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Leading Geography Journals
Browse top-tier geography journals organized by subfield. Journal titles can be searched using the ASU Online Catalog. Articles for journals the Libraries do not own can be ordered via Interlibrary Loan.
Human geography
Journals focusing on human populations, cultural landscapes, urban systems, economic activities, and social-spatial processes.
- Annals of the Association of American Geographers
- Progress in Human Geography
- Social and Cultural Geography
- Political Geography
- Economic Geography
- Urban Geography
- Cultural Geographies
- Antipode
- Journal of Economic Geography
- Journal of Transport Geography
- Journal of Historical Geography
- Journal of Cultural Geography
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Geoforum
- Environment and Planning D: Society & Space
- Journal of Urban Economics
- Regional Science and Urban Economics
- Landscape and Urban Planning
- Cities
- Urban Studies
- Population and Development Review
- Population Studies
- Demography
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism Management
GIS cartography and remote sensing
Journals on geographic information systems, cartographic design, spatial analysis, and remote sensing technologies.
- International Journal of Geographical Information Science
- Cartography and Geographic Information Science
- Transactions in GIS
- Cartographic Journal
- Cartographic Perspectives
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Remote Sensing of Environment
- Computers & Geosciences
- GeoInformatica
Climate atmosphere and environment
Journals covering climate science, meteorology, atmospheric processes, and environmental change.
- Global Environmental Change
- Climate Dynamics
- Journal of Climate
- Climate Research
- International Journal of Climatology
- Theoretical and Applied Climatology
- Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Monthly Weather Review
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Atmospheric Environment
- Atmospheric Research
- Atmospheric Science Letters
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans
- International Journal of Biometeorology
- Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
Ecology biogeography and conservation
Journals addressing ecosystems, species distributions, conservation biology, and ecological processes.
Environmental management and policy
- Environmental Management
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Environmental Pollution
- Environmental Research
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review
- Natural Resources Research
- Resource and Energy Economics
- Resources Policy
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Policy
- Energy Economics
- Energy and Buildings
- Solar Energy
- Water Research
- Water Resources Management
- Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
- Water Science and Technology
Hazards and risk
Journals focusing on natural hazards, disasters, and risk assessment.
Regional focus
Journals with specific geographic or regional emphases.
- Chinese Geographical Science
- Eurasian Geography and Economics
- Journal of Geographical Sciences
- Journal of Economic and Social Geography (Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie)
- Australian Geographer
- Geographical Research
- Bulletin of Latin American Research
General geography and education
Journals covering broad geographic topics, geographic education, and the profession.
Planning and development
Journals on urban planning, regional development, and transportation.
- Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Planning Perspectives
- Urban History
- Urban Review
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Journal of Development Economics
- World Development
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
- Policy Sciences
Interdisciplinary and specialized
Finding more journals
Search by Title:
Use the ASU Online Catalog to search for specific journal titles and check ASU's access.
Can't Find Full Text?
Request articles through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - free for ASU affiliates, typically delivered in 2-3 business days.
Discover New Journals:
Browse journals in databases like GeoScienceWorld, Scopus, and Academic Search Ultimate to find additional geography publications.