WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,409CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Geography and Sustainability

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.031•SCImago Rank: #1,409•Identifier (ISSN):2096-7438(Print)/2666-6839(Online)•Articles / Year: 36•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,739 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

9.8

↑ +1.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier

Self-Citation Rate2.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

36articles/year

100% Gold OA•94.59% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.8)	🔵 Computed
2025	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)	🔵 Computed
2024	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)	🔵 Computed
2023	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.7)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Geography and Sustainability is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

BiologyGeographyEcologyEconomicsEnvironmental SciencePolitical ScienceLawHistoryArchaeologyEngineeringGeologyBusinessComputer SciencePhysicsSociologyOceanographyMedicineMathematicsPhilosophyEconomic Growth

Primary Research Areas

Social Sciences Geography Planning and Development

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,409Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2020-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

2.031

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

9.89

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,739 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,398

3-Year Documents137

Citable Documents129

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

EcologyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Environmental Science & Ecology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Beijing Normal University Press

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL	JCRESCI	3/71	Q1
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCRESCI	19/114	Q1
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL	JCIESCI	3/71	Q1
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCIESCI	11/114	Q1