''Progress in Physical Geography'' is a

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that publishes papers in the fields of

Geosciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

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and

physical geography Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, h ...

. The journal's

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are Nicholas Clifford (

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) and George Malanson (

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). It has been in publication since 1977 and is currently published by

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Scope

''Progress In Physical Geography'' is an international, interdisciplinary journal which publishes papers that focus on developments and debates within

Physical Geography Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, h ...

. The bi-monthly published journal which is edited by Nicholas Clifford and George Malanson also covers interrelated fields across the Earth, Biological and Ecological System Sciences.

Abstracting and indexing

'' Progress in Physical Geography'' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases:

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, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', its 2016

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is 3.375, ranking it 35 out of 188 journals in the category ‘Geosciences, Multidisciplinary’. and 11 out of 49 journals in the category ‘Geography, Physical’.

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