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Territory Politics Governance
ISSN 2162-2671 · eISSN 2162-268X · Taylor & Francis
Territory Politics Governance: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.46; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 267 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Territory Politics Governance is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Urban Planning and Governance, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Political Systems and Governance, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Territory, Politics, Governance (TPG) is an interdisciplinary journal committed to theory and research on territorial politics and the governance of space. The journal is a forum for innovative theoretical and empirical scholarship of the highest standard, confronting topical and emergent issues as they intersect with territory, politics and governance. It publishes original contributions from this growing, vibrant field directed at an international scholarly audience. TPG is a global journal. We invite submissions from, and about, all parts of the world. We welcome submissions with an area focus alongside submissions that theorise or provide comparative analyses across contexts. We encourage authors focusing on specific areas or locales to explore their broader theoretical or empirical implications. We welcome theoretical interventions and theoretically motivated and rigorous qualitative, quantitative and multi-method empirical research. To be accepted, a paper must adhere to the highest standards of scholarship and make an important contribution at the intersection of territory, politics and governance. We seek original paper submissions from scholars across the social sciences, humanities and professional studies, including political science, geography, sociology, anthropology, planning studies, law, public administration, policy studies, cultural studies, history, science and technology studies, environmental sciences and others working on contemporary and historical territorial politics and the governance of space. The following examples illustrate some of the journal’s subjects of interest: Territorial identities, imaginaries and politics Multi-level governance, federalism and supranational organisations International relations, international political economy, geopolitics and global governance Border studies Spatial planning, territorial development, infrastructures and environmental governance Land, housing and informal governance Theories of socio-spatial relations and transformations State formation and political development Urban politics and urban political economy Governance and politics of migration and citizenship Colonialism, postcolonialism and decolonisation Feminist and queer territorial politics and interpretations of space Digitalisation of territory, politics and governance and the territory, politics and governance of digital spaces Epistemology and methodology for analysing territory, politics and governance Please read the Instruct
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Zachary TaylorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Canada 1, Singapore 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences9.4%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.3%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences6.1%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 319OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 254,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 762 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 64 | 27 |
| 2025 | 63 | 41 | 134 |
| 2024 | 55 | 39 | 216 |
| 2023 | 65 | 38 | 577 |
| 2022 | 83 | 51 | 1,142 |
| 2021 | 84 | 42 | 1,197 |
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
267 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 227 days – 397 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 306 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (189 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access: Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Authors in some jurisdictions may benefit from agreements that permit no-fee open access publication. Model summary
Territory, Politics, Governance is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review: All articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees. Model summary
All articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2162-2671
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-268X
- Society / sponsor
- Regional Studies Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Territory Politics Governance
What CAS zone is Territory Politics Governance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Territory Politics Governance is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Territory Politics Governance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.46; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Territory Politics Governance?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 267 days (interquartile range 227–397 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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 JCR quartile is Territory Politics Governance in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Territory Politics Governance based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Canada (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Territory Politics Governance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Territory Politics Governance is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Territory Politics Governance open access, and what is the APC?
Territory Politics Governance is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .