Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography publishes original research in the field of Physical Geography with special emphasis on cold regions/high latitude, high altitude processes, landforms and environmental change, past, present and future. The journal primarily promotes dissemination of regular research by publishing research-based articles. The journal also publishes thematic issues where collections of articles around a specific themes are gathered. Such themes are determined by the Editors upon request. Finally the journal wishes to promote knowledge and understanding of topics in Physical Geography, their origin, development and current standing through invited review articles.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees with the option for the referee to name themselves. All peer review is single anonymized (apart from where a referee chooses to name themselves) and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
23K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.4 (2023) 5 year IF
3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.523 (2023) SNIP
0.397 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
0 days avg. from submission to first
decision
15% 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.
Hans W. Linderholm Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Paleoclimate, Dendrochronology, Climate change and dynamics
Johan Bonow Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden Long-term landscape development, Passive margins, Physical Geography
Associate Editors Tom Bradwell - University of Stirling, UK Quaternary geology, Geomorphology, Dating methods, Landscape and environmental change
Karin Ebert - Södertörn University, Sweden GIS, Environmental science, Risk assessment, Glacial geomorphology and landscape development
Jakob Heyman - University of Gothenburg, Sweden Glacial geomorphology, Ice sheet reconstruction, Erosion rates
Jee-Hoon Jeong - Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea Climate dynamics, Seasonal climate prediction, Land-atmosphere interaction, Cold surges, Artic-extratropic teleconnections
Andreas Johnsson – University of Gothenburg, Sweden Planetary geomorphology, Land surface processes and landforms on planet Mars
Yu Liu - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Climate change, Dendrochronology, Isotopes, Hydrogeology, Environmental geology
Karl Ljung - Lund University, Sweden Palaeoclimate and environmental changes, Microfossils, Geochemical methods.
Lothar Schrott - University of Bonn, Germany Mountain permafrost, Natural hazards, Geophysical techniques, Geomorphological mapping, Sediment dynamics
Anne Solgaard - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark Glacier dynamics, Ice sheet modelling, Climate variability,
Darrel Swift - University of Sheffield, UK Glacial processes, Glacial erosion, Long-term landscape evolution, Sediment transfer, Subglacial hydrology and flow dynamics
Abstracting and indexing
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Open access
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 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.
The Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) was founded under its present name in 1878, as an extension of the activities of the Association for Anthropology founded in 1873. This was a time of great exploratory expeditions, and the SSAG took a particularly active part in the scientific description of the Arctic region, highlighted by the ‘Vega’ voyage through the passage north of Siberia led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in 1878-1879.
For present activities and initiatives SSAG strives to be relevant and contemporary as a way to build further on its 140 years legacy. Over the last years SSAG has hosted public lectures and also organized panels at international conferences. SSAG collaborates with anthropological and geographical associations nationally and internationally. SSAG is open to all – students, lecturers, researchers, professionals working outside the academia, the general public interested in anthropology and geography.
SSAGs award the Society’s medals to scholars for research achievements. The most prestigious award is celebrated through an annual symposium at the Vega day, April 24, for which the topic and invited speakers are chosen by the medalist. The medalists in Human Geography since 2000 has been Erik Bylund (2001), Doreen Massey (2004), Gunnar Törnqvist (2007), Allen Scott (2009), Don Mitchell (2012), and Lesley Head (2015). SSAG publishes a yearbook (YMER) and two international journals. Geografiska Annaler, Series A, Physical Geography; and Geografiska Annaler, Series B, Human Geography. Geografiska Annaler was inaugurated as a joint journal in 1919, and has been divided into two series since 1965. In 2018 volume 100 of Geografiska Annaler will be published.
More information on SSAG is available through http://ssag.se/
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