Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Revista de Geografia Norte Grande
ISSN 0718-3402 · Instituto de Geografia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile · CHILE
Revista de Geografia Norte Grande: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Geografia Norte Grande is published by Instituto de Geografia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 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, Latin American Urban Studies and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond, together about 41.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Geografía Norte Grande (RGNG) es una revista científica arbitrada que publica investigación original y de alto estándar en el conjunto del campo geográfico y disciplinas afines, con especial atención a problemáticas de Chile e Iberoamérica en diálogo comparado con debates internacionales. RGNG promueve aportes teóricos, conceptuales, metodológicos y empíricos sobre la producción y transformación de los territorios, integrando enfoques de geografía humana, geografía física y estudios naturaleza–sociedad. La revista acoge trabajos orientados a comprender y explicar procesos socioespaciales contemporáneos, así como investigaciones aplicadas que informen la gestión, planificación y políticas territoriales mediante evidencia robusta y herramientas geoespaciales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 46, Argentina 4, Colombia 3, Austria 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences17.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy5.3%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | 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 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
scimagoPublisher website
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 956 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 15 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 42 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 43 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 158 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 208 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 |
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
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Autores conservan derechos de autor; licencia CC BY 4.0 Internacional. Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor. Los textos publicados en esta revista están sujetos a una licencia de Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional de Creative Commons.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares bajo sistema doble ciego con dos evaluadores independientes y anónimos. Model summary
El proceso de revisión de un manuscrito será realizado por medio del sistema doble ciego, fundamentado en el fallo de dos evaluadores independientes y anónimos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Se utiliza software de detección de plagio para comprobar la originalidad de los manuscritos. Model summary
La originalidad de la contribución presentada para evaluación en la Revista de Geografía Norte Grande será comprobada por medio de la utilización de software para la detección de duplicación de contenido o plagio.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Se permite y anima el autoarchivo electrónico antes y durante el proceso de envío. Model summary
Se permite y se anima a los autores a difundir sus trabajos electrónicamente (por ejemplo, en repositorios institucionales o en su propio sitio web) antes y durante el proceso de envío
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
- Instituto de Geografia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0718-3402
- Print ISSN
- 0379-8682
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Geografia Norte Grande
What CAS zone is Revista de Geografia Norte Grande in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Geografia Norte Grande is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography / Geography, Physical. 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 Revista de Geografia Norte Grande?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Geografia Norte Grande?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Revista de Geografia Norte Grande?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Revista de Geografia Norte Grande based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (46), Argentina (4) and Colombia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Geografia Norte Grande?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Geografia Norte Grande is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Geografia Norte Grande open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Geografia Norte Grande 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: .