Focus and Scope

Focus and Scope

The journal publishes high-quality original articles in the fields of Geography Education and Geographical Studies. Manuscripts may be research-based empirical studies or literature review articles that provide theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions to the advancement of geographical knowledge.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

  • Geography Education and Learning
  • Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment in Geography Education
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability Education
  • Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Technologies
  • Spatial Analysis and Quantitative Geography
  • Human Geography and Population Studies
  • Economic, Social, Cultural, and Political Geography
  • Urban and Regional Development
  • Rural and Agricultural Geography
  • Transportation, Tourism, and Regional Connectivity
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
  • Coastal, Marine, and Physical Geography
  • Land Use and Landscape Change
  • Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning 

The journal welcomes two categories of manuscripts:

  • Research-Based Empirical Articles. Empirical articles should present original findings derived from quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, spatial, geospatial, or experimental approaches. Manuscripts are expected to demonstrate methodological rigor, theoretical relevance, and practical implications for geography and geography education.
  • Literature Review Articles. Literature review papers should provide comprehensive, critical, and systematic syntheses of current knowledge in geography and geography education. Review articles may employ narrative reviews, systematic literature reviews, bibliometric analyses, meta-analyses, or other review approaches to identify research trends, theoretical developments, knowledge gaps, and future research directions.
  • The journal encourages interdisciplinary and innovative studies that contribute to the development of geographical science and geography education at local, regional, national, and global scales.