Geography (journal)
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| Title | Geography |
| Abbreviation | Geogr. |
| Discipline | Human geography; Physical geography; Cartography |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| History | 1916–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
Geography (journal) is a long-established peer-reviewed periodical published by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) that covers research in human geography, physical geography, biogeography, urban studies, cultural geography, geomorphology, cartography, and related fields. The journal has historically served as a forum for contributions from scholars affiliated with institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University College London, and international centres including University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto, Australian National University, and Université Laval. It has engaged with debates linked to events and places like the Scramble for Africa, the Partition of India, the Cold War, the European Union, and the Great Barrier Reef.
History
Founded during the First World War era, the journal emerged as part of an effort by the Royal Geographical Society to systematize geographical scholarship alongside institutional activities such as expeditions to Antarctica and surveys in East Africa. Early editors and contributors included figures associated with the Scott Antarctic Expedition, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and academics connected to King's College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies. Through the interwar years and following the Second World War, the journal reflected imperial and post-imperial concerns illustrated by analyses of the Suez Crisis, decolonisation in Ghana, land reform in India, and development projects in Brazil. From the late 20th century onward, contributions engaged with theoretical turns arising from scholarship associated with Cambridge School, scholars influenced by work at Manchester School, and interdisciplinary dialogues with research centres at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
Scope and Content
The journal publishes empirical studies, theoretical essays, methodological notes, and book reviews addressing places, regions, and phenomena such as the Amazon Rainforest, Sahara Desert, Himalayas, Arctic, Sahel, Mediterranean Sea, urban transformations in London, New York City, Mumbai, and regional politics across Southeast Asia. Article topics span climate-driven processes exemplified by research on El Niño–Southern Oscillation, hydrological change in the Murray–Darling Basin, glacial retreat in the Peruvian Andes, and biodiversity patterns in Madagascar. Cultural- and political-geographical work examines migration episodes linked to the Syrian Civil War, diasporic connections with Caribbean communities, and spatial analyses of infrastructure projects such as the Three Gorges Dam and the Panama Canal. Methodological contributions include advances in GIS, remote sensing studies of Amazon deforestation, and historical cartography research drawing on collections from the British Library and National Archives (UK).
Editorial Structure and Peer Review
Editorial governance has been overseen by an editorial board drawn from scholars appointed by the Royal Geographical Society and affiliated universities including University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, Yale University, and University of Melbourne. The journal employs a double-blind peer review process involving external referees based at institutions such as Columbia University, Peking University, University of Cape Town, McGill University, and Seoul National University. Special issue editors have been invited from research networks linked to projects funded by organisations like the Economic and Social Research Council, the Natural Environment Research Council, and the European Research Council. Ethical oversight and data-management policies reflect norms established by bodies including the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Publication and Distribution
Published quarterly in print and online, the journal has been distributed through subscription services and academic consortia tied to libraries at institutions like the British Library, the Library of Congress, National Library of Australia, and university libraries across the United States, Canada, India, and China. Digital access arrangements have been negotiated with platforms servicing research communities associated with JSTOR, Project MUSE, and aggregator services used by the UNESCO research community. The journal's production has involved collaborations with printers and distributors in London, editorial offices linked to departments at University College London and the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences.
Abstracting and Indexing
Articles have been indexed in international bibliographic databases and indexing services such as Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, and subject-specific indexes maintained by the Royal Society and national research councils. Citation tracking and impact metrics appear in datasets compiled by organisations including Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier; metadata are harvested by institutional repositories at places like Oxford Research Archive and Cambridge University Repository.
Impact and Reception
The journal's influence is evident in citation networks that connect work published in the journal to studies in outlets such as Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Progress in Human Geography, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Environment and Planning A, and interdisciplinary journals at Nature Research and Science. Reviews and commentary have appeared in venues affiliated with the Routledge imprint and scholarly societies including the Geographical Association. Its role in shaping debates on topics such as postcolonial spatial theory, urban resilience, climate adaptation policy linked to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and conservation practice in places like the Galápagos Islands has been noted by scholars at Princeton University and University of Chicago.
Notable Articles and Special Issues
Noteworthy contributions include historical retrospectives on exploration narratives tied to the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, empirical analyses of urban inequality in Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, methodological papers on applications of LiDAR and satellite-based monitoring of deforestation, and thematic special issues addressing subjects such as migration crises associated with the European migrant crisis, coastal change in the North Sea, and indigenous land claims in Canada and Australia. Special issues have been guest-edited by scholars from Stanford University, University of British Columbia, Lund University, and research consortia funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Leverhulme Trust.
Category:Geography journals Category:Royal Geographical Society publications