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Geographical Journal
ISSN 0016-7398 · eISSN 1475-4959 · Wiley-Blackwell
Geographical Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.02; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,840; median 184 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geographical Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Cartography, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and African history and culture analysis, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Geographical Journal focuses on how geographical research, practice and thinking can make a difference to policy and action, thereby addressing contemporary challenges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences8%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences7%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.9%
- Polar Research and EcologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.3%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,006OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 65Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 274,743Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 50 | 18 |
| 2025 | 76 | 58 | 169 |
| 2024 | 46 | 32 | 180 |
| 2023 | 70 | 52 | 613 |
| 2022 | 84 | 48 | 1,134 |
| 2021 | 58 | 28 | 1,424 |
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
184 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 275 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 218 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (140 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) 2025
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 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 3,840 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,540 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0016-7398
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-4959
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geographical Journal
What CAS zone is Geographical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geographical Journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geographical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.02; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 212.
How long does peer review take at Geographical Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 184 days (interquartile range 100–275 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40% (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 Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geographical Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Geographical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Geographical Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,840.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .