Overview

Geographical Research is the internationally-refereed publication of the Institute of Australian Geographers Incorporated (IAG). The Institute is the principal body representing geographers and promoting the study and application of geography in Australia. It was founded in 1958 and since then has promoted, supported and defended Australian geography. For more information about geography in Australia, see also Australian Academy of Science, National Committee for Geographical Sciences and the discipline's decadal plan.

Aims and scope

Geographical Research aims to advance innovative, theoretically informed, methodologically rigorous, high-quality work that shows the strength and diversity of all parts of the discipline. Wiley publishes the journal as continuous online content, which is then curated into issues in February, May, August, and November.

The journal includes editorials, original academic papers, commentaries, book panel papers, and book reviews, as well as festschrifts and obituaries. The Editor-in-Chief accepts special section proposals. She also organises specialist occasional essays entitled 'Antipodean Perspectives'. These essays are written by discipline leaders as high-level reviews of 'global' developments that show how Geographical Research and geographical scholarship add to and extend international knowledge affecting Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific. Short papers from practising (professional) geographers, and in geographical education, are also welcome.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

Geographical Research and the Institute of Australian Geographers Inc. are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek to work with scholars from a range of institutional affiliations, nationalities, and career stages. The editorial team recognises and encourages submissions from scholars and groups who are under-represented in research including women, people of colour, and socially disadvantaged populations. We are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in research and publishing from applicants of all ethnicities, races, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, disabilities, ages, or other individual status.

Editorial team

An international editorial team manages Geographical Research and is led by an Editor-in-Chief appointed by the Council of the Institute of Australian Geographers. The team is supported by an International Editorial Advisory Board.

Submitting work

For instructions for authors click here. All submissions to Geographical Research are processed online in ScholarOne. Accepted articles are published online in Early View, which is available through libraries' electronic subscriptions. This service enables articles to be downloaded and circulated quickly after they are received in final form. Papers are then curated in issues four times a year in February, May, August, and November.

Staying in touch

Geographical Research is proud to support the Institute of Australian Geographers’ several study groups. We also invite you to engage with us on X @GeogResearch. RSS feeds are available for Geographical Research. The RSS feeds contain information about Geographial Research's recent published papers such as title, author, and abstract, and will be automatically updated when a new paper comes out. You can sign up for RSS feeds or just view the latest RSS feed here.

Abstracting and Indexing Information

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