Tropical Geography

Aims & Scope

Tropical Geography is a comprehensive geographic academic journal in South China and is published by the Guangzhou Institute of Geography of the Guangdong Academy of Science.

First published in 1980, it is now issued monthly on the 5th of each month and publicly distributed both in China and abroad.

It reports mainly on original geographical science and research that highlight obvious regional characteristics of the global tropical and subtropical regions and are meaningful for improving knowledge.

It includes innovative and forward-looking research papers, reviews, and overviews of geography and its subbranches as well as related and interdisciplinary subjects.

It does not reject any excellent papers at the national or international level, but it does not accept submissions that have a significant bias in the choice of study area.

The current purpose of Tropical Geography is “quality, standardization, efficiency, and leadership.” With the publication focus on “high quality” and “specialization,” and a policy of “aiming to be at the scientific forefront, serving social needs, paying attention to quality, and ensuring speedy publication,” Tropical Geography takes on a mission to establish a free, healthy, and active communication platform to establish academic discipline and serve the socioeconomic development of China.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

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

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 5,000.00 CNY. Learn more.

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