Geographical Review
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| Title | Geographical Review |
| Discipline | Geography |
| Abbreviation | Geogr. Rev. |
| Publisher | Clark University / Taylor & Francis |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1916–present |
| Issn | 0016-7428 |
Geographical Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1916 that publishes research on regional, historical, and thematic studies in United States and global Canada contexts. Founded at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, the journal has intersected with scholarship tied to institutions such as American Geographical Society, Royal Geographical Society, and scholars affiliated with Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Harvard University. Its pages have featured work relevant to events and regions including the Great Depression, World War II, Cold War, Decolonization, European Union, and United Nations-related development studies.
History
The journal was founded by figures connected to Clark University and early 20th-century geographers who engaged with debates tied to the Progressive Era, 19th Amendment, and urban reform movements in Boston and New York City. Over decades it reflected scholarly responses to the Dust Bowl, New Deal, and wartime mobilization around Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Britain. Postwar contributions intersected with studies on Marshall Plan reconstruction, Iron Curtain geopolitics, and the rise of area studies linked to the Cold War and United States Department of State funding for foreign research. In the late 20th century the journal published work engaging with cases such as Cuban Revolution, Vietnam War, Soviet Union dissolution, and regional transformations in China, India, and Brazil.
Scope and Focus
Geographical Review covers thematic domains including regional analysis of places like New England, Great Lakes, Andes, Sahara, Amazon Basin, and Himalayas; urban and rural studies involving cities such as New York City, London, Mumbai, São Paulo, and Tokyo; and historical geography touching on eras like the Industrial Revolution, Age of Exploration, and Atlantic slave trade. The journal addresses methodological debates informed by scholars associated with Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Progress in Human Geography, and area-specialist journals tied to African Studies Association, Latin American Studies Association, and Asian Studies programs. Articles have linked to policy phenomena in contexts such as European Community integration, NAFTA, OPEC, and global governance through the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Editorial Structure and Publication
The editorial board historically included editors with affiliations to Clark University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge. The journal follows peer review practices comparable to titles like Annals of the Association of American Geographers and uses submission processes coordinated with publishers such as Taylor & Francis and university presses. Its governance has intersected with professional bodies including the Association of American Geographers and collaborations with research centers at Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, and major archives like National Archives and Records Administration.
Indexing and Impact
Geographical Review is indexed in major bibliographic services alongside journals such as Economic Geography, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, and Journal of Historical Geography. Its articles are discoverable in databases maintained by organizations such as JSTOR, Web of Science, and Scopus, and are cited in policy reports by agencies like the United Nations Development Programme and scholarly syntheses produced at Harvard Kennedy School and Princeton University. The journal’s impact has been reflected in citation networks involving studies on climate change related events like Hurricane Katrina, Mount Pinatubo eruptions, urban redevelopment in Detroit, and infrastructure projects such as the Panama Canal expansions.
Notable Articles and Contributions
Contributions have included seminal regional syntheses on the Great Plains and analyses of migration patterns tied to the Irish Potato Famine and postwar movements from Eastern Europe; influential methodological pieces engaged with cartographic innovations connected to the work of John Snow-style mapping and GIS developments associated with ESRI and Harvard Geospatial Library. Landmark articles addressed colonial and postcolonial transformations in Algeria, India, and Indonesia; urban morphology studies of Paris, Chicago, and Shanghai; and environmental histories involving the Amazon Rainforest, Aral Sea decline, and Yellow River management. The journal published reviews of major monographs from presses like Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and University of Chicago Press.
Accessibility and Editions
Published quarterly, the journal has print and electronic editions distributed through academic institutions, consortia, and commercial platforms used by libraries at Yale University, Princeton University, University of Toronto, and Australian National University. Back issues are accessible in digital archives alongside special issues devoted to themes such as postwar reconstruction, urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa, and mapping revolutions in the age of satellite imagery. Libraries and research centers maintain holdings from the journal’s founding through contemporary volumes, facilitating scholarship used by researchers at National Geographic Society, World Resources Institute, and international university departments.
Category:Geography journals