Journal profile · Computer Science, Information Systems
International Journal of Geographical Information Science
ISSN 1365-8816 · eISSN 1362-3087 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
International Journal of Geographical Information Science: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.75; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 228 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 150 articles a year; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Geographical Information Science is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 74.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of International Journal of Geographical Information Science is to provide a forum for the exchange of original ideas, approaches, methods and experiences in the field of GIScience. International Journal of Geographical Information Science covers the following topics: Innovations and novel applications of GIScience in natural resources, social systems and the built environment Relevant developments in computer science, cartography, surveying, geography, and engineering Fundamental and computational issues of geographic information The design, implementation and use of geographical information for monitoring, prediction and decision making Novel geospatial approaches to address one or more of the UN SDGs The journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews. International Journal of Geographical Information Science operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. It does not consider manuscripts with copies deposited in preprint servers that disclose the authors' identities before acceptance for publication. Authors can choose to publish gold open access within this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Information Systems
Editor-in-chief May YuanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences24.8%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences24.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering24.8%
- Internet of Things and Social Network InteractionsComputer Science2.4%
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesMedicine2.2%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences2.1%
- Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisEnvironmental Science1.7%
- Soil and Land Suitability AnalysisEnvironmental Science1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ACM Guide to Computing Literature, British Library Inside, CompuMath Citation Index®, EBSCO Databases, GEOBASE, New Jour, SciBase, Zetoc
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
- Impact factor
- 5.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.82Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 150LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 458,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 603 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
228 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 171 days – 293 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 243 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (291 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | GBP 3,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
- editorialsThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
- foresight papersThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
- technical communicationsThe journal publishes original articles, reviews, foresight papers, technical communications, editorials and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option available. Model summary
International Journal of Geographical Information Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
International Journal of Geographical Information Science operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Does not consider manuscripts with copies deposited in preprint servers that disclose the authors' identities before acceptance for publication. Model summary
It does not consider manuscripts with copies deposited in preprint servers that disclose the authors' identities before acceptance for publication.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1365-8816
- Electronic ISSN
- 1362-3087
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Geographical Information Science
What CAS zone is International Journal of Geographical Information Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Geographical Information Science is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geography, Physical / Computer Science, Information Systems / Geography / Information Science & Library Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Geographical Information Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.75; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Geographical Information Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 228 days (interquartile range 171–293 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of Geographical Information Science in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences.
Which databases index International Journal of Geographical Information Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Geographical Information Science is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Geographical Information Science open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Geographical Information Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .