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Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

Bulgarian Geographical Society · Bulgaria · Est. 2018

ISSN2738-8115

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

0.231

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.859

Total Worksi

194

Total Citationsi

367

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecological Modeling.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications194

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2020

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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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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

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

2020

130

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 and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3

Ecological ModelingQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

Is Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society?

Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.231.

Is Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society?