Czech Geographical Society

The Czech Geographical Society (Česká geografická společnost, ČGS) is a registered association of scientific, pedagogical and professional workers in geography and related fields. It traces its origins to the Česká společnost zeměvědná (Czech Society for Earth Sciences), founded on 1 May 1894 at a constituent meeting held in the Kaulich House, seat of the Geographical Institute of Charles-Ferdinand University. It is the second oldest scientific society in the Czech Republic. The society changed its name several times over the years, operated throughout the territory of Czechoslovakia, and since 1992 has operated under the name Czech Geographical Society across the Czech Republic. The society is governed by a main committee and a president, elected for a four-year term at the society's congress. As of the evidence, the president is Pavel Chromý (since 2018), with vice-presidents Tadeusz Siwek and Dana Fialová, and scientific secretary Stanislav Kraft, Ph.D. It has more than 500 members, organized by location into branches (Prague, České Budějovice, Plzeň, North Bohemia, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava) and by professional focus into sections (physical geography, social geography, regional geography, cartography, historical geography, polar section, and geographical education section). The society publishes the journal Geografie, which has been published as a scientific journal since its founding and now has an impact factor assigned by Thomson Scientific. In 2010, Geografie (listed as GEOGRAFIE – PRAGUE) received an impact factor of 0.787, placing it in the third quartile of geographical journals (43rd out of 65 tracked journals). It also publishes Geografické rozhledy and Informace České geografické společnosti, and operates the geographic portal Geography.cz. Both journals are included in the list of scientific journals maintained by the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation. The society engages in research on the natural environment and human activities in space and time, organizes lectures, seminars and conferences, supports the Geographical Olympiad, and maintains international activities. Its website features news, a podcast (GeoCast), and media appearances by geographers. The society continues to serve as a central professional body for geography in the Czech Republic.

The Czech Geographical Society was founded on 1 May 1894 as the Česká společnost zeměvědná (Czech Society for Earth Sciences) at a constituent meeting held in the Kaulich House, the seat of the Geographical Institute of Charles-Ferdinand University. Its founding members included prominent geographers of the time as well as geologists and travellers. The main goal of the society was the publication of a scientific journal – a collection of papers. The first issue of the Sborník České společnosti zeměvědné appeared in 1895. Over the years, the society changed its name several times and operated throughout the territory of Czechoslovakia. Since 1992, it has operated under the name Česká geografická společnost (Czech Geographical Society) across the Czech Republic. It is the second oldest scientific society in the Czech Republic. The society has more than 500 members, organized into regional branches and specialized sections. It publishes the journal Geografie, which has been published as a scientific journal since its founding and now has an impact factor assigned by Thomson Scientific. In 2010, Geografie (listed as GEOGRAFIE – PRAGUE) received an impact factor of 0.787, placing it in the third quartile of geographical journals (43rd out of 65 tracked journals). The society also publishes Geografické rozhledy and Informace České geografické společnosti, and operates the geographic portal Geography.cz. Both journals are included in the list of scientific journals maintained by the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation. The society is governed by a main committee and a president, elected for a four-year term at the society's congress. As of the evidence, the president is Pavel Chromý (since 2018), with vice-presidents Tadeusz Siwek and Dana Fialová, and scientific secretary Stanislav Kraft, Ph.D.

• 2018

  Pavel Chromý became president of the society.

• 2010

  Journal Geografie received impact factor 0.787, ranking 43rd of 65 geographical journals.

• 1992

  Renamed Česká geografická společnost and operates across the Czech Republic.

• 1895

  First issue of the Sborník České společnosti zeměvědné published.

• 1894

  Founded as Česká společnost zeměvědná on 1 May in Prague.

One of the oldest scientific societies in the Czech Republic, serving as the central professional body for geography and related disciplines.

• Geografie

  Scientific journal published since the society's founding, with an impact factor assigned by Thomson Scientific.

• Geografické rozhledy

  Magazine published by the society, included in the list of scientific journals of the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation.

• Informace České geografické společnosti

  Newsletter published by the society.

• Geography.cz

  Geographic portal operated by the society.

• GeoCast

  Podcast of the Czech Geographical Society.

1. 1Česká geografická společnost – official websitegeography.cz
2. 2Česká geografická společnost – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Česká geografická společnost – Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org