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Transactions in GIS

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1361-1682eISSN1467-9671

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

172

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 156d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.554

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.844

Total Worksi

2,320

Total Citationsi

44,219

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencySix Times A Year, Oct. 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,320

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1361-1682 / 1467-9671

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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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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

Citations received

1.8k

2019

124

2.3k

2020

174

2021

135

1.2k

2022

116

786

2023

177

686

2024

203

277

2025

159

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesData Management and AlgorithmsHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Transport and AccessibilityData-Driven Disease Surveillance3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsAutomated Road and Building ExtractionSemantic Web and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about Transactions in GIS

Is Transactions in GIS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Transactions in GIS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Transactions in GIS?

Transactions in GIS 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 1.64.

Is Transactions in GIS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Transactions in GIS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Transactions in GIS?