Geo UERJ

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · Est. 1997

ISSN1415-7543eISSN1981-9021

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

Geo UERJ is a journal published biannually by Universidade do Estado do Rio do Janeiro’s Institute of Geography. It publishes inedited works of critical review as well as results of empirical, experimental and conceptual research on topics pertinent to geography and its related areas. Besides seeking to foster experience exchanges in its specialty with other Brazilian and foreign institutions that maintain similar publications, Geo UERJ defends and respects the pluralism of philosophical, political and scientific ideas.

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageSpanish, Portuguese

1st Year Published1997

Frequencybiannually

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1415-7543 / 1981-9021

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, Portuguese

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

152

2018

107

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

107

2024

2025

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Development and Societal IssuesGeography and Environmental StudiesRural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental and biological studiesAgricultural and Food SciencesUrban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial and Economic SolidarityHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtRegional Development and Innovation

Frequently asked questions about Geo UERJ

Is Geo UERJ a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geo UERJ: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, 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 Geo UERJ?

Geo UERJ 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.

Is Geo UERJ indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geo UERJ is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.