Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Perspectiva Geografica
ISSN 0123-3769 · eISSN 2500-8684 · Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia · Colombia
Perspectiva Geografica: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 33 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectiva Geografica is published by Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia and 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 Regional Development and Innovation, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 39.9% 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
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences17.8%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy12.6%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science4.5%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 11 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 39 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
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 33 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Website protected with BunkerWeb Model summary
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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
- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0123-3769
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-8684
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectiva Geografica
What CAS zone is Perspectiva Geografica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Perspectiva Geografica 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.
How long does peer review take at Perspectiva Geografica?
Authors report an average review time of about 33 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.
Which databases index Perspectiva Geografica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectiva Geografica is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Perspectiva Geografica open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectiva Geografica 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; 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: .