Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Journal of Latin American Geography
ISSN 1545-2476 · eISSN 1548-5811
Journal of Latin American Geography: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Latin American Geography 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 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, together about 23.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences9.5%
- Extractivism and Socioeconomic IssuesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.7%
- Geography and Environmental Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,332 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 14 | 426 |
| 2025 | 57 | 55 | 648 |
| 2024 | 68 | 61 | 597 |
| 2023 | 77 | 60 | 637 |
| 2022 | 68 | 48 | 682 |
| 2021 | 80 | 69 | 769 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1545-2476
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-5811
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Latin American Geography
What CAS zone is Journal of Latin American Geography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Latin American 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Latin American Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Latin American Geography is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Latin American Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Latin American Geography is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .