Ukrainian Geographical Journal

The Ukrainian Geographical Journal (Український географічний журнал, UGZ) is a Ukrainian scientific and theoretical journal dedicated to geography, cartography, geoecology and geoinformatics. It was founded in 1992 by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Institute of Geography of the NAS of Ukraine, and has been published since 1993. The journal appears quarterly, with four issues per year, and is published by the Akademperiodyka Publishing House of the NAS of Ukraine in Kyiv. The journal's stated mission is to promote the dissemination of geographical knowledge about terrestrial space and to foster geographical thinking. It publishes the results of fundamental and applied research in physical and human geography, cartography and geoinformatics, and geoecology. It also features original scientific articles on the methodology of geographical research and the history of science, as well as reviews, chronicles of geographical events, and information about notable scholars and educators. Its thematic scope includes terrestrial space and geographical objects and processes; methodology of geographical and cartographic research; balanced spatial development of regions and spatial planning; components of nature and their development trends; social development trends in Ukraine and other countries; landscape and biotic diversity conservation; nature-society interaction; cartographic research and GIS; geographical aspects of environmental security and regional policy; and geographical education and country studies. The journal is aimed at a broad international audience of researchers, teachers, students, and management structures. It is included in the List of Professional Publications of Ukraine in specialties 103 and 106, Category A, according to Order No. 1643 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 28 December 2019. It is indexed in Scopus (since 2018), Index Copernicus International, Google Scholar, CrossRef Database, and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Since 2013, its scientific publications have been assigned DOI indices. The journal does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, publication, or open-access distribution; no article processing charge (APC) is levied, and no paid options for accelerated review or publication are offered. The editor-in-chief is Academician L. H. Rudenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The editorial board includes scholars from Ukraine and abroad, including representatives of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Austrian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Germany, and others. The journal is registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as a print media outlet (Certificate KV No. 23910-13750 PR dated 11 May 2019). Its ISSN-L is 1561-4980, and its media identifier is R30-03064.

The Ukrainian Geographical Journal was founded in 1992 by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Institute of Geography of the NAS of Ukraine. It began publication in 1993 as a scientific and theoretical edition. The journal was established in the early years of independent Ukraine, when national academic institutions were reorganized and new scholarly periodicals were created to reflect Ukrainian geographical research. From its inception, the journal focused on fundamental and applied achievements in geography and cartography, publishing original scientific articles on the methodology of geographical research, the history of science, and profiles of notable scholars and educators. It also included reviews, chronicles of geographical events, and information about individual achievements. Over the decades, the journal expanded its thematic scope to cover terrestrial space and geographical objects and processes; methodology of geographical and cartographic research; balanced spatial development of regions and spatial planning; components of nature and their development trends; social development trends in Ukraine and other countries; landscape and biotic diversity conservation; nature-society interaction; cartographic research and GIS; geographical aspects of environmental security and regional policy; and geographical education and country studies. In 2013, the journal began assigning DOI indices to its scientific publications, improving the discoverability and citability of its articles. In 2018, it was accepted for indexing in Scopus, a major international abstract and citation database, marking a significant step in its international recognition. In 2019, it received a certificate of state registration as a print media outlet from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (KV No. 23910-13750 PR dated 11 May 2019). Also in 2019, by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1643 dated 28 December 2019, the journal was included in the List of Professional Publications of Ukraine in specialties 103 and 106, Category A. The journal is published by the Akademperiodyka Publishing House of the NAS of Ukraine, based in Kyiv. It maintains a quarterly publication schedule with four issues per year. Its editorial board includes scholars from Ukraine and several other countries, reflecting its international orientation. The journal operates on a diamond open-access model, charging no fees for submission, publication, or distribution, and offering no paid options for accelerated review or publication.

• 2019

  Received certificate of state registration as print media (KV No. 23910-13750 PR dated 11 May 2019).

• 2019

  Included in the List of Professional Publications of Ukraine, specialties 103 and 106, Category A (Order No. 1643 of 28 December 2019).

• 2018

  Accepted for indexing in Scopus.

• 2013

  Started assigning DOI indices to scientific publications.

• 1993

  Began publication as a scientific and theoretical edition.

• 1992

  Founded by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Institute of Geography of the NAS of Ukraine.

A leading Ukrainian academic journal in geography and cartography, indexed in Scopus and recognized as a Category A professional publication by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

• Quarterly journal issues

  Four issues per year, each containing peer-reviewed research articles, reviews, and chronicles.

• Open-access articles with DOI

  Scientific publications assigned DOI indices since 2013, freely available online.

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