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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #15,958CAS 3区Hybrid

Scottish Geographical Journal

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.338•SCImago Rank: #15,958•Identifier (ISSN):1470-2541(Print)/1751-665X(Online)•Articles / Year: 10•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,642 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.3
↓ -0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate46.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
10articles/year
38.1% Gold OA•95% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.718)
🔵 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

The Scottish Geographical Journal is the learned publication of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and is a continuation of the Scottish Geographical Magazine, first published in 1885. The Journal was relaunched in its present format in 1999. The Journal is international in outlook and publishes scholarly articles of original research from any branch of geography and on any part of the world, while at the same time maintaining a distinctive interest in and concern with issues relating to Scotland. “The Scottish Geographical Journal mixes physical and human geography in a way that no other international journal does. It deploys a long heritage of geography in Scotland to address the most pressing issues of today."

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography94.5%History46.4%Biology40.9%Archaeology35.6%Political science33%Geology32.6%Economics32.1%Sociology30.4%Law28.9%Ecology24.4%Philosophy23.1%Computer science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,958Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.338

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
37

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.28

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,642 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations118
3-Year Documents94
Citable Documents87

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 Rate41.0%

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 ProcessesQ3
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Taylor & Francis
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
92/174Q3
GEOGRAPHY
JCISSCI
82/174Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—247
202523836
20241.346123
2023158228
20220.71827132
2021—1375
2020—28130
2019—24152
2018—16164
2017—13181
2016—15186
2015—27508
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Scottish Geographical Journal

WoS Q3
012320222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 46.2%

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

Record UUID: 87f32051-ecc7-4196-a83f-674245e36c44
Database Updated: 2026-10-01