Since 1979 this lively journal has provided an international forum for scholarly research devoted to the spatial aspects of human groups, their activities, associated landscapes, and other cultural phenomena. The journal features high quality articles that are written in an accessible style. With a suite of full-length research articles, interpretive essays, special thematic issues devoted to major topics of interest, and book reviews, the Journal of Cultural Geography remains an indispensable resource both within and beyond the academic community.
The journal’s audience includes specialists from geography, ethnic studies, history, historic preservation, landscape ecology, sociology, tourism studies, urban planning, popular culture, and other cognate fields.
Peer Review Statement
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to anonymous peer review by expert referees. Please read the Instructions for Authors before submitting a manuscript for consideration.
Journal metrics
Usage
42K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.7 (2023) Impact Factor
1.0 (2023) 5 year IF
1.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.914 (2023) SNIP
0.377 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
91 days avg. from submission to first
decision
45% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor: Steven M. Schnell, Geography, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, USA
Book Review Editor: Jeffrey S. Smith, Geography, Kansas State University, USA
Cartographic Advisor: Michael Larson, Geography, Oklahoma State University, USA
Editorial Board: Heike C. Alberts, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA Derek H. Alderman, Geography, University of Tennessee, USA Stephen Birdsall, Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Kathy Burrell, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, UK Elizabeth Chacko, Geography and International Affairs, George Washington University, USA Noga Collins-Kreiner, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Israel Thomas W. Crawford, Geography, East Carolina University, USA James R. Curtis, Geography, California State University–Long Beach, USA LaToya E. Eaves, Geography, University of Tennessee, USA Emily Fekete, Social Media and Engagement Coordinator, American Association of Geographers, USA Gail Fondahl, Geography, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada Charles F. Gritzner, Geography, South Dakota State University, USA Sarah J. Halvorson, Geography, University of Montana, USA Richard Hunter, Geography, State University of New York at Cortland, USA Lily Kong, Singapore Management University, Singapore Robert Kruse, Geography and Planning, West Liberty University, USA Kent Mathewson, Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, USA Velvet Nelson, Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, USA Carolyn V. Prorok, Independent Scholar Robert A. Rundstrom, Geography, University of Oklahoma, USA Rana P. B. Singh, Geography, Banaras Hindu University, India Emily Skop, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, USA Jamie Winders, Geography, Syracuse University, USA Sarah L. Smiley, Geography, Kent State University at Salem, USA
Open access
Journal of Cultural Geography is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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