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Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

Bulgarian Geographical Society · Bulgaria · Est. 2018

ISSN2738-8115

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.515

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.859

Total Works

194

Total Citations

367

2yr Mean Citedness

0.94

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on the spatial and temporal analysis of environmental processes and human-environment interactions. Topics include natural hazard assessment (coastal flooding, soil erosion, landslides, forest fires, droughts), land use and land cover change, climate variability impacts, and the spatial dimensions of socio-economic development. Methodologies often involve geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and statistical modeling.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications194

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bulgarian Geographical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2738-8115

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

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

2019

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 and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Ecological ModelingQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and environmental studiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchDiverse Scientific Research in UkraineGeographic Information Systems StudiesSoil and Environmental StudiesRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsHistorical Geography and CartographyGeography Education and PedagogyRemote Sensing in Agriculture