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Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica

University of La Rioja · Spain · Est. 1980

ISSN0211-6820eISSN1697-9540

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.385

H-Index

CiteScore

3.4

SNIP

0.705

Total Works

670

Total Citations

5,835

2yr Mean Citedness

0.87

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Aims & Scope

Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica / Geographical Research Letters (ISSN 0211-6820, EISSN 1697-9540) is a scientific journal that publishes two issues per year. It includes papers on Physical Geography and other related environmental sciences (Hydrology, Ecology, Climatology). Interdisciplinary studies with Human Geography are also welcome. All papers are subject to full peer review. Authors linked to other organizations are welcome.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published1980

Frequencytwice a year

StatusActive

Total Publications670

Publisher OrgUniversity of La Rioja

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSRIURDialnet

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of La Rioja

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0211-6820 / 1697-9540

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, RIUR, Dialnet

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsSoil erosion and sediment transportHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research