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Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1523-0406eISSN1545-0465

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

0.538

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.308

Total Works

1,044

Total Citations

26,393

2yr Mean Citedness

2.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cartography and Geographic Information Science focuses on cartography and geographic information science. The journal aims to gather useful information for those who evaluate journals.

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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 Published1971

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,044

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1523-0406 / 1545-0465

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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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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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesData Management and AlgorithmsSpatial Cognition and NavigationHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisData Visualization and AnalyticsHistorical Geography and CartographyData-Driven Disease SurveillanceLand Use and Ecosystem Services3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications