Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder
ISSN 2172-3958 · eISSN 2172-7155 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 60 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 International Relations in Latin America, Latin American Urban Studies and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geopolítica(s). Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder (ISSN 2172-3958, ISSN-e 2172-7155), issued every six months, features original, unpublished articles, giving preference to work that makes a genuine theoretical or methodological contribution to the study of the relationship between space and power, particularly in Latin America and Iberian countries. Consequently, it will publish articles from several fields of research from Political Geography and the other Social Sciences insomuch that they develop a spatial analysis perspective. In addition, it advocates scientific pluralism, both in reference to fields of research in Political Geography and epistemological, methodological and technical perspectives. In this respect, the journal is indistinctly open to different theoretical perspectives and critical methodologies, without ruling out works from traditional geopolitics a priori and it encourages authors to write articles that assess the relative merits of different theoretical and methodological approaches to explain important empirical political phenomena.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 3, Japan 1, Spain 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences17.3%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences3.7%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 7 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 48 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 36 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
60 dayssubmission to final decision
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to final decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 11,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- original articlesfeatures original, unpublished articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement guided by COPE's Best Practice Guidelines and Code of Conduct. Model summary
Participation in Geopolítica(s) implies the agreement and fulfilment of the journal’s Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement is guided by COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the COPE Code of Conduct
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access under CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Geopolítica (s) Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
the third filter is carried out by the Consultative Board, which, always based on double-blind evaluations, assists the Editor-in-Chief in the final decision
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: manuscripts must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another periodical. Model summary
The submission of a manuscript to Geopolítica(s) implies that it has not been previously published or has not been simultaneously submitted to another periodical.
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- ISSN
- 2172-3958
- Electronic ISSN
- 2172-7155
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder
What CAS zone is Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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.
How long does peer review take at Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder?
The publisher reports about 60 days (submission to final decision). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 11,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (3), Japan (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder open access, and what is the APC?
Geopoliticas-Revista de Estudios sobre Espacio y Poder is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .