Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
ISSN 2064-5031 · eISSN 2064-5147 · Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute · Hungary
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is published by Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute 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 Urbanization and City Planning, Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies and Soil erosion and sediment transport, together about 24.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope of the journal Hungarian Geographical Bulletin (HGB) is an international, cross-disciplinary, scholarly, peer-reviewed and open access journal in the field of geography and the wider geosciences. The journal publishes articles on many aspects across the whole spectrum of research in the discipline, both theoretical and empirical results, and both in the fields of physical and human geography. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is issued quarterly both in online and printed versions and in colour format. Open access policy This is an Open Access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpose. All the papers published in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There are no author fees and article submission charges (commonly known as APCs), and no charge for any reader to download articles and reviews for their own scholarly use. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without any restriction and to retain publishing rights without restrictions. Digital copies of the journal are stored by the Electronic Periodicals Archive & Database (EPA) of the Hungarian National Széchényi Library and the REAL-J repository of Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Peer review All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor-in-chief and the managing editors for suitability for the journal. This includes fact-checking the content, spelling and grammar, writing style, and figures. Papers that appear to be plagiarized, are ghost-written, have been published elsewhere, are outside the scope of journal, or are of little interest to readers of Hungarian Geographical Bulletin may be rejected. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. We use a double-blind review process, which means the identities of authors and reviewers are not known to each other. The review process is supervised by those members of the editorial board who are familiar with the topic of the paper. Papers are rejected or accepted based on the peer reviews and editorial board’s decision. Licensing Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Publisher Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astr
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief Zoltán KovácsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hungary 6, United Kingdom 1, Slovenia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences10.6%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.9%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Geography | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Elsevier - GEOBASE, Scimago Journal & Country Rank, Current Geographical Publications, Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 100 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 74 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 144 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 256 |
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-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewincipal findings and major conclusions. Book reviews should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words (including references). Figures and tables Submit each illumain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript length limit: 7,000 words including abstract, keywords, text, figures, tables and references. Model summary
The paper completed with abstract, keywords, text, figures, tables and references should not exceed 7,000 words.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
This is an Open Access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpose. All the papers published in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There are no author fees and article submission charges (commonly known as APCs), and no c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor-in-chief and the managing editors for suitability for the journal. This includes fact-checking the content, spelling and grammar, writing style, and figures. Papers that appear to be plagiarized, are ghost-written, have been published elsewhere, are outside the scope of journal, or are of little interest to readers of Hungarian Geographica…
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
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2064-5031
- Electronic ISSN
- 2064-5147
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
What CAS zone is Hungarian Geographical Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography / Geography, Physical. 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 Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 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 Hungarian Geographical Bulletin based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hungary (6), United Kingdom (1) and Slovenia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hungarian Geographical Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .