Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 1138-9788 · Universitat de Barcelona
Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.26; fully open access; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales is published by Universitat de Barcelona 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 Latin American Urban Studies, Regional Development and Innovation and Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, together about 37.3% 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
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences15.4%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences11.6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences3.5%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 12 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 35 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 41 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 49 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 99 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Universitat de Barcelona
- ISSN
- 1138-9788
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales
What CAS zone is Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales 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 Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.26; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 24.
Which databases index Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales is a fully open-access 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: .