ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #20,273Diamond OAHybrid

Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales

Identifier (ISSN):1138-9788(Print)
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Publisher:Universitat de Barcelona
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales

WoS Q4
01120.6320220.820230.420240.420250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.229
#20,273

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate25%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
36articles/year
70.09% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Scripta Nova es una revista de geografía y ciencias sociales publicada por la Universidad de Barcelona y que se difundirá exclusivamente a través de Internet. Es una revista científica internacional que pretende mantener un nivel de exigencia y calidad, aunque estará abierta a temas, enfoques y metodologías diversas. Está dirigida ante todo al público español e iberoamericano, y publicará por ello esencialmente artículos en castellano y portugués, aunque también aceptará trabajos en catalán, gallego e italiano, estimando que estas lenguas son de fácil comprensión para todos los miembros de la comunidad iberoamericana.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy95.8%Art95.5%Humanities94.7%Political science65%Geography31.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q4
Rank131/174
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q4
Rank141/174
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year5
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.4
Articles / Year47
Total Citations8
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year38
Total Citations35
2023
IF0.8
Articles / Year35
Total Citations39
2022
IF0.625
Articles / Year30
Total Citations51

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,273Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.229

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.51

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations65
3-Year Documents94
Citable Documents93

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 Rate43.9%

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 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: 25%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

Scripta Nova-Revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales (ISSN: 1138-9788) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of GEOGRAPHY, published by Universitat de Barcelona in Spain. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.229 (Q3), an H-index of 15.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 36 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). 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
Universitat de Barcelona
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30