Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Journal of Cultural Geography
ISSN 0887-3631 · eISSN 1940-6320 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Cultural Geography: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 386 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cultural Geography is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Geographies of human-animal interactions, American Environmental and Regional History and Culinary Culture and Tourism, together about 21.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1979 this lively journal has provided an international forum for scholarly research devoted to the spatial aspects of human groups, their activities, associated landscapes, and other cultural phenomena. The journal features high quality articles that are written in an accessible style. With a suite of full-length research articles, interpretive essays, special thematic issues devoted to major topics of interest, and book reviews, the Journal of Cultural Geography remains an indispensable resource both within and beyond the academic community. The journal’s audience includes specialists from geography, ethnic studies, history, historic preservation, landscape ecology, sociology, tourism studies, urban planning, popular culture, and other cognate fields. Peer Review Statement All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to anonymous peer review by expert referees. Please read the Instructions for Authors before submitting a manuscript for consideration.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Steven M. SchnellPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences8%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.3%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.84Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 270OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 49,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 963 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 64 |
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 51 |
| 2021 | 28 | 4 | 150 |
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
386 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 287 days – 484 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 421 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 daysPublisher 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Cultural Geography 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? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then anonymous peer review by expert referees if suitable. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to anonymous peer review by expert referees.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 0887-3631
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-6320
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cultural Geography
What CAS zone is Journal of Cultural Geography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cultural Geography is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cultural Geography?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cultural Geography?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 386 days (interquartile range 287–484 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Cultural Geography based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cultural Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cultural Geography is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cultural Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cultural Geography 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .