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Journal of Geography

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1902

ISSN1752-6868

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.463

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.138

Total Worksi

10,273

Total Citationsi

25,251

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Geography publishes research, instructional approaches, and book reviews on innovative approaches to geography research, teaching, and learning. It provides a forum for researchers across the world to present innovative research papers in all fields of geographic research and teaching, aiming to promote the significance of geography.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1902

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,273

Publisher OrgNational Council for Geographic Education

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1752-6868

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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

272

2019

542

2020

422

2021

119

2022

135

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-Surface ProcessesQ2

EducationQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geography Education and PedagogyHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtEducational Reforms and InnovationsEducational Robotics and EngineeringGeographic Information Systems StudiesEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesEducator Training and Historical PedagogyFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geography

Is Journal of Geography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Geography: 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 Journal of Geography?

Journal of Geography 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 1.05.

Is Journal of Geography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Geography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.