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Geopolitics Quarterly

Iranian Association of Geopolitics · Iran · Est. 2005

ISSN1735-4331eISSN2538-3698

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.258

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.004

Aims & Scope

Geopolitics Quarterly considers academic papers that lie within geopolitics and political geography disciplines. Academic papers in international relations, political science, and other disciplines with a geopolitical approach are also considered.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguagePersian

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Library of Iran

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Iranian Association of Geopolitics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1735-4331 / 2538-3698

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

National Library of Iran

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Persian

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Frequently asked questions about Geopolitics Quarterly

Is Geopolitics Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geopolitics Quarterly: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geopolitics Quarterly?

Geopolitics Quarterly is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.258.

Is Geopolitics Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geopolitics Quarterly is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.