Journal profile
Revista Contexto Geografico
ISSN 2595-7236 · Universidade Federal de Alagoas · Brazil
Revista Contexto Geografico: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Contexto Geografico is published by Universidade Federal de Alagoas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography and Environmental Studies, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Geography and Education Methods, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Contexto Geográfico consiste em uma publicação do Instituto de Geografia, Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente – IGDema, Unidade Acadêmica pertencente à Universidade Federal de Alagoas. O seu principal propósito é a difusão de conhecimento e o debate em um espaço aberto para todos aqueles que se interessam, pensam e fazem pesquisas no âmbito do interesse da Ciência Geográfica, em diferentes circunstâncias, de todas as correntes teórico-metodológicas e linhas de pensamento.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Canada 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science20.5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6.8%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science3.5%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 306 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 24 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 21 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 18 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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)
Article types accepted5
- artigosArtigos Política padrão de seçãoLength not stated
- contextos clássicosContextos ClássicosLength not stated
- editorialEditorial Texto editorial.Length not stated
- entrevistas e resenhasEntrevistas e Resenhas Entrevistas concedidas.Length not stated
- v encontro regional de prática de ensino em geografiaV Encontro Regional de Prática de Ensino em Geografia Seção destinada aos trabalhos elaborado pelos conferencistas do V EREPEGLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
No author changes after acceptance Model summary
Em nenhuma hipótese serão acrescentados ou retirados autores de um artigo após o mesmo ter sido aceito.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest declaration required Model summary
Os autores declaram que não há conflitos de interesses dos mesmos acerca da publicação neste periódico.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain copyright, journal first-publication right, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
a) Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho licenciado sob a Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial-SemDerivações 4.0 Internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind review: authors must remove identifying information from submission Model summary
No intuito de garantir a impessoalidade do processo de avaliação, no documento submetido à revista CONTEXTO GEOGRÁFICO os autores não deverão inserir no documento nenhuma informação que permita aos avaliadores identificá-los
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Plagius; plagiarism cases may lead to retraction and penalties Model summary
Os trabalhos submetidos à avaliação passarão por revisão técnica para a análise de plágio na plataforma Plagius - Detector de Plágio 2.4.6.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors permitted and encouraged to publish and distribute work online Model summary
b) Autores têm permissão e são estimulados a publicar e distribuir seu trabalho online
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
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2595-7236
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Contexto Geografico
How long does peer review take at Revista Contexto Geografico?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Contexto Geografico based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Contexto Geografico?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Contexto Geografico is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Contexto Geografico open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Contexto Geografico 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .