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Annals of GIS

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1947-5691

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

1.014

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.178

Total Worksi

687

Total Citationsi

12,301

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; Geography, Physical; Remote Sensing; Computer Science Applications; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications687

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaScholars PortalCLOCKSSLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

1947-5691

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, China, Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico

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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?

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

966

2019

1.9k

2020

447

2021

614

2022

380

2023

443

2024

226

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeographyGeography, PhysicalRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesData Management and AlgorithmsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsUrban Transport and AccessibilityFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementData-Driven Disease SurveillanceSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Annals of GIS

Is Annals of GIS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of GIS: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Annals of GIS?

Annals of GIS 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 5.69.

Is Annals of GIS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of GIS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Annals of GIS?