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Professional Geographer

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1949

ISSN1467-9272

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.606

H-Index

125

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.76

Total Works

6,023

Total Citations

90,230

2yr Mean Citedness

1.65

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Professional Geographer publishes research related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences. It aims to produce more inclusive methods sensitive to power relations in fieldwork.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,023

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1467-9272

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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

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtGeography Education and PedagogyHuman auditory perception and evaluationEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesUrban Transport and Accessibility