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Geography and Sustainability

Beijing Normal University Press · China · Est. 2020

ISSN2096-7438eISSN2666-6839

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.023

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.401

Total Works

409

Total Citations

9,036

2yr Mean Citedness

5.08

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography (General); Environmental sciences. Topics: geography, environment, ecosystem, geodata, wellbeing, sustainability

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications409

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Beijing Normal University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2096-7438 / 2666-6839

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

EcologyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesNature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementUrban Green Space and HealthRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyUrban Transport and AccessibilitySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability