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Geographical Review
ISSN 0016-7428 · eISSN 1931-0846 · Taylor & Francis
Geographical Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geographical Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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 American Environmental and Regional History, Archaeology and Natural History and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences8.3%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7.4%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences5.5%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences5%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions3.9%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,940OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 29 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | 53 | 8 | 140 |
| 2023 | 32 | 5 | 151 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 211 |
| 2021 | 56 | 14 | 538 |
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.
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 2,500 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,650 | — | — |
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0016-7428
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-0846
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geographical Review
What CAS zone is Geographical Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geographical Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geographical Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 170.
Which databases index Geographical Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geographical Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Geographical Review open access, and what is the APC?
Geographical Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .