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International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1365-8816eISSN1362-3087

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.346

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

1.988

Total Worksi

3,215

Total Citationsi

162,515

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Geography; Geography, Physical; Information Science & Library Science; Geography, Planning and Development; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyEight Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,215

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-8816 / 1362-3087

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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

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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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsGeographyGeography, PhysicalInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesInternet of Things and Social Network InteractionsDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesGeographic Information Systems StudiesGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisSoil and Land Suitability AnalysisRemote Sensing in AgricultureInnovation in Digital Healthcare Systems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Is International Journal of Geographical Information Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Geographical Information Science: 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 International Journal of Geographical Information Science?

International Journal of Geographical Information Science 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 4.54.

Is International Journal of Geographical Information Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Geographical Information Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.