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Geography, Environment, Sustainability

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography · Russian Federation · Est. 2008

ISSN2542-1565

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.32

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.566

Total Worksi

987

Total Citationsi

4,455

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications987

Publisher OrgMoscow State University

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

elibrary.ru

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2542-1565

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

elibrary.ru

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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

Citations received

693

2019

752

2020

575

2021

191

2022

229

2023

125

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and environmental studiesGeological Studies and ExplorationClimate change and permafrostArctic and Russian Policy StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSoil and Environmental StudiesAquatic and Environmental StudiesRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about Geography, Environment, Sustainability

Is Geography, Environment, Sustainability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geography, Environment, Sustainability: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geography, Environment, Sustainability?

Geography, Environment, Sustainability is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.32.

Is Geography, Environment, Sustainability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geography, Environment, Sustainability is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geography, Environment, Sustainability?