Journal profile
GeoEco
ISSN 2460-0768 · eISSN 2597-6044 · Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret · Indonesia
GeoEco: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GeoEco is published by Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy, Disaster Management and Resilience and Educational Methods and Outcomes, together about 36.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GeoEco is a journal covering all fields of education and science related to geography and the environment. The purpose of writing this journal are to reveal facts, problems and problem solving that can be used as input for Government, institutions, society and individual.The subject matter of the journal includes the following and related issues: Geography Education and Environment Education, including classroom action research results, experimental research, development research and survey research related to geography education in elementary, junior high, high school and universityThe phenomenon of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, anthroposphere, and its interaction with the populationThe phenomenon of disaster and their impacts to the nature and humanInteraction between society, development and implication for sustainable developmentSustainable use of land, water, energy and biological resources in developmentSocial and cultural contexts of sustainable developmentRole of education and public awareness in sustainable developmentSustainable development GeoEco welcomes scientific research papers, review papers and discussion papers dealing with environmental sustainability, geography sciences, and geography education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Chatarina MuryaniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 10, Malaysia 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences17.6%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences9.6%
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Educational Curriculum and Learning MethodsSocial Sciences8%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 20 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 39 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 86 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 85 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 70 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | IDR 500,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3
- discussion papersGeoEco journal accepts scientific research papers, review papers, and discussion papers related to environmental sustainability, geography science, and geograph…Length not stated
- review papersGeoEco journal accepts scientific research papers, review papers, and discussion papers related to environmental sustainability, geography science, and geograph…Length not stated
- scientific research papersGeoEco journal accepts scientific research papers, review papers, and discussion papers related to environmental sustainability, geography science, and geograph…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy
To maintain academic integrity and ensure responsible use of technology, GeoEco adopts the following policy regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools in manuscript preparation, analysis, and review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
[Based on Elsevier recommendations and COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors] Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication The publication of an article in the peer-reviewed journals published by Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta is process of permanent knowledge improvement. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC-BY 4.0 Model summary
Geoeco is an open-access journal, which means that all contents are freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the articles' full texts in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the Author. Geoeco operates a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer-reviewed Model summary
GeoEco Employs a double-blind peer-review method, namely that both reviewer's and author's (s) identities will be concealed from each other.Initial Screening. The Editor-in-Chief will screen all submitted manuscripts to determine whether the manuscript abides by the focus and scope of the Journal of GeoEco. Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements will be rejected without further review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
To check the possibility of plagiarism manuscript is submitted using the application Turnitin. The maximum similarity rate allowed in GeoEco is 25 %.
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
- Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2460-0768
- Electronic ISSN
- 2597-6044
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GeoEco
How long does peer review take at GeoEco?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 GeoEco?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 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.
Where are the editorial board members of GeoEco based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (10) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GeoEco?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GeoEco is indexed in DOAJ.
Is GeoEco open access, and what is the APC?
GeoEco 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: .