Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Transactions in GIS
ISSN 1361-1682 · eISSN 1467-9671 · Wiley-Blackwell
Transactions in GIS: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,800; median 143 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 202 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions in GIS is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographic Information Systems Studies, Data Management and Algorithms and Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions in GIS is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and short technical notes on the latest advances and best practices in the spatial sciences. The spatial sciences include all of the different ways in which geography may be used to organize, represent, store, analyze, model and visualize information. The submission of manuscripts that focus on one or more of the following topics among others – is strongly encouraged: GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing and related geospatial technologies; geospatial data acquisition and sensing; maps and spatial reasoning; spatial data infrastructures; standardization and interoperability; spatial data structures and databases; geocomputation; spatiotemporal analysis, integration and modeling; spatial data quality and uncertainty; GIS education and certification; GIS and society; location privacy; and desktop, mobile and Web-based spatially-enabled applications and services.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief John P. WilsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 19%); most named United States 15, Mainland China 10, United Kingdom 5, New Zealand 4, Canada 3 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences21.3%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science11.9%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences9.2%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences5.3%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine3.8%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering3.8%
- Automated Road and Building ExtractionEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | 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
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsDBLPCurrent 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
- 2.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 982OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 184LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 184Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 188,950Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 81 | 103 |
| 2025 | 202 | 105 | 404 |
| 2024 | 177 | 84 | 814 |
| 2023 | 116 | 58 | 893 |
| 2022 | 135 | 45 | 1,247 |
| 2021 | 174 | 62 | 2,106 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 197 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (454 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)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 168 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,800 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,550 | — | — | |
| 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
- Open access The Open Access Advantage
Take a look at the advantages of publishing your article Open Access here. Your institution or funder may also be able to cover the Open Access fee through a Wiley Open Access Account or a Transformational Agreement. Check out the list of all participating institutions, along with information on Wiley’s Transformational Agreements here.
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
- 1361-1682
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9671
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions in GIS
What CAS zone is Transactions in GIS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions in GIS is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transactions in GIS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.43; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Transactions in GIS?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 106–197 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29% (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 Transactions in GIS based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Mainland China (10) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions in GIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions in GIS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transactions in GIS open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions in GIS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,800.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .