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Geography Compass

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1749-8198eISSN1749-8198

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.495

H-Indexi

112

SNIPi

2.217

Total Worksi

1,520

Total Citationsi

54,782

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; Atmospheric Science; Computers in Earth Sciences; Earth-Surface Processes; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,520

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1749-8198 / 1749-8198

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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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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

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

2019

1.4k

2020

1.3k

2021

823

2022

543

2023

325

2024

164

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

Computers in Earth SciencesQ1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceWater Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface ProcessesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Computers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringGeographies of human-animal interactionsUrban Planning and GovernanceCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesWater Governance and InfrastructureHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Frequently asked questions about Geography Compass

Is Geography Compass a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geography Compass: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Geography Compass?

Geography Compass 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 2.25.

Is Geography Compass indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geography Compass is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geography Compass?