Now focusing on environment and development
Online Submission Now Available
The Geographical Journal
Published on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Edited by:
Klaus Dodds
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 17/51 Geography
Impact Factor: 1.638
The Geographical Journal has been the academic journal of the Royal Geographical Society, under the terms of the Royal Charter, since 1893. It publishes original research papers and review articles, all of which are refereed. Editorial policy is not influenced by the views of the sponsors. The papers range across the entire subject of Geography, with particular reference to public debates, policy-orientated agendas and notions of 'relevance'. Particular emphasis is placed on:
• Publishing articles that make a major theoretical, conceptual and/or empirical intervention to the advancement of both geography and ideas pertaining to 'public relevance'
• Stimulating and shaping future public and policy-orientated agendas across human and physical geography
• Publishing a range of articles, editorial interventions and other forms of commentaries, which investigate why problems, issues and solutions are posed in particular ways
• Evaluating the manner in which geographical knowledge is used to influence and underpin local, national and global policies
• Attracting articles and other contributions that communicate 'cutting-edge' research in an accessible manner.
The GJ also carries book reviews and longer comparative reviews of books and other public sources that focus on the public debates, policy-orientated agendas and critical assessments of 'relevance'.
TopNews and Announcements
The GJ Themed Issues
The GJ has a series of topical special issues planned for publication. Recent special issues:
Re-thinking frontiers in South-East Asia
Guest Edited by Philip Hirsh and Niels Fold
June 2009
Coastal and marine management
Guest edited by Steve Fletcher, Bournemouth University and Jonathan Potts, University of Portsmouth
December 2008
Forthcoming
The ethics of commodifying carbon in the new carbon economy
Guest editors: Emily Boyd and Mike Goodman
Reconciling policy, practice, and theorisations of waste management
Guest editors: Pauline Deutz and Lynne Frostick
Now FREE Online - A Guide to Publishing in Geography for New Researchers
www.rgs.org/gettingpublished
We would encourage you to download a free copy of the guide from the RGS-IBG website. You can either download the whole guide or browse and print by section, and you can also access additional materials from the Publishing in Geography: Key Issues for New Researchers panel session at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2008.
If you would like us to send you a printed copy of the guide we are happy to do so. Please contact rrees@wiley.com with your request.
ScholarOne Manuscripts
Authors are now able to submit their paper to The Geographical Journal online via the new Electronic Editorial Office. Benefits will include:
• Quicker peer review
• Web-based manuscript tracking
• Online Reviewing
• Faster Response
Submit your paper online to The Geographical Journal
The Geographical Journal Articles Now EarlyView
The Geographical Journal now features EarlyView articles. These articles are in final form and published online in advance of their appearance in a regular issue. They have been through the full peer review process and proofs have been corrected by the author. Visit The Geographical Journal to view the latest EarlyView material.
NEW: Online production tracking is now available for your article through Wiley-Blackwell's Author Services.
Author Services enables authors to track their articles - once accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production. The author will receive an e-mail with a unique link that enables them to register and have their article automatically added to the system. Please ensure that a complete e-mail address is provided when submitting the manuscript. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
Free Online Access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.
RGS-IBG Book Series
The RGS- IBG also publishes a book series of the highest international standing. It seeks to promote scholarly publications that leave an intellectual mark and change the way readers think about particular issues, methods or theories.
View the latest titles in the book series.
TopHighlights
Indian Ocean tsunamis: environmental and socio-economic impacts in Langkawi, Malaysia
Michael Bird, Susan Cowie, Andrea Hawkes, Ben Horton, Colin Macgregor, Jin Eong Ong, Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, Teh Tiong Sa and Zullfigar
Environment and development in the former South African bantustans
Brian King and Brent Mccusker
Contradictory socio-economic consequences of structural adjustment in Kingston, Jamaica
Colin Clarke and David Howard
Separated by common ground? Bringing (post)development and (post)colonialism together
David Simon
The Indian Ocean tsunami: geographical commentaries. One year on
Beth Greenhough, Tariq Jazeel and Doreen Massey
