Progress in Human Geography

pISSN: 0309-1325eISSN: 1477-0288• JCR: PROG HUM GEOGSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

7.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.9 (+14.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    7.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    6.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
GEOGRAPHYSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Progress in Human Geography current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #161 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #161 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Progress in Human Geography against journals publishing in the same field.

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Progress in Human Geography publication trend

Published 247 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 7.0.

2026 vs 2025: -39
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,861
H-Index
218
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentUrban Studies

Article Volume

2022
63
2023
62
2024
49
2025
56
2026
17
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