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Social and Cultural Geography

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1470-1197

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.12

H-Index

112

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.725

Total Works

1,982

Total Citations

58,077

2yr Mean Citedness

1.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of social and cultural phenomena with geographical contexts. It examines how places are represented, experienced, and shaped by human activities, including heritage interpretation, agricultural practices, environmental activism, personal narratives, migration, artistic production, and urban life. The journal also investigates the role of mobility, policy, and collective action in shaping cultural and social landscapes.

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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 Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly, <Mar. 2003->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,982

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-1197

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographies of human-animal interactionsUrban Planning and GovernanceMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationRural development and sustainabilityHomelessness and Social IssuesAnthropological Studies and InsightsMigration and Labor DynamicsReligious Tourism and SpacesDiaspora, migration, transnational identityHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought