Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Human Geographies
ISSN 1843-6587 · eISSN 2067-2284 · University of Bucharest · Romania
Human Geographies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Geographies is published by University of Bucharest. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Rural development and sustainability, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Geographies – Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography was first published in 2007 to provide an international forum of social, economic and cultural contributions to the fields of human geography. It is a peer-reviewed journal, has both online and print versions and ISSNs. It represents the initiative and effort of the members of the Human Geography Department, Faculty of Geography from University of Bucharest. Human Geographies – is a biannual publication with a content solely in English which can be viewed at humangeographies.org.ro. Human Geographies is committed to publish scholarly research and informed commentaries on a wide category of human geography aspects (including urban and rural issues, demography, social, economic and cultural environment), place issues, and space issues. It welcomes contributions from the growing numbers of scholars and practitioners across geography, humanities and social and environmental sciences who are interested in human, economic and cultural geographies. The publication is particularly committed to the development of interpretative approaches to the above mentioned issues. It does not restrict its remit to any particular methodological or theoretical orientation, but publishes both scholarly papers and more speculative pieces designed to further understanding and debate. The journal also offers space for critical reflection on how practices within the civic, policy, and related fields inform and relate to the journal’s cultural geographic concerns. It acknowledges, presents, and discusses the intellectual and practical engagement with the journal’s interests beyond a narrowly conceived academy. It particularly encourages submissions from practitioners beyond the academy or from collaborations between academics and other individuals and groups from across Europe and all over the world. Contents include original articles, notes and comments. Regular contributions are drawn from the fields of human geography, economics and economic geography, planning, territorial development, infrastructure development, sociology, population studies and public administration, public policies. The Journal also publishes the occasional ‘state of the art’ article, consisting of an analytical review of the major strands of contemporary thinking in a given topic area. All articles are peer-reviewed
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 20, United Kingdom 6, France 4, Türkiye 3, Italy 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences10.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.8%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences5.4%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 579/876 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 106 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 147 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 188 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 214 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 188 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 231 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights. Model summary
Following copyright law, the manuscript must not duplicate substantial portions of previously published material. The authors must obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted material before submission, and any acknowledgements should be included in the submission. Source and copyright should be acknowledged in cases where photographs, data and media are reproduced.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
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
- University of Bucharest
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1843-6587
- Electronic ISSN
- 2067-2284
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Geographies
How long does peer review take at Human Geographies?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Human Geographies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Human Geographies based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (20), United Kingdom (6) and France (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Human Geographies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Geographies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Geographies open access, and what is the APC?
Human Geographies 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: .