Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)

Standort

ISSN 0174-3635 · eISSN 1432-220X · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year

Standort: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 174 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ3General Social Sciences · rank 157/286 · 45th percentile
Review time174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 34 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 3,190Subscription journal
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year622025 · OpenAlex count
Indexed inScopusLetPub

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Standort is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Local Governance and Planning, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

STANDORT ist die größte Zeitschrift Europas für Angewandte Geographie. STANDORT berichtet über aktuelle Entwicklungen der Angewandten Geographie und verwandter Fachgebiete. STANDORT führt Praxis und Wissenschaft zusammen. STANDORT zeigt viermal jährlich übergreifend raumwirksame Trends auf und gibt Anregungen zur Umsetzung geographischer Fachkenntnisse. STANDORT gibt Studentinnen und Studenten der Geographie Orientierungshilfen durch die Analyse des Arbeitsmarktes und Berichte aus der Berufswelt. STANDORT informiert regelmäßig über relevante Veranstaltungen (im In- und Ausland) mit angewandt geographischem Bezug. STANDORT ist damit fach- und berufsfeldübergreifendes Diskussionsforum für alle Themenbereiche der Angewandten Geographie.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)

Editor-in-chief Markus HilpertPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 19 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences9.2%
  2. Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences7%
  3. Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6%
  4. Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
  5. Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences5.4%
  6. Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science5.1%
  7. Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences5%
  8. Vocational Education and TrainingSocial Sciences4.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

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)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
General Social SciencesQ3157/28645th
Urban StudiesQ3163/29544th
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3585/87633rd
General Earth and Planetary SciencesQ3144/20128th
DevelopmentQ3226/31428th
General Environmental ScienceQ4195/24921st
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ4341/43221st

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

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic ScholarPublisher 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

CiteScore 2026-06
1.2LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.19LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.23LetPub ·
h-index
11OpenAlex ·
i10-index
13OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.26OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·
Articles per year (publisher)
2,025Publisher website ·
Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
150,100Publisher website ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,585 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026491763
20256221112
20245824105
20237232440
2022683999
20216336103

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 · to

174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 227 days

Acceptance to online
median 29 days (34 articles)
Submission to online
median 210 days
Sample
34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 in the window); the latest was accepted on

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

Submission to first decision
10 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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 3,190 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,290——

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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
150–250 words
Keywords
≥ 4
Reference style
Author–date
Suggested reviewers
Optional
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted1
  1. editorialSTANDORT consists of specialist articles, which are subject to a double-blind peer review process, as well as editorial contributions in the categories practica…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
AI use Generative AI Images

Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Authorship Authorship principles

These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Competing Interests

Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright Transfer

Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel bleibt das Copyright beim Autor, wobei die Bedingungen der …

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access Open access publishing

To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Standort, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Double-blind peer review

This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …

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.

Before you submit

Five checks before submitting to Standort

  1. 1
    ScopeRecent output centres on Local Governance and Planning, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought.
    Check scope
  2. 2
    Article type and formatAbstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date.
    Author guidelines ↗
  3. 3
    English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
  4. 4
    FeesUSD 3,190 (OpenAlex)
    Fee details
  5. 5
    Expected review time174 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 34 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
    Review data

The checks are built from this page's data.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Springer Nature
Frequency
4 issues per year
ISSN
0174-3635
Electronic ISSN
1432-220X
Latest issue on the website
Volume 50, Issue 2 (June 2026)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Standort

How long does peer review take at Standort?

Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 131–227 days). 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 Standort?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Standort based?

Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (19). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Standort?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Standort is indexed in Scopus.

Is Standort open access, and what is the APC?

Standort is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .