Journal profile · Geography, Physical
Erdkunde
ISSN 0014-0015 · eISSN 2702-5985 · Verlag B.o.s.s Druck und Medien GmbH · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1947
Erdkunde: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Erdkunde is published by Verlag B.o.s.s Druck und Medien GmbH 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 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ERDKUNDE considers publications covering the whole range of geography, but only research that presents original, not previously published work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geography, Physical
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Germany 21, Austria 3, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2, Mainland China 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesEnvironmental Science16.3%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences7.8%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences3.7%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.5%
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 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,211 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 52 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 195 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted4
- commentariesThe journal publishes innovative research output in different formats such as full research articles, commentaries, data papers and critical reviews of new geog…Length not stated
- critical reviews of new geographical publicationsThe journal publishes innovative research output in different formats such as full research articles, commentaries, data papers and critical reviews of new geog…Length not stated
- data papersThe journal publishes innovative research output in different formats such as full research articles, commentaries, data papers and critical reviews of new geog…Length not stated
- full research articlesThe journal publishes innovative research output in different formats such as full research articles, commentaries, data papers and critical reviews of new geog…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Publication free of charge to authors; independent from commercial publishers. Model summary
Since foundation by Carl Troll in 1947, 'ERDKUNDE – Journal of Human and Physical Geographies' has established as one of the very few international geographical journals that are independent from commercial publishers and offer publication free of charge to authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review prior to publication. Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to a rigorous double-blind peer-review procedure prior to publication.
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
- Verlag B.o.s.s Druck und Medien GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0014-0015
- Electronic ISSN
- 2702-5985
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 80, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Erdkunde
What CAS zone is Erdkunde in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Erdkunde is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography / Geography, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Erdkunde?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Erdkunde?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Erdkunde based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (21), Austria (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Erdkunde?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Erdkunde is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Erdkunde open access, and what is the APC?
Erdkunde is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .