Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Revista Geografica Venezolana
ISSN 1012-1617 · eISSN 2244-8853 · Universidad de los Andes
Revista Geografica Venezolana: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Geografica Venezolana is published by Universidad de los Andes 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 Geography and Environmental Studies, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 29.7% 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
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science14.4%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences9.6%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences4.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 824/876 | 5th |
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q4 | 174/184 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 21 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 2021 | 24 | 18 | 41 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de los Andes
- ISSN
- 1012-1617
- Electronic ISSN
- 2244-8853
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Geografica Venezolana
What CAS zone is Revista Geografica Venezolana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Geografica Venezolana 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.
Which databases index Revista Geografica Venezolana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Geografica Venezolana is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Revista Geografica Venezolana open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Geografica Venezolana is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .