Journal profile
Pacific Geographies
ISSN 2196-1468 · eISSN 2199-9104 · Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V. · Germany
Pacific Geographies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PG aims to encourage researchers and practitioners to report on their research-based work. We especially welcome contributions from scholars from the Asia-Pacific region and young scholars with fieldwork experience. PG seeks to foster a debate between researchers, governments, NGOs, the private sector and communities. The journal targets a wide audience of readers including academics and students, public and private sector representatives and the general public with an interest in research that focuses the Asia-Pacific region. Over the years, PG has published contributions to the fields of anthropology, geography, environmental sciences, political sciences and various other disciplines, as well as Pacific Studies. Articles submitted to Pacific Geographies should discuss original research, are theory-driven or based on empirical studies, and make a major contribution to the respective field of research. Research notes can also report on research in progress or be the result of applied research activities. Pacific Geographies #59 Pacific Geographies #58 Pacific Geographies #57 Pacific Geographies #56
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 7, Australia 4, Austria 3, France 2, United States 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewConference reports: up to 1,000 words, Book reviews: up to 1,000 words, Interviews: up to 2,000 words Authors need to submit the fmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- conference reportical information on the author(s), etc. Conference reports: up to 1,000 words, Book reviews: up to 1,000 words, Interviews: up to 2,000 wmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewAll scientific papers will be subjected to a double blind peer-review process. For this reason, all information that may lead to the identification of the autho…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; articles published under Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND. Model summary
Authors retain copyright, and articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal listed at DOAJ; no charges to readers and authors. Model summary
PG is an open access journal, listed at the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). There are no charges to readers and authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Scientific articles double-blind peer reviewed; research notes single-blind refereed. Model summary
All scientific papers will be subjected to a double blind peer-review process. For this reason, all information that may lead to the identification of the author needs to be removed from the text document; the biographical information about the author is to be submitted in a separate text document. All manuscripts are accepted and reviewed based on the premise that they are the result of the autho…
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
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V.
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2196-1468
- Electronic ISSN
- 2199-9104
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Pacific Geographies
How long does peer review take at Pacific Geographies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Pacific Geographies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Pacific Geographies based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (7), Australia (4) and Austria (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pacific Geographies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pacific Geographies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Pacific Geographies open access, and what is the APC?
Pacific Geographies 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: .