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Hungarian Geographical Bulletin

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute · Hungary · Est. 2009

ISSN2064-5147

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.8. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.401

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.8

SNIPi

0.627

Total Worksi

395

Total Citationsi

2,903

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin (HGB) is an international, cross-disciplinary, scholarly, peer-reviewed and open access journal in the field of geography and the wider geosciences. The journal publishes articles on many aspects across the whole spectrum of research in the discipline, both theoretical and empirical results, and both in the fields of physical and human geography. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is issued quarterly both in online and printed versions and in colour format.

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications395

OA Since2008

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

EPA - Electronic Periodicals Archive & Database, National Széchényi LibraryREAL-J - Repository of the Library and Information Centre, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMTMT - Hungarian Science Bibliography

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2064-5147

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

EPA - Electronic Periodicals Archive & Database, National Széchényi Library, REAL-J - Repository of the Library and Information Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTMT - Hungarian Science Bibliography

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

334

2019

319

2020

252

2021

140

2022

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeographyGeography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceCultural StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urbanization and City PlanningHungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSoil erosion and sediment transportDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRural development and sustainabilityCross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationRegional Development and PolicyLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesClimate variability and models

Frequently asked questions about Hungarian Geographical Bulletin

Is Hungarian Geographical Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hungarian Geographical Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8.

Is Hungarian Geographical Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?

How much does it cost to publish in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin?

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.