Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
ISSN 1542-0353 · eISSN 1542-0361 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 110 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographic Information Systems Studies, Data Management and Algorithms and Geography Education and Pedagogy, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in geospatial information, collections & archives publishes international, peer-reviewed scholarship on the collection, curation, and use of geographic information and cartographic materials and on professional practices and issues relevant to the map and geospatial library community. The journal covers topics including, but not limited to: Research, discussions, and innovations related to collecting, managing, and facilitating discovery and access to historical and contemporary cartographic materials and geospatial data. Professional practices of library, archive, and data professionals and their intersections with aspects of the geographic information lifecycle, such as creation, acquisition, evaluation, organization, use, description, dissemination, and preservation. Perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of map and geospatial professionals in academic and public libraries, and the organization and administration of their associated units and services. Advances in tools, methods, approaches, and scholarly applications of map and geospatial library collections. Transfer of knowledge and practices from other areas of librarianship and/or other disciplines to map and geospatial librarianship, and vice versa. The journal encourages submissions from professionals in any area of librarianship that can inform and advance the practices of map and geospatial librarians and from researchers across all disciplines that use maps and geospatial data, collections, and services. Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English. Contact the Editors If you have questions about the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, including interest in submitting a manuscript or serving as a peer reviewer, please feel free to contact the journal’s Co-Editors: Theresa Quill ( theward@iu.edu) and Joshua Sadvari ( sadvari.1@osu.edu).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences35.9%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science6.6%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.7%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences5.7%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science4%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine3.5%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI, Environmental Impact, Global Health, Soil Science Database, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Complete, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, GEOBASE, International Atomic Energy Agency, National Library of Medicine, ArticleFirst, Ovid, Aerospace Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, Engineering Research Database, LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts, METADEX, Sustainability Science Abstracts, Technology Research Database, VINITI RAN
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 42.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 18,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 2022 | 20 | 9 | 45 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 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)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 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)
Article types accepted1
- research articlesResearch, discussions, and innovations related to collecting, managing, and facilitating discovery and access to historical and contemporary cartographic materi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy for Library & Information Science journals Model summary
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 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 discov…
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
- 1542-0353
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-0361
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
What CAS zone is Journal of Map & Geography Libraries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Map & Geography Libraries is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Map & Geography Libraries?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Map & Geography Libraries?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 90–150 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Map & Geography Libraries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Map & Geography Libraries is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Map & Geography Libraries open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .