Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Dili Kexue
ISSN 1000-0690 · Science Press · China
Dili Kexue: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dili Kexue is published by Science Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, Environmental Changes in China and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, together about 27.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geographical Science aims to publish the latest research achievements and new theories, findings, ideas, and methods in geographical science, focusing on articles with innovative and cutting-edge content and gives priority to articles combining basic theories and application of geographical science. It is an interdisciplinary journal committed to promoting research interaction between geographical sciences and relevant subjects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief CHEN FahuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 69%); most named Mainland China 9, United States 3, Hong Kong, China 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
- Environmental Changes in ChinaEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7.1%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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 | 789/876 | 9th |
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q4 | 167/184 | 9th |
| Transportation | Q4 | 158/169 | 6th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 216/231 | 6th |
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
SSCICASPublisher website
Other: Current Geographical Publications (US), Abstracts Journal (Russia), Japan Science and Technology Agency（Japan ）, Ulrich’s PeriodicalsDirectory (US), Chinese Core Journals, Chinese Core Journals (Social Sciences), Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD), Chinese Geographical and Resources Abstracts, Qikan China, China Academic Journal CD-ROM
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,480 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 536 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 628 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 650 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 9,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | CNY 9,000 | 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 accepted8
- academic activity reportsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- book reviewsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- discussionsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- dissertations abstractsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- reportsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- reviewsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
- techniques and methodsResearch articles, reports, reviews, discussions, techniques and methods, dissertations abstracts, book reviews, and academic activity reports on the above-ment…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
The journal has established close relationship with many universities and research institutes in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Russia, and Japan and is a journal collected by the Library of Congress (US). Model summary
The journal has established close relationship with many universities and research institutes in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Russia, and Japan and is a journal collected by the Library of Congress (US).
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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1000-0690
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dili Kexue
How long does peer review take at Dili Kexue?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Dili Kexue based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 69%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (9), United States (3) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dili Kexue?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dili Kexue is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SSCI and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dili Kexue open access, and what is the APC?
Dili Kexue is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .