Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Geography Teacher
ISSN 1933-8341 · eISSN 1752-6884 · Taylor & Francis
Geography Teacher: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 122 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geography Teacher is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy, Geography and Education Methods and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 61.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Geography Teacher provides a forum for educators and scholars to present innovative teaching strategies and essential content for elementary and secondary geography, AP Human Geography, introductory college geography, and preservice methods courses. The journal invites scholarly work in the areas of how students learn and instructors teach by preserving and disseminating research. It is also a forum for discussion of state, national, and international trends in geography education. The journal seeks original manuscripts that contribute to the understanding of issues and topics associated with geography education. While research manuscripts are accepted, one important aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for those manuscripts that may be outside traditional research formats. Lesson plans and approaches to teaching are of particular interest. Guidelines for submission are available in the Instructions to Authors. On occasion, submissions may be solicited on a specific and relevant topic. The Geography Teacher supports the mission of the National Council for Geographic Education, a professional association devoted to enhancing the status and quality of geography teaching and learning and promoting excellence in curricula, teaching, research, and service related to geography education. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, expert referees. Peer Review Policy: All Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees. Reviews, Symposium Commentaries, and Letters undergo "single-anonymous" peer review by the editor and members of the editorial board. All submissions should be made via the online submission system. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Gregory ChuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences37.6%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences12.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences11.9%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences6.3%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences3.5%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 1247/1698 | 26th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 653/876 | 25th |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 148/194 | 23rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 25,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 13 | 103 |
| 2025 | 35 | 7 | 150 |
| 2024 | 42 | 10 | 190 |
| 2023 | 44 | 8 | 131 |
| 2022 | 34 | 6 | 151 |
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 114 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 52 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 45 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- articlesAll Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees.Length not stated
- essaysAll Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees.Length not stated
- lesson plansAll Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees.Length not stated
- lettersReviews, Symposium Commentaries, and Letters undergo "single-anonymous" peer review by the editor and members of the editorial board.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews, Symposium Commentaries, and Letters undergo "single-anonymous" peer review by the editor and members of the editorial board.Length not stated
- symposium commentariesReviews, Symposium Commentaries, and Letters undergo "single-anonymous" peer review by the editor and members of the editorial board.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The Geography Teacher is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by one to three referees for Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays. Model summary
All Articles, Lesson Plans, and Essays submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1933-8341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-6884
- Society / sponsor
- National Council for Geographic Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geography Teacher
How long does peer review take at Geography Teacher?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 62–162 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48%. 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 Geography Teacher?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geography Teacher is indexed in Scopus.
Is Geography Teacher open access, and what is the APC?
Geography Teacher is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .