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Political Geography

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0962-6298eISSN1873-5096

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.524

H-Index

146

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.967

Total Works

3,504

Total Citations

115,518

2yr Mean Citedness

2.77

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the political dimensions of environmental issues, focusing on how discourses, ideologies, and legal frameworks shape resource management and human-environment relations. It explores conflicts over land and water, the influence of political doctrines on environmental policy, and the spatial dynamics of grievance and radical sentiment. The journal also investigates the role of desire and identity in conservation debates and the intersection of law and environmental change.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,504

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0962-6298 / 1873-5096

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

2020

2021

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2026

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

HistoryQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeographyPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationGeographies of human-animal interactionsUrban Planning and GovernanceWater Governance and InfrastructureElectoral Systems and Political Participation