Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Geography
ISSN 0016-7487 · eISSN 2043-6564 · Geographical Association
Geography: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geography is published by Geographical Association 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 Geography Education and Pedagogy, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 40.2% 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
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences20.6%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences12.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences7.4%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences5.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.5%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences3%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 346OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 25 | 9 | 29 |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 84 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 77 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 66 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2 | 156 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- Geographical Association
- ISSN
- 0016-7487
- Electronic ISSN
- 2043-6564
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geography
What CAS zone is Geography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geography 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.
What is the impact factor of Geography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 41.
Which databases index Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geography is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Geography is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .