Political Geography (journal)

This article is about the journal. For the discipline, see Political geography.

Political Geography

Discipline	Political geography
Language	English
Edited  by	Filippo Menga
Publication details
Former name(s)	Political Geography Quarterly
History	1982–present
Publisher	Elsevier
Frequency	8/year
Impact factor	4.9 (2024)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Political Geogr.
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ISSN	0962-6298  (print) 1873-5096  (web)
LCCN	92655097
OCLC  no.	25104907
Political Geography Quarterly
ISSN	0260-9827
Links
Journal homepage Online archive (1992–present) Political Geography Quarterly (1981–1991)

Political Geography is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier covering all aspects of political geography. ^[1] Its editor-in-chief is Filippo Menga (University of Bergamo). ^[2]

According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 4.9. ^[3]

History

The journal was established in 1982 as Political Geography Quarterly, obtaining its current title in 1992, when it switched to a bimonthly frequency. Starting in 2019, the journal began publishing eight issues per year.

Editors-in-Chief

Name [4]	Years
Peter J. Taylor	1982-1999
John O’Loughlin	2000-2015
Philip E. Steinberg	2015-2019
Kevin Grove	2020-2023
Filippo Menga	2024-present

See also

• List of geography journals
• List of political science journals

References

1. "About this journal". Political Geography. Elsevier . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
2. "Editorial board". Political Geography. Elsevier . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. "Political Geography". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2025 – via Web of Science.
4. Archive of Political Geography. "Archive of Political Geography".

External links

• Official website