Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Geographical Review of Japan-Series B
ISSN 1883-4396
Geographical Review of Japan-Series B: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geographical Review of Japan-Series B is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Urban and spatial planning and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Urban and spatial planningEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences7.9%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences6.6%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences5.7%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 456 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 1883-4396
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geographical Review of Japan-Series B
What CAS zone is Geographical Review of Japan-Series B in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geographical Review of Japan-Series B is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Geographical Review of Japan-Series B?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geographical Review of Japan-Series B is indexed in ESCI.
Is Geographical Review of Japan-Series B open access, and what is the APC?
Geographical Review of Japan-Series B is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .