Aims and scope
The International Journal of Research in Geography publishes original research on physical, human and environmental geography and on the geospatial methods that support them. It welcomes field-based, quantitative, qualitative and geospatial studies at local, regional and global scales, and serves geographers, environmental scientists, planners and educators. The journal provides open access to all articles.
Physical geography
- Geomorphology
- Climatology and climate change
- Hydrology and groundwater
- Biogeography
- Pedology and soil geography
- Glaciology and the cryosphere
- Coastal geography and oceanography
Environmental geography
- Land use and land cover change
- Natural hazards and disaster risk
- Climate change adaptation
- Landscape ecology
- Human–wildlife conflict and conservation
- Natural resource management
- Environmental pollution and air quality
Human geography
- Population geography and migration
- Urban geography and urbanization
- Rural and agricultural geography
- Economic geography
- Social and cultural geography
- Health and medical geography
- Political geography
Geospatial science
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Remote sensing
- Cartography
- Spatial analysis and geostatistics
- GNSS and geodesy
- GeoAI and machine learning for spatial data
Quaternary and paleoenvironments
- Quaternary science
- Paleogeography
- Paleoclimate reconstruction
- Holocene environmental change
- Limnology and lake records
Planning, development and education
- Regional development and planning
- Transport geography and accessibility
- Tourism geography and carrying capacity
- Energy geography
- Geography education
Now accepting submissions
Manuscripts are welcome throughout the year through the online submission form.
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Open access
Every article is free to read, download and reuse under the CC BY 4.0 licence, so your work can reach any reader without a subscription or paywall.
Article types
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Case studies
- Short communications
Submissions must fall within the aims and scope above.
How to submit
- Prepare your manuscriptPDF or DOCX, following the author guidelines.
- Submit onlineSend it through the online submission form at arcjournals.org.
- Peer review and decisionAfter an editorial check, the manuscript is sent for peer review. You receive the reviewers' comments with the editorial decision by email.
Questions authors ask
Is there a publication fee?
A fee of $250 USD applies only after your manuscript has been accepted. Nothing is charged at submission or during review.
Can the fee be waived?
Yes. Waivers are available for authors from low-income countries. Write to editor@arcjournals.org with your manuscript details.
How does peer review work?
The editorial office first checks that the manuscript fits the journal’s scope and guidelines. It is then sent to reviewers in the field, and you receive their comments together with the editorial decision by email.
What format should my manuscript be in?
PDF or DOCX, double-spaced, 12 pt font, with references in APA 7th edition format. Full author guidelines are on the journal website.
Will my article have a DOI and be open access?
Yes. Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI (prefix 10.20431) and published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Where will my article be discoverable?
Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI. Open discovery services build their databases from Crossref records, so the article becomes findable in OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Unpaywall, Dimensions, Scilit, Lens.org, ScienceOpen and OpenAIRE. The journal itself is listed in ROAD, the ISSN directory of open-access resources.