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Abstract
Physical geographers are often confronted with the decision of whether to publish in geography or nongeography journals. The present study seeks to quantify the number of articles with a significant hydrology content published in geography versus hydrology journals by physical geographers from 1997 to 2002 using the ISI Web of Knowledge electronic database. Of 690 articles published in the 10 selected geography and hydrology journals during the period of study, over four-fifths were published in hydrology journals. Based on our interpretation of the data, the comparatively smaller audience in geography and the risk of acquiring fewer citations compels physical geographers to publish in hydrology journals for increased visibility. A critical mass of physical geographers should consider publishing some of their work in physical geography journals to elevate the status of geography in the academy.
Notes
1 The use of the term academy in this paper is that defined by 9 Turner (2002) . He defines the academy as “formal institutional structures governing or significantly influencing the organization of higher education and research, especially at the international and national levels” ( 9 Turner 2002, 65 ).
2 A special section on grappling with the notion of ecohydrology as a subdiscipline of hydrology appeared in Hydrological Sciences Journal in October 2002.