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Geography Research Forum

Country: Israel•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.227•SCImago Rank: #20,345•Identifier (ISSN):0333-5275(Print)/2414-8725(Online)•Articles / Year: 2•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,383 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
17

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
2articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Geography Research Forum (GRF) is an international refereed scholarly journal. Published since 1979, GRF is Israel"s only English-language geographical journal. GRF specializes in guest-edited topic issues dealing with all fields of human geography and multidisciplinary topics of direct relevance. The journal is keen to publish papers on both Israeli and international topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography68.8%Sociology67.6%Political science63.1%Economics62%Law58.8%History54.3%Philosophy42.3%Computer science41.9%Biology39.8%Archaeology39.4%Ecology29.2%Physics26.7%Mathematics26.7%Art24.2%Medicine24.2%Business22.9%Geology21.9%Politics21.7%Engineering21.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,345Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-1993, 1995-2013, 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2022, 2024-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.227

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
17

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.57

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,383 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7
3-Year Documents22
Citable Documents19

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate54.5%

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):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
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
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

8 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250——
2018—20
2016—69338
2015—513
2010—119
2008—111
2002—10
1990—11
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Geography Research Forum

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01