstveni člankiV prvem delu so objavljeni znanstveni članki (1.01 in 1.02 po kategorizaciji COBISS).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Use of generative AI in article preparation Model summary
Uporaba generativne umetne inteligence (UI) pri pripravi člankov
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Originalnost: prispevki ne smejo biti objavljeni drugje niti v recenziji pri drugi reviji. Model summary
Revija objavlja samo članke, ki še niso bili objavljeni kje drugje (v identični ali podobni obliki) in ki v času oddaje in trajanja recenzentskega postopka niso v procesu recenziranja pri drugi reviji.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Citiranje: od 1. 1. 2025 standard APA. Model summary
Revija Dela od 1. 1. 2025 za navajanje virov uporablja APA standard.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Ravnanje z raziskovalnimi podatki po politiki revije. Model summary
Avtorji morajo upoštevati politiko revije glede ravnanja z raziskovalnimi podatki (na voljo na: https://journals.uni-lj.si/Dela/research_data). Rokopisi morajo biti pripravljeni in oddani v skladu s to politiko.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Statement on respecting publishing and academic ethics standards Model summary
Izjava o spoštovanju založniških in akademskih etičnih standardov
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licenca: CC BY-SA 4.0; avtorji obdržijo materialne avtorske pravice. Model summary
Avtorji obdržijo materialne avtorske pravice ter založniku priznajo pravico do prve izdaje članka z licenco Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (priznanje avtorstva in deljenje pod istimi pogoji).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Vsi članki revije so odprtodostopni, kar pomeni, da je vsa vsebina brezplačno dostopna tako uporabnikom kot njihovim institucijam.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Recenzija: znanstveni in strokovni članki so recenzirani; postopek je anonimen. Model summary
Znanstveni in strokovni članki bodo recenzirani. Recenzentski postopek je anonimen.
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
- Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 0354-0596
- Electronic ISSN
- 1854-1089
- 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 Dela
How long does peer review take at Dela?
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.
Which databases index Dela?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dela is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists GeoRef and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dela open access, and what is the APC?
Dela 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, 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: .