Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Geografares
ISSN 2175-3709 · Editora da Geografia · Brazil
Geografares: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geografares is published by Editora da Geografia 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 Urban Development and Societal Issues, Rural Development and Agriculture and Geography and Environmental Studies, together about 42.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal’s purpose is to disseminate scientific knowledge in Geography and related fields. It is guided by rigor and the quality of the contributions it publishes. It does not accept work that is not the product of research, such as dissertations, theses, or research projects that do not meet the standards of scientific writing. The target audience for the articles published includes society at large, with particular emphasis on researchers working on themes related to Geography and related fields. The journal welcomes submissions in the form of articles, interviews, translations, bibliographic reviews, and notes on theses, dissertations, and related works. We publish articles in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. We also publish English translations of articles approved in any of those three languages, following the journal’s guidelines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3, Brazil 2, Colombia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences25.2%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences8.1%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences5.7%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences2.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Redalyc, Open Edition, Dialnet
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 698 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 16 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 22 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 59 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- Articles with more than five authors; Articles by undergraduate students; Work created for coursework
Article types accepted1
- reviewA – This section accepts informative reviews of works related to geographical science, including books, book chapters, specialized journals, journal articles, t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished material in a submitted manuscript must not be used in research by an editor or Editorial Board member without the author’s explicit written permission. Any personal, commercial, political, or financial conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, or editors must be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright Statement The authors of the manuscript submitted to Geografares, represented by the corresponding author, agree to the following terms: A – The authors retain copyright and grant Geografares, at no financial cost, the right of first publication. B – At the same time, the work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal offers immediate open access to its content, based on the idea that free access to scientific knowledge encourages wider global democratization of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscript evaluation The journal will only consider manuscripts formatted in accordance with these Guidelines for Authors and whose subject matter falls within the journal’s scope. A preliminary review will assess the article's suitability for publication and its appeal to the magazine's audience; it must also comply with ethical standards and include a plagiarism report from CopySpider Software.…
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
- Editora da Geografia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2175-3709
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 43 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Geografares
What CAS zone is Geografares in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geografares 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 Geografares?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Geografares?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; 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 Geografares based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (3), Brazil (2) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geografares?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geografares is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geografares open access, and what is the APC?
Geografares 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: .