Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
ISSN 0129-7619 · eISSN 1467-9493 · Wiley-Blackwell
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 77 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 53% (journal website); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Socioeconomic Development in Asia, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies and Philippine History and Culture, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1953 the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (and antecedents) has been a leading international forum for scholarship on tropical environments, localities and their connections. The SJTG publishes theoretical and empirical articles and reviews that deal with the physical and human environments of the tropics and development issues from geographical as well as interrelated disciplinary viewpoints that advance research on tropical natures, places or interconnections. Papers are subject to peer review and should follow the journal’s Author Guidelines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United Kingdom 3, Singapore 2, New Zealand 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences13.3%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences6.8%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 495OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 58Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 74,592Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,571 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 65 | 30 | 49 |
| 2024 | 54 | 32 | 149 |
| 2023 | 64 | 42 | 224 |
| 2022 | 67 | 14 | 274 |
| 2021 | 52 | 11 | 323 |
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 Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (30% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section and/or the Acknowledgments section. Find more details in Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Resear…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Changes
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, this journal will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
During submission authors are also required to declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Member of COPE Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and one of the co-editors. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, which reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA or Open Access
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
As papers are double-anonymous peer reviewed the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Accepts preprints Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0129-7619
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9493
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
What CAS zone is Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.24; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography?
The publisher reports about 77 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53% (2025). 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 Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Singapore (2) and New Zealand (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .