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Hungarian Geographical Bulletin

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

ISSN2064-5147
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 3.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.401
H-Indexi
24
CiteScorei
3.2
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

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Research Institute
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2064-5147
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
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
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
34
338
2019
35
321
2020
37
253
2021
32
140
2022
21
73
2023
38
97
2024
31
26
2025
15
12
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. 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 3.2.

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?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref