Journal profile
GeoPuc
ISSN 1983-3644 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) · Brazil
GeoPuc: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 55 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GeoPuc is published by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Societal Issues, Latin American Urban Studies and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A revista GeoPUC � uma publica��o semestral do Programa de P�s-Gradua��o em Geografia do Departamento de Geografia e Meio Ambiente da Pontif�cia Universidade Cat�lica do Rio de Janeiro, voltada para a divulga��o da produ��o acad�mica de professores e alunos de p�s-gradua��o em Geografia e �reas afins, bem como de trabalhos de profissionais de natureza n�o estritamente acad�mica. Os artigos (forma preferencial de divulga��o nesta revista) devem ser in�ditos e podem ter uma natureza emp�rica, experimental ou te�rico-conceitual. A revista tem como objetivo de difundir resultados de pesquisas e outros trabalhos, merecedores de destaque e que representem contribui��es significativas ao conhecimento geogr�fico. ISSN 1983-3644 – Ano de cria��o: 2009 – �rea do conhecimento: Geografia The GeoPUC magazine is a biannual publication of the Graduate Program in Geography of the Department of Geography and Environment of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, aimed at disseminating the academic production of professors and graduate students in Geography and related areas, as well as works of professionals of a non-academic nature. The articles (preferential form of disclosure in this journal) must be unpublished and may have a empirical, experimental or theoretical-conceptual nature. The aim of the magazine is to disseminate research results and other works, which deserve to be highlighted and which represent significant contributions to geographic knowledge. ISSN 1983-3644 - Year of creation: 2009 – Knowledge Area: Geography La revista GeoPUC es una publicaci�n semestral del Programa de Posgrado en Geograf�a del Departamento de Geograf�a y Medio Ambiente de la Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de R�o de Janeiro, con el objetivo de difundir la producci�n acad�mica de profesores y estudiantes de posgrado en Geograf�a y �reas relacionadas, as� como el trabajo de profesionales de naturaleza necesariamente no acad�mica. Los art�culos (forma preferida de divulgaci�n en esta revista) deben ser in�ditos y pueden ser de naturaleza emp�rica, experimental o te�rico-conceptual. El objetivo de la revista es difundir los resultados de la investigaci�n y otros trabajos, que merecen destacarse y que representan contribuciones significativas al conocimiento geogr�fico. ISSN 1983-3644 – A�o de Creaci�n: 2009 – Campo de Conocimiento: Geograf�a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7.4%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.1%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences6.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1983-3644
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GeoPuc
How long does peer review take at GeoPuc?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 GeoPuc?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GeoPuc is indexed in DOAJ.
Is GeoPuc open access, and what is the APC?
GeoPuc 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .