About this journal

Aims and scope

Physical Geography publishes original research on physical processes that shape the physical landscape and are critical to human-environment interactions. Papers focusing on the integration of climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, biogeography, and soils and their impact on human-environment interactions are particularly encouraged.

Peer Review Statement

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 26K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.579 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.414 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 8 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 9 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 20% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Founding and Honorary Editor
Antony Orme, University of California, USA

Editor-in-Chief
Chris Houser, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Associate Editors
Charles Lafon, Texas A&M University, USA

Yingkui (Philip) Li, University of Tennessee, USA

Ronald Pöppl, University of Vienna, Austria

Steven Quiring, The Ohio State University, USA


Editorial Board
Michael Bishop, Texas A&M University, USA

Adam Burnett, Colgate University, USA

David Butler, Texas State University, USA

John Dixon, University of Arkansas, USA

Paul Gares, East Carolina University, USA

Daehyun Kim, Seoul National University, South Korea

Marc Linderman, University of Iowa, USA

Hongyan Liu, Peking University, China

Joy Mast, Carthage College, USA

Thomas Mote, University of Georgia, USA

Frederick Nelson, University of Delaware, USA

Amalie Orme, California State University Northridge, USA

Marilyn Raphael, University of California, USA

Lynn Resler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA

Scott Robeson, Indiana University, USA

Dorothy Sack, Ohio University, USA

Randall Schaetzl, Michigan State University, USA

J. Anthony Stallins, Florida State University, USA

Wayne Stephenson, University of Otago, New Zealand

Markus Stoffel, University of Geneva and University of Bern, Switzerland

Cort Willmott, University of Delaware, USA

Abstracting and indexing

Physical Geography is currently indexed in: CSA; Water Resources Abstracts (Online), Selective; EBSCOhost; Environment Index; TOC Premier; Elsevier BV; GEOBASE, Scopus; Online Computer Library Centre; Ovid; Georef; ProQuest; Thomson Reuters Arts and Humanities Search; Science Citation Index Expanded; Web of Science; Wildlife Review Abstracts

Open access

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?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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