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Research Databases

Geography Journals

Top 10 Geography Journals in 2022

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Nature Sustainability (Open Access)
Progress in Human Geography
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Journal of Travel Research
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
Journal of Sustainable Tourism (Partial access, contact a librarian if you need full access.)
Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy Dimensions
Business Strategy and the Environment
Long Range Planning (LPR)
Tourism Geographies (Full access through Taylor & Francis Online Database)

*Ranked on SJR index that combines impact, influence, and prestige. 

From Scimago Journal & Country Ranks, 2022

Top 5 Open Access Geography Journals in 2022 (SJR)

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Nature Sustainability
Weather and climate Extremes
Geography and Sustainability
Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

*Ranked on SJR index that combines impact, influence, and prestige. 

From Scimago Journal & Country Ranks, 2022

Top University of Alabama Geography Journals

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Journal of Geography
Physical Geography
Political Geography
Journal of Transport Geography
The Professional Geographer

*Ranked by number of articles published by University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa affiliated authors 

Source: Web of Science, 01-MAY-2022

Top Environment Society Geography Journals

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Sustainability
Geoforum
Progress in Human Geography
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 

Ranked by number of articles 
Source: Web of Science, 01-MAY-2022

Top Human Geography Journals

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Progress in Human Geography
Geoforum
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 
Environment and Planning D: Society Space
Area (Full access, access through Wiley Online Library Database)

Ranked by number of articles 
Source: Web of Science, 01-MAY-2022

Top Physical Geography Journals

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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Journal of Coastal Research
Quaternary International
Geomorphology
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Ranked by number of articles 
Source: Web of Science, 01-MAY-2022

Top GIS and Cartography Journals

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International Journal of Geographical Information Science
Applied Geography
Landscape and Urban Planning
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
The Cartographic Journal

Ranked by number of articles 
Source: Web of Science, 01-MAY-2022