Journal profile
Journal of Geography Politics and Society
ISSN 2451-2249 · University of Gdansk · Poland
Journal of Geography Politics and Society: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geography Politics and Society is published by University of Gdansk. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, European Politics and Security and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scope The Journal of Geography, Politics and Society is dedicated to changes taking place in the contemporary world. Our main goal is to become a platform for the exchange of research results and the views of scientists and specialists dealing in particular with changes in communist and post-communist countries (especially Central and West European and post-Soviet countries). Open Access Statement Articles published in Journal of Geography, Politics and Society are open access publications that allow any user to copy and redistribute material in any medium and format. All articles published in this journal are available free of charge from the date of publication. The accepted articles will be publicly available to readers on the Internet. Readers can view abstracts (in the html format) and download full articles (in the pdf format) for free.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Oleksandr RadchenkoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 6, Canada 1, Israel 1, Romania 1, Slovenia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences8%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences7.5%
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences5.2%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 49 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 69 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 78 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 67 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Open access Open Access Statement
Articles published in Journal of Geography, Politics and Society are open access publications that allow any user to copy and redistribute material in any medium and format. All articles published in this journal are available free of charge from the date of 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
- University of Gdansk
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2451-2249
- Print ISSN
- 2084-0497
- Society / sponsor
- European Union)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geography Politics and Society
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geography Politics and Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Geography Politics and Society based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (6), Canada (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Geography Politics and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geography Politics and Society is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Geography Politics and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geography Politics and Society is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .