Journal profile
Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia
ISSN 1221-079X · eISSN 2065-9571 · Cluj University Press · Romania
Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia is published by Cluj University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, together about 34.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geographia is the oldest and most representative publication that brings together the most relevant scientific works of Cluj geographers for more than half a century. The journal appeared for the first time in 1957 and have included works in the fields of Geology and Geography for a long time throughout its history, a fact reflected in its previous name: Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia-Geographia. In the context of the social and political changes in Romania at the end of 1989, the scientific journals of Babeş-Bolyai University entered a new stage which allowed, among others, the separation of Geography and Geology in Geographia and Geologia series in 1990. Since then, Studia UBB, Geografia is published biannually in two distinctive issues which fully respect the conditions of stability and set, as much as possible, ever higher standards in terms of scientific contents and technical norms. As a consequence, the journal made an important progress regarding its national and international visibility. Because of this, now the journal is classified B+ in the rankings of the Romanian National Research Council and is indexed in internationally representative journal databases like GEOREF, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus, Central&Eastern European Academic Source, ProQuest (Ulrich’s Web), Scipio. Since 2009, the journal is published fully in English and at present the standard procedures are followed for the journal to access and to be indexed by the ISI Web of Knowledge. The subject area covers the whole range of geographical issues. Recent statistics show that studies regarding Population and Settlements,Geomorphology, Hydrology, Theoretical Geography, Industry and Agriculture, Regional Geography, Meteorology-Climatology and Cartography have the highest weight in the journal. This is an open acces journal wich means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open acces. We are looking forward to seeing you in the pages of our journal! The Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences14.2%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences10.8%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9.8%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences7.6%
- Geotourism and Geoheritage ConservationEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefPublisher 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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 27 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Papers must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Papers should be original and unpublished, and should not be under publication consideration with any other outlet.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors hold copyright without restrictions and retain publishing rights without restrictions. Model summary
The publisher allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions and to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Readers may download, print, copy, read, distribute, search or link full texts of articles. Model summary
The readers have the right to download, print, copy, read, distribute, search or link the full texts of articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review process; include a separate page with title, author names and e-mails. Model summary
Please include a separate page with the title, the name and the e-mail of the author/ authors for the double-blind review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden; authors agree publishers may take legal action if plagiarism or fabricated information is discovered. Model summary
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and by submitting the article for publication the authors agree that the publishers have the legal right to take appropriate action against the authors, if plagiarism or fabricated information is discovered.
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
- Cluj University Press
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1221-079X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2065-9571
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia
How long does peer review take at Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Universitatis BabesBolyai Geographia 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: .