Asian Geographer disseminates knowledge about geographical problems and issues with a focus on Asia and the Pacific Rim. Contributions may address any field of physical or human geographical inquiries and methodologies. Works based on other regions are also welcomed if they can demonstrate a linkage to Asia and the Pacific Rim. Priority is given to contributions which move beyond the profiling of specific geographical sites to promote a wider theoretical and conceptual understanding.
The journal publishes four categories of contributions:
Research Articles: Advance theoretical or/and methodological debates through original research on Asia and the Pacific Rim with a geographical perspective in the broadest sense. Should be no longer than 8,000 words.
Critical Perspectives: Reflect critically and constructively on the current state of understanding of longstanding or/and emerging issues of significance of the human or/and physical geographies of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Should be no longer than 8,000 words.
Asian Geography in Brief: Report on the latest findings from the field on the diverse human and physical geographies of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Should be no longer than 4,000 words.
Book Reviews: Evaluate recent publications addressing key geographical issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Should be no longer than 1,500 words.
The above word limit is inclusive of abstract, references, endnotes, tables and figures. Each figure taking up half of an A4 page is normally considered equivalent to 250 words.
Special Issues
Asian Geographer welcomes proposals for Special Issues, which provide a critical forum for sets of complementary or contrasting articles addressing emergent and topical issues or questions related to the journal’s geographical and thematic scope. Interested contributors are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief, Jiang Xu, by email: [email protected].
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Journal metrics
Usage
19K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.852 (2023) SNIP
0.400 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
24 days avg. from submission to first
decision
22% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
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.
Editor-in-Chief Jiang Xu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Editor (Cities, Regions and Spatial Data Science) Mingshu Wang, University of Glasgow
Editor (Physical and Environmental Systems) Jinbao Li, The University of Hong Kong
Editor (Rural Spaces and Societies) Jie Huang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Associate Editor and Editorial Manager Calvin King Lam Chung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Editor (Social Media) Tsz Hin Anson Ma, The Australian National University
Consulting Editors Chi-Yung Jim, The Education University of Hong Kong Yee Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Si-Ming Li, Hong Kong Baptist University Anthony Gar-On Yeh, The University of Hong Kong
Editorial Committee Adrian Bailey, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College Yanwei Chai, Peking University Roger Chan, Hong Kong Community College Kam Wing Chan, University of Washington I-Chun Catherine Chang, Macalester College Yongqin Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ting On Lewis Cheung, York St. John University Cindy Fan, University of California Los Angeles Tung Fung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Michael Roy Glass, University of Pittsburgh Shenjing He, The University of Hong Kong Canfei He, Peking University Mei-po Kwan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ngar-Cheung Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong David Ley, The University of British Columbia George Lin, The University of Hong Kong Jen-Jia Lin, National Taiwan University Jiun-Chuan Lin, National Taiwan University Weidong Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences John Logan, Brown University Yuji Murayama, University of Tsukuba Kee-Bom Nahm, University of Seoul Bernie Owen, Hong Kong Baptist University Clifton Pannell, University of Georgia Dahe Qin, China Meteorological Administration Jianfa Shen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Daniel Z. Sui, Virginia Tech Donggen Wang, Hong Kong Baptist University Ya Ping Wang, University of Glasgow Dennis Yehua Wei, The University of Utah Fulong Wu, University College London Henry W.C. Yeung, National University of Singapore Benjamin Zhan, Texas State University Qiang Zhang, Beijing Normal University
Abstracting and indexing
Asian Geographer is the official journal of the Hong Kong Geographical Association, and is co-affiliated with Asian Geographical Association and Asian Geography Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers.
The journal is currently indexed in:
the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Scopus
Bibliography of Asian Studies
Open access
Asian Geographer 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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