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Geography Research Forum

Ben Gurion University of the Negev · Israel

ISSN0333-5275

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.227

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

382

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Geography Research Forum (GRF) is an international refereed scholarly journal specializing in guest-edited topic issues dealing with all fields of human geography and multi-disciplinary topics of direct relevance. The journal publishes papers on both Israeli and international topics.

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General Information

Country / RegionIsrael

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications80

Publisher OrgBen-Gurion University of the Negev

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ben Gurion University of the Negev

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0333-5275

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1990

2002

2008

2015

338

2016

2018

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rural development and sustainabilityGeographic Information Systems StudiesUrbanization and City PlanningHydropower, Displacement, Environmental ImpactRegional Economics and Spatial Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Geography Research Forum

Is Geography Research Forum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geography Research Forum: it is indexed in 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 Geography Research Forum?

Geography Research Forum is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.227.

Is Geography Research Forum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geography Research Forum is indexed in Scopus.