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Southeastern Geographer

University of North Carolina Press · United States · Est. 1961

ISSN1549-6929

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.217

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.721

Total Worksi

1,472

Total Citationsi

6,831

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,472

Publisher OrgUniversity of North Carolina Press

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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?

University of North Carolina Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1549-6929

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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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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

Citations received

101

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Environmental and Regional HistoryUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryGeographic Information Systems StudiesRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesClimate variability and modelsUrbanization and City PlanningHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought

Frequently asked questions about Southeastern Geographer

Is Southeastern Geographer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southeastern Geographer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southeastern Geographer?

Southeastern Geographer 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 0.22.

Is Southeastern Geographer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southeastern Geographer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Southeastern Geographer?