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Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

Nicolaus Copernicus University · Poland · Est. 2003

ISSN1732-4254eISSN2083-8298
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
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
0.255
H-Index
31
CiteScore
1.7
SNIP
0.431
Total Works
788
Total Citations
5,583
2yr Mean Citedness
0.73
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Aims & Scope

The main aim of the Bulletin of Geography: Socio-economic Series is to present scientific findings in socio-economic geography and related subjects. The journal covers the following fields/area: Social Sciences, Social Structures, Demography and Population Geography, Urban Studies, Planning and Development, Urban Planning and Architecture, Sociology, Social Interaction, Social Anthropology, Social Sciences Other Topics, Architecture and Design, Cultural Studies, Genres and Media in Cultural Studies, General Genre and Media Studies, Geosciences, Geography, Business Economy, Psychology, Public Administration . The topics of papers published in the BGSS range from theoretical to empirical investigations into: human geography, demography, settlement geography, processes of urbanization and urban settlement systems, urban studies, metropolitan areas, integrated urban and regional development, landscape and rural settlement, spatial organization and territorial planning, regional policy, medical geography, tourism and recreation, economic geography, geography of crime, trade geography, geography of services, political geography, electoral geography, human ecology, sociology, economics  dealing with issues of diverse spatial scales - local, regional, national, international.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
91
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications788
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~91 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1732-4254 / 2083-8298
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

Cultural StudiesQ1
DemographyQ3
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3
Urban StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesCultural StudiesDemographyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urbanization and City PlanningPolish socio-economic developmentDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchAgricultural economics and policiesUrban Development and Cultural HeritageLabour Market and MigrationUrban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Issues in PolandLocal Governance and PlanningRural development and sustainability
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref