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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,409Top JournalHybrid

Area

Identifier (ISSN):0004-0894(Print)/1475-4762(Online)
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Publisher:Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.4↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Area

WoS Q2
12342.0620222.220231.620242.120252.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.841
#6,409

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
106

106 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
77articles/year
78.33% Gold OA•98.75% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Area publishes ground breaking geographical research and scholarship across the field of geography. Whatever your interests, reading Area is essential to keep up with the latest thinking in geography. At the cutting edge of the discipline, the journal: • is the debating forum for the latest geographical research and ideas • is an outlet for fresh ideas, from both established and new scholars • is accessible to new researchers, including postgraduate students and academics at an early stage in their careers • contains commentaries and debates that focus on topical issues, new research results, methodological theory and practice and academic discussion and debate • provides rapid publication

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology67.9%Political science57%Geography53.2%Economics45.6%Law43.9%Philosophy43.7%Computer science37%Biology33.7%History30.7%Archaeology25.8%Physics22.2%Ecology21.7%Art21.7%Psychology20.9%Epistemology20.6%Engineering20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q2
Rank52/174
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q2
Rank62/174
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.4
Articles / Year67
Total Citations18
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year101
Total Citations132
2024
IF1.6
Articles / Year77
Total Citations234
2023
IF2.2
Articles / Year62
Total Citations370
2022
IF2.057
Articles / Year87
Total Citations747

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,409Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976, 1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.841

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.40

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,226 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations592
3-Year Documents206
Citable Documents200

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Area (ISSN: 0004-0894) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of GEOGRAPHY, published by Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo in Argentina. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.841 (Q1), an H-index of 106.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 77 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,226 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo
Publication Language
Spanish
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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