About this journal
Aims and scope
International Research in Geographical & Environmental Education publishes quality research studies within the context of geographical and environmental education. The journal endeavours to promote international interest and dissemination of research in the field, provides a forum for critique, and demonstrates the relevance of research studies to good professional practice.
“International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education provides research-based articles about learning and teaching from around the world. This focus is especially welcome because environmental problems, theories, and solutions occur within specific geographical contexts. An international journal like IRGEE adds authenticity because it reflects the worlds (and world views) of teacher scholars who are seeking better ways of teaching in a variety of geographic settings.”
Dr. Phil Gersmehl, Research Professor, Hunter College, USA and Central Michigan University, USA
Peer Review Statement
All submitted manuscripts, including those which form part of special issue sets, are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to anonymous peer review by a minimum of two expert referees. All enquires about submitting papers should be made through the IRGEE editorial office: [email protected]
Journal metrics
Usage
- 81K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.2 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.504 (2023) SNIP
- 0.818 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Co-Editors:
A/Prof. Gillian Kidman, Monash University, Australia
Prof. Chew-Hung Chang, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Editors Emeritus:
Prof. John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University, USA
Associate Editors:
Dr. Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Liberty de Rivera, Southern Cross University, Australia
Dr. Martin Hanus, Charles University, Czech Republic
Dr. Tricia Seow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Editorial Board:
Dr. Fernando Alexandre, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Fabián Rodrigo Araya Palacios, University of La Serena, Chile
Prof. Péter Bagoly-Simó, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Dr. Tine Béneker, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Dr. Clare Brooks, University College London Institute of Education, UK
Prof. Emerita Lan-Hung Nora Chiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
A/Prof. Rafael de Miguel González, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Dr. Ali Demirci, Independent Researcher, Turkey
Prof. Yushan Duan, East China Normal University, China
A/Prof. Aubrey Golightly, North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Vladimir Gorbanyov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia
Dr Jesús Granados Sànchez, Universitat de Girona, Spain
Prof. Yoshiyasu Ida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Dr. Injeong Jo, Texas State University, USA
A/Prof. Aikaterini Klonari, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr. Jerry Mitchell, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Fivos Papadimitriou, Scientific Evaluator, Greece
Dr. Susan Pike, DCU Institute of Education, Ireland
A/Prof. Alan Reid, Monash University, Australia
Prof. Sibylle Reinfried, University of Education Lucerne, Switzerland
Prof. Margaret Robertson, La Trobe University, Australia
Prof. Sirpa Tani, University of Helsinki, Finland
Prof. Dr. Joop van der Schee, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Abstracting and indexing
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education is abstracted in the following databases:
Australian Education Index (1992 - ); British Education Index (1997 – ); Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Contents Pages in Education; Current Abstracts (2002 - ); EBSCO host – multiple databases; Education Research Index (2002 - ); Educational Research Abstracts Online; Educational Technology Abstracts; Environmental Abstracts (1975 - ); Environment Index (2002 - ); Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; Gale Group (Cengage Learning) - Expanded Academic ASAP, InfoTrac OneFile, Ingenta; GEOBASE; Referativnyi Zhurnal; Research into Higher Education Abstracts; SCOPUS (1995-96, 1998 - ), and Swets Information Services - SwetsWise All Titles (1998 - )
Open access
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Indexed in Clarivate Analytics' Emerging Sources Citation Index
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