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Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0309-8265eISSN1466-1845

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.782

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.465

Total Worksi

2,061

Total Citationsi

35,329

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION focuses on advancing the field of geography education through innovative pedagogical methods, research on teaching and learning practices, and the integration of technology in geographical education. It aims to bridge theoretical insights with practical applications.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,061

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0309-8265 / 1466-1845

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

1.2k

2020

834

2021

296

2022

236

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchGeography

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geography Education and PedagogyHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtEducator Training and Historical PedagogyGeographic Information Systems StudiesGeography and Education Methods

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Is Journal of Geography in Higher Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Geography in Higher Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Geography in Higher Education?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.96.

Is Journal of Geography in Higher Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.