Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Revue Roumaine de Geographie
ISSN 1220-5311 · eISSN 2285-9675 · Editions de l'Academie Republique Populaire
Revue Roumaine de Geographie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revue Roumaine de Geographie is published by Editions de l'Academie Republique Populaire. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RjGEO is the journal of the Institute of Geography, issued under the aegis of the Romanian Academy, the most important scientific forum of Romania. The journal publishes original articles and reviews, and brings out new quantitative and qualitative research findings on a wide range of subjects related to the geographic sciences. The RjGEO aims is to encourage inter- and transdisciplinary communication among scientists in different fields, who share a common interest in geographical research. The journal mainly covers the following research topics: • Geomorphology • Climate change • Land use/land cover change • Biodiversity and conservation of natural resources • Biogeography of plants and animals • Natural and technological hazards • Hydrology and hydrogeology • Local and regional development • Urbanization and the development of metropolitan areas • Population changes and rural space • Geopolitics and Political Geography • Tourism development • Transport system • Energy resources and use • Historical geography • GIS and Remote sensing • Environmental education However, submissions related to other topics of geography are also welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief DAN BĂLTEANUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 4, Spain 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9.2%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences5.1%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 748/876 | 14th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 74 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 46 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 |
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
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
The work submitted will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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
- Editions de l'Academie Republique Populaire
- ISSN
- 1220-5311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2285-9675
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revue Roumaine de Geographie
Where are the editorial board members of Revue Roumaine de Geographie 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 Romania (4) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revue Roumaine de Geographie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revue Roumaine de Geographie is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revue Roumaine de Geographie open access, and what is the APC?
Revue Roumaine de Geographie 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .