Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Geographical Analysis
ISSN 0016-7363 · eISSN 1538-4632 · Wiley-Blackwell
Geographical Analysis: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 240 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geographical Analysis is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spatial and Panel Data Analysis, Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
First in its specialty area and one of the most frequently cited journals in geography, Geographical Analysis has, since 1969, published significant advances in geographical theory, model building, and quantitative methods to geographers and scholars in a wide spectrum of related fields. Traditionally, mathematical and nonmathematical articulations of geographical theory, and statements and discussions of the analytic paradigm are published in the journal. Spatial data analyses and spatial econometrics and statistics are strongly represented.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth DelmellePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.2%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences7.8%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 2.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,020OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 33Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 166,862Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 20 | 12 |
| 2025 | 43 | 30 | 185 |
| 2024 | 39 | 31 | 176 |
| 2023 | 35 | 25 | 195 |
| 2022 | 44 | 21 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 50 | 20 | 1,012 |
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 Crossref · to
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 173 days – 309 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 272 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (73 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 263 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,140 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0016-7363
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4632
- Society / sponsor
- Department of Geography
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geographical Analysis
What CAS zone is Geographical Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geographical Analysis is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geographical Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 9.7, h-index 122.
How long does peer review take at Geographical Analysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 173–309 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (2025). 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.
Which databases index Geographical Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geographical Analysis is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geographical Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Geographical Analysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .