Australian Geographer

Aims & Scope

Australian Geographer publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research that aims to shift academic and public debate on matters of societal and environmental consequence.

Papers from across the breadth of Geography and cognate disciplines that promote distinctive insights and perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region are welcome.

Australian Geographer reflects and celebrates Geography’s diversity of philosophical and methodological approaches, encompassing the physical and social sciences and humanities.

With efficient and rigorous peer-review, and typically rapid path to publication, articles in Australian Geographer report on timely empirical research, advance new concepts, intervene in current debates, and/or encourage readers to rethink social, environmental, economic and political issues through analysis of new evidence.

The journal emphasizes accessible, high-quality writing that communicates clearly to a wide-ranging readership across academic, educational, policy and general interest communities.

Australian Geographer publishes full research articles, book reviews and forums, special issues, research notes and our distinctive “Thinking Space” commentaries in which geographers provide informed opinion on current public debates.

Australian Geographer is the journal of the Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.484

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11892

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	188

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Public Participation in Planning: an intellectual history

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Marcus B.

• Fly-in/Fly-out and Fly-over: Mining and regional development in Western Australia

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Keith

• Environmental Volunteering: motivations, modes and outcomes

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Thomas G., Guy B.

• Microgeographies of Retailing and Gentrification

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Gary, Robyn

• Compartmentalising Culture: the articulation and consideration of Indigenous values in water resource management

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Sue

• Aboriginal Memories of Inundation of the Australian Coast Dating from More than 7000 Years Ago

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Patrick D., Nicholas J.

• Everyday Water: cultures in transition

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Fiona, Zoë

• Boomtowns, Resource Dependence and Socio-economic Well-being

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Misty, Matthew, Paul

• Flood Fatalities in Australia, 1788-1996

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Lucinda

• Appraisive images of tourist areas: application of personal constructs

  Citation: 128

  Authors: D. J., J. M.

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