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New Zealand Geographer

Identifier (ISSN):0028-8144(Print)/1745-7939(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.4↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for New Zealand Geographer

WoS Q2
01121.220231.320241.220251.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.287
#17,680

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
33

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate15.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
19articles/year
83.33% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

For over 50 years the New Zealand Geographer has been the internationally refereed journal of the New Zealand Geographical Society. The Society represents professional geographers in academic, school, business, government, community and other spheres in New Zealand and the South Pacific. The journal publishes academic papers on aspects of the physical, human and environmental geographies, and landscapes, of its region; commentaries and debates; discussions of educational questions and scholarship of concern to geographers; short interventions and assessments of topical matters of interest to university and high school teachers; and book reviews.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeographySociologyEconomicsGeologyHistoryBiologyPolitical SciencePhilosophy
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q2
Rank84/174
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q3
Rank88/174
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.4
Articles / Year23
Total Citations10
2025
IF1.2
Articles / Year20
Total Citations7
2024
IF1.3
Articles / Year30
Total Citations35
2023
IF1.2
Articles / Year39
Total Citations152
2022
IF—
Articles / Year30
Total Citations72

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,680Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1945-1967, 1969-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.287

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.49

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,710 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations88
3-Year Documents62
Citable Documents46

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 Rate47.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3
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: 15.4%

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):
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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

New Zealand Geographer (ISSN: 0028-8144) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of GEOGRAPHY, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.287 (Q3), an H-index of 33.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 19 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,710 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28