Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Irish Geography
ISSN 0075-0778 · eISSN 1939-4055 · Geographical Society of Ireland
Irish Geography: fully open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2013 (Volume 46, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Irish Geography is published by Geographical Society of Ireland. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Historical Studies of British Isles and Geography and Environmental Studies, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by the Geographical Society of Ireland from 2015. Irish Geography will be published by the Geographical Society of Ireland from 2015. Please point your browser to the Journal homepage for further publication information. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences22.2%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities7.6%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences7%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences5.3%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 762/876 | 13th |
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q4 | 183/201 | 9th |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 206OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 152 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 208 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 203 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 306 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 295 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 319 |
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 accessOpenAlex
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
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
- Geographical Society of Ireland
- ISSN
- 0075-0778
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-4055
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (2013)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Irish Geography
Which databases index Irish Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Irish Geography is indexed in Scopus.
Is Irish Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Irish 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: .