''Political Geography'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by
Elsevier
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covering the geographical and spatial dimensions of politics and the political.
The current editor-in-chief is Kevin Grove (
Florida International University
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).
According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2019
impact factor
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of 3.043, ranking it 23rd out of 180 journals in the category "Political Science" and 18th out of 84 journals in the category "Geography".
History
The journal began as ''Political Geography Quarterly'' in 1982 (). It became a bimonthly magazine in 1992.
See also
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List of political science journals
This is a list of political science journals presenting representative academic journals in the field of political science.
A
*''Acta Politica''
*''African Affairs''
*''American Journal of Political Science''
*''American Political Science Revi ...
References
External links
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Bimonthly journals
Elsevier academic journals
English-language journals
Geography journals
Political science journals
Publications established in 1982
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