Children's Geographies

Aims & Scope

Children's Geographies is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes leading edge research and scholarship relating to children, young people and families.

The Journal publishes internationally excellent new work relating to any aspect of the geographies of children, young people and families.

Although focused upon geographical issues and spatial concepts, the journal welcomes multi- and inter-disciplinary submissions from researchers in areas such as Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economic Development, Education, Psychology, Legal Studies, Social Policy, Political Science, Urban Design and Architecture.

The Journal also provides a forum for policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in these fields.

The Journal’s Editorial Board supports the involvement of early career and international researchers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.985

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4950

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	741

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A systematic review of climate change education: giving children and young people a ‘voice’ and a ‘hand’ in redressing climate change

  Citation: 388

  Authors: David, Amy

• It all used to be better? Different generations on continuity and change in urban children's daily use of space

  Citation: 387

  Authors: Lia

• Not so ‘new’? Looking critically at childhood studies

  Citation: 374

  Authors: E. Kay M., Samantha

• Boundary Crossings: Transitions from Childhood to Adulthood

  Citation: 279

  Authors: GILL

• Children who carry stones in their pockets: on autotelic material practices in everyday life

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Pauliina

• What else? some more ways of thinking and doing ‘Children's Geographies’

  Citation: 233

  Authors: John, Peter

• Ethical dilemmas in research with children and young people about their social environments

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Virginia

• Research with children and young people: exploring the tensions between ethics, competence and participation

  Citation: 197

  Authors: Tracey

• Doing Research<i>with</i>Young People: Participatory Research and the Rituals of Collective Work

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Caitlin

• The right to be properly researched: research with children in a messy, real world

  Citation: 183

  Authors: Harriot, Sharon, Judith, Roxana

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