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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,163CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Applied Geography

Abbreviation (ISO):APPL. GEOGR
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.597•SCImago Rank: #2,163•Identifier (ISSN):0143-6228(Print)/1873-7730(Online)•Articles / Year: 143•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,486 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.4
↑ +2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
143

143 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
143articles/year
24.39% Gold OA•99.25% 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: 7.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.732)
🔵 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

Applied Geography is a journal devoted to the publication of research which utilizes geographic approaches (human, physical, nature-society and GIScience) to resolve human problems that have a spatial dimension. These problems may be related to the assessment, management and allocation of the world physical and/or human resources. The underlying rationale of the journal is that only through a clear understanding of the relevant societal, physical, and coupled natural-humans systems can we resolve such problems. Papers are invited on any theme involving the application of geographical theory and methodology in the resolution of human problems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeographyBiologyEconomicsEcologyHistorySociologyEnvironmental ScienceComputer ScienceArchaeologyGeologyEngineeringPolitical ScienceLawPhysicsMathematicsMedicine
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,163Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBusiness, Management and AccountingEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.597

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
143

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.02

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,486 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,563
3-Year Documents589
Citable Documents589

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
ForestryQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区GEOGRAPHY
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOGRAPHY
JCRSSCI
6/174Q1
GEOGRAPHY
JCISSCI
3/174Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—237175
20255.43101,830
202442413,487
20234.92505,375
20224.7321543,347
2021—1563,951
2020—1686,459
2019—1354,480
2018—1899,074
2017—2089,796
2016—1497,793
2015—21212,164
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Applied Geography

WoS Q1
245720222023202420255.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28