Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Historical Geography
ISSN 1091-6458 · eISSN 2331-7523 · Geoscience Publications
Historical Geography: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Geography is published by Geoscience Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, American Environmental and Regional History and Historical Geography and Cartography, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tools Cite this Export citation file Previous Title Historical geography newsletter Related Names Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Department of Geography and Anthropology. California State University, Northridge. Department of Geography. Language(s) English Published Northridge, Calif. : Dept. of Geography, California State University, Northridge, ©1978- Subjects Historische geografie. Human geography > Human geography / Periodicals. Historical geography > Historical geography / Periodicals. Note Issues for <2007>-2011 have distinctive titles. Title from cover. Supplements accompany some issues. Issued by: Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1993- Physical Description volumes : illustrations ; 23-28 cm Locate a Print Version Find in a library Find in a library
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences27.7%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical GeographySocial Sciences5.4%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences4.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities3.8%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences3.4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 545/1499 | 63rd |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 256/376 | 32nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 629/747 | 15th |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 68 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 49 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 111 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Geoscience Publications
- ISSN
- 1091-6458
- Electronic ISSN
- 2331-7523
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Geography
Which databases index Historical Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Geography is indexed in Scopus.
Is Historical Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Geography is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .