| Editor | Jian Peng and Yehua Dennis Wei |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Human geography |
| Abbreviation | Appl. Geogr. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | Since 1981 |
| Impact | 4.240 |
| Impact-year | 2020 |
| Website | https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-geography |
| Link 1 | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01436228 |
| Link1-name | Online access |
| Oclc | 663066772 |
| Lccn | 84641848 |
| Issn | 0143-6228 |
Applied Geography is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier.[1] The journal covers research that applies geographic methods to solve human problems, including human geography, physical geography, and geographical information system science.[2]
The co-editors-in-chief are Jian Peng (Peking University) and Yehua Dennis Wei (University of Utah).[2]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents
- Ecological Abstracts
- Elsevier BIOBASE
- Envirofiche
- Environmental Abstracts
- GeoRef
- Geographical Abstracts
- International Development Abstracts
- Oceanographic Literature Review
- Scopus
- Social Sciences Citation Index
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 4.240.
References
- ^ Juhász, Levente (2024). "Assessing publication trends in selected GIScience journals". International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 38 (8): 1443–1467. doi:10.1080/13658816.2024.2347306
- ^ "Applied Geography". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 2025-09-21.