Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Geocarrefour
ISSN 1627-4873 · eISSN 1960-601X · Association des amis de la revue de geographie de Lyon
Geocarrefour: fully open access; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geocarrefour is published by Association des amis de la revue de geographie de Lyon. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences17.1%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences11.2%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.7%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences4.5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q3 | 201/295 | 32nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 710/876 | 19th |
| Global and Planetary Change | Q4 | 130/134 | 3rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,529 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 162 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 311 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 492 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 484 |
| 2022 | 139 | 139 | 505 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 559 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Association des amis de la revue de geographie de Lyon
- ISSN
- 1627-4873
- Electronic ISSN
- 1960-601X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geocarrefour
Which databases index Geocarrefour?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geocarrefour is indexed in Scopus.
Is Geocarrefour open access, and what is the APC?
Geocarrefour 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; 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: .