Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Estudios Geograficos
ISSN 0014-1496 · eISSN 1988-8546 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
Estudios Geograficos: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudios Geograficos is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 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 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Archaeological and Historical Studies, together about 45.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estudios Geográficos es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Economía, Geografía y Demografía del CCHS, con vocación internacional e interdisciplinaria cuya finalidad es la publicación de investigaciones destinadas a la resolución de problemas humanos que tengan una dimensión espacial. La revista admite aportaciones, originales e inéditas, de carácter conceptual, metodológico o empírico, cuyo objeto de estudio sea el territorio, los paisajes y los lugares geográficos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences16.1%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences7.3%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities3.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators), REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 19 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 66 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 127 |
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
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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3
- artículosArtículos [en] Impactos socioeconómicos de las modalidades de acceso a la tierra en las zonas bajas dispersas de la comuna de Kyon (Burkina Faso): el caso de la…Length not stated
- notasNotas [es] Modelo metodológico para incorporar a la niñez en la planificación territorialLength not stated
- reseñasReseñas [es] Arenas, Federico; Orellana, José y Carter, Virginia (eds.) (2023): Relaciones espaciales de poder: Desde los consensos vinculantes a la descentrali…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
Política sobre uso de inteligencia artificial Model summary
Política sobre uso de inteligencia artificial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Recomendaciones lenguaje inclusivo y no sexista Model summary
Recomendaciones lenguaje inclusivo y no sexista
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Política de depósito de datos de investigación Model summary
Política de depósito de datos de investigación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Política de acceso y reutilización de contenidos Model summary
Política de acceso y reutilización de contenidos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Política de preservación de archivos digitales Model summary
Política de preservación de archivos digitales
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Política de desautorización de artículos Model summary
Política de desautorización de artículos
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
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0014-1496
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-8546
- 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 Estudios Geograficos
What CAS zone is Estudios Geograficos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Estudios Geograficos 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.
What is the impact factor of Estudios Geograficos?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Estudios Geograficos?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Estudios Geograficos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Estudios Geograficos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudios Geograficos is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Estudios Geograficos open access, and what is the APC?
Estudios Geograficos 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .