Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
ISSN 1947-9654 · eISSN 1947-9662 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research is published by IGI Global Publishing 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 Geographic Information Systems Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Remote Sensing and Land Use, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences17.9%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.7%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering4.4%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 | Q4 | 678/876 | 22nd |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 157/194 | 19th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 116 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 111 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 118 |
| 2022 | 31 | 2 | 115 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 128 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1947-9654
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-9662
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .