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Journal of Geography in Higher Education
ISSN 0309-8265 · eISSN 1466-1845 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Geography in Higher Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 220 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geography in Higher Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Geography in Higher Education ( JGHE) was founded upon the conviction that the development of learning and teaching was vitally important to higher education. It is committed to promote, enhance and share geography learning and teaching in all institutions of higher education throughout the world, and provides a forum for geographers and others, regardless of their specialisms, to discuss common educational interests, to present the results of educational research, and to advocate new ideas. Peer Review Statement All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two referees and an editorial board panel. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences34.5%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences8.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences7.1%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences3%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Australian Education Index, British Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, Geographical abstracts, Human Geography International Bibliography of book reviews, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, Research Alrt, Research into Higher Education abstracts, Social SCISEARCH
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
- 1.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.28Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 177,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 31 | 22 |
| 2025 | 37 | 23 | 58 |
| 2024 | 28 | 17 | 101 |
| 2023 | 44 | 29 | 245 |
| 2022 | 33 | 18 | 303 |
| 2021 | 56 | 24 | 848 |
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
220 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 148 days – 341 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 229 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 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 Geography in Higher Education 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 di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two referees and an editorial board panel. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two referees and an editorial board panel. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- 0309-8265
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-1845
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geography in Higher Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Geography in Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Geography in Higher Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geography / Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Geography in Higher Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geography in Higher Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 220 days (interquartile range 148–341 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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 Journal of Geography in Higher Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (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 3 of Education.
Which databases index Journal of Geography in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geography in Higher Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Geography in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geography in Higher Education 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: .