Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Geograficando
ISSN 1850-1885 · eISSN 2346-898X · Universidad Nacional de La Plata · Argentina
Geograficando: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geograficando is published by Universidad Nacional de La Plata 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 Latin American Urban Studies, Regional Development and Innovation and Latin American socio-political dynamics, together about 46.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Geograficando es una publicación del Departamento de Geografía de la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Está dirigida a científicos y profesionales y comenzó a editarse en el año 2005 (ISSN 1850-1885). El objetivo de la revista consiste en convocar a geógrafos y estudiosos de las ciencias sociales y las humanidades para construir un pensar geográfico con responsabilidad social y promover el debate sobre posibles alternativas de articulación buscando la generación de conocimientos estratégicos desde nuestra “situacionalidad” y la producción de un discurso significativo. La revista aceptará artículos originales en las áreas concernientes a la disciplina. El proceso de evaluación y aprobación de los artículos es realizado por referato externo.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 27, Chile 2, France 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences19.9%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences19.7%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy6.1%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences4.1%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
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
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 248 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 12 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 34 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 43 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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-NC-SA | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artículos de investigación, estudios de caso o ensayosArtículos de investigación, estudios de caso o ensayos: no podrán exceder las 15 páginas, incluyendo resúmenes, notas, referencias bibliográficas, tablas y figu…Length not stated
- reseñas bibliográficas y de tesisLas reseñas bibliográficas y de tesis: tendrán una extensión de entre 2 y 4 páginas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons 4.0 Internacional (Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual) Model summary
La aceptación del manuscrito por parte de la revista implica la cesión no exclusiva de los derechos patrimoniales de los autores en favor del editor, quien permite la reutilización bajo licencia Creative Commons 4.0 Internacional (Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No hay cargos por envío, publicación o acceso Model summary
No hay cargos por envío, publicación o acceso. Una vez publicado, el artículo estará disponible para su lectura o descarga de forma gratuita.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Sistema de evaluación doble ciego Model summary
El sistema de evaluación adoptado es doble ciego (se conserva el anonimato de les autores y les evaluadores).
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
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1850-1885
- Electronic ISSN
- 2346-898X
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geograficando
What CAS zone is Geograficando in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geograficando 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 Geograficando?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Geograficando?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Geograficando based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (27), Chile (2) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geograficando?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geograficando is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Geograficando open access, and what is the APC?
Geograficando 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: .