Journal profile
Geosul
ISSN 0103-3964 · eISSN 2177-5230 · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina · Brazil
Geosul: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 44 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geosul is published by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography and Environmental Studies, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Rural Development and Agriculture, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science8%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7.4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences3.7%
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.
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 858 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 110 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 164 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 229 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 190 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 189 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 155 |
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 44 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 44 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0103-3964
- Electronic ISSN
- 2177-5230
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geosul
How long does peer review take at Geosul?
Authors report an average review time of about 44 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 Geosul?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geosul is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Geosul open access, and what is the APC?
Geosul 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; 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: .