Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Entorno Geografico
ISSN 1692-0074 · eISSN 2382-3518 · Universidad del Valle · Colombia
Entorno Geografico: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Entorno Geografico is published by Universidad del Valle 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 Regional Development and Innovation, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 38.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Entorno Geográfico es una publicación semestral que tiene por objeto divulgar avances en la geografía, las ciencias sociales y la educación geográfica. Recibe contribuciones de todas áreas de las ciencias sociales, en especial las relacionadas con la geografía. La revista también recibe artículos originales de áreas aplicadas de la geografía como la planificación y gestión territorial, ambiental o de riesgos que describan desarrollos nuevos y significativos aplicables en la solución de problemas socioespaciales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 6, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences17%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy11.2%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 365 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
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 6 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 | Yes | — |
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
- Universidad del Valle
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1692-0074
- Electronic ISSN
- 2382-3518
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Entorno Geografico
What CAS zone is Entorno Geografico in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Entorno Geografico 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 Entorno Geografico?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Entorno Geografico based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (6) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Entorno Geografico?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Entorno Geografico is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Entorno Geografico open access, and what is the APC?
Entorno Geografico 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .