Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

Aims & Scope

The topics of papers published in the BGSS range from theoretical to empirical investigations into: human geography- demography- settlement geography- processes of urbanization and urban settlement systems- urban studies, metropolitan areas- integrated urban and regional development- landscape and rural settlement- spatial organization and territorial planning- regional policy- medical geography- tourism and recreation- economic geography- geography of crime- trade geography- geography of services- political geography- electoral geography- human ecology- sociology- economics

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Reframing place-based economic development in South Africa: the example of local economic development

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Christian M.

• European post-socialist cities and their near hinterland in intra-urban geography literature

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Jan

• Quality of life in rural areas: A topic for the Rural Development policy?

  Citation: 25

  Authors: René, Mirek

• New towns in Poland

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Dariusz

• The concentration of the creative sector firms as a potential basis for the formation of creative clusters in Poland

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Stefania, Daniela

• The scale and the dynamics of permanent migration in rural and peri-urban areas in Poland – some problems

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Jadwiga, Daniela

• Russia’s role in the official peace process in South Ossetia

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Tomáš, Emil, Tomáš

• Intra-annual climate variability and malaria transmission in Nigeria

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ayansina, Nathaniel, Oyekanmi

• Theories of Regional and Local Development - Abridged Review

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Alicja

• Typology of Suburban Communities in Poland

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Grzegorz