Geoforum

pISSN: 0016-7185eISSN: 1872-9398• JCR: GEOFORUMElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

3.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+12.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
GEOGRAPHYSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Geoforum current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #674 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #610 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Geoforum against journals publishing in the same field.

#674
of 6,999 field journals

Geoforum publication trend

Published 910 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.5.

2026 vs 2025: -168
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Journal Details

Total Articles
6,032
H-Index
182
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,480 USD
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesUrban Studies

Article Volume

2022
184
2023
193
2024
193
2025
254
2026
86
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