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Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2469-4460

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

344

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 268d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.301

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.794

Total Worksi

1,393

Total Citationsi

32,335

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Annals of the American Association of Geographers aims to publish original, timely, and innovative articles that advance geographic knowledge in all facets of the discipline. The journal's scope is Geography.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencySix Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,393

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2469-4460

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

179

5.9k

2019

137

4.7k

2020

120

2021

136

2022

119

1.1k

2023

142

951

2024

168

303

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 ProcessesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographies of human-animal interactionsWater Governance and InfrastructureUrban Transport and AccessibilityHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Planning and GovernanceGeographic Information Systems StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities

Frequently asked questions about Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Is Annals of the American Association of Geographers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of the American Association of Geographers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of the American Association of Geographers?

Annals of the American Association of Geographers 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 2.89.

Is Annals of the American Association of Geographers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of the American Association of Geographers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.