Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Quaestiones Geographicae
ISSN 0137-477X · eISSN 2081-6383 · Sciendo · Poland
Quaestiones Geographicae: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 12 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quaestiones Geographicae is published by Sciendo 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 Integrated Water Resources Management, Urbanization and City Planning and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 23.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quaestiones Geographicae was established in 1974 as an annual journal of the Institute of Geography, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland. Its founder and first editor was Professor Stefan Kozarski. Initially the scope of the journal covered issues in both physical and socio-economic geography; since 1982, exclusively physical geography. In 2006 there appeared the idea of a return to the original conception of the journal, although in a somewhat modified organisational form.Quaestiones Geographicae publishes research results of wide interest in the following fields:physical geography,economic and human geography,spatial management and planning,sustainable development (including regional and local development),environmental science,GIS and geoinformation, andtourism and recreation.Why subscribe and readpremier source of high quality geographical research;source of the latest news, achievements and research inspirations from full scope of physical and human geography;international forum for the dissemination of research data from various areas of geography;designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas between researchers from different countries;excellent articles authored by researchers from all over the world, who appreciate our fast, fair and constructive peer review provided by experts in all fields of geography;Why submittransparent, comprehensive and fast peer review,language assistance for authors from non-English speaking regions,efficient route to fast-track publication.Rejection Rate30-40%Journal MetricsJCI = 0.45Cite Score = 2.5SJR = 0.356SNIP = 0.834MEiN score (PL) = 100 points
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Andrzej KostrzewskiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences6.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.5%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 29 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 82 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 144 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 338 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 371 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0137-477X
- Print ISSN
- 2082-2103
- Electronic ISSN
- 2081-6383
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quaestiones Geographicae
What CAS zone is Quaestiones Geographicae in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quaestiones Geographicae 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.
What is the impact factor of Quaestiones Geographicae?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 12; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Quaestiones Geographicae?
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.
Which databases index Quaestiones Geographicae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quaestiones Geographicae is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Quaestiones Geographicae open access, and what is the APC?
Quaestiones Geographicae is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .