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Geographische Zeitschrift

Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH · Germany · Est. 1939

ISSN2365-3124

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.217

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.125

Total Worksi

372

Total Citationsi

1,820

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth-Surface Processes; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1939

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications372

Publisher OrgFranz Steiner Verlag

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2365-3124

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

2019

164

2020

2021

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesSociology and Education StudiesPublic Administration and Political AnalysisEconomic and Social IssuesEuropean history and politicsInnovation, Technology, and SocietyUrbanization and City PlanningGerman Literature and Culture StudiesHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtGerman legal, social, and political studies

Frequently asked questions about Geographische Zeitschrift

Is Geographische Zeitschrift a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geographische Zeitschrift: it is indexed in 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 Geographische Zeitschrift?

Geographische Zeitschrift is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.217.

Is Geographische Zeitschrift indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geographische Zeitschrift is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geographische Zeitschrift?