''The Canadian Geographer'' (french: Le Géographe Canadien) is a quarterly
peer-reviewed academic journal
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, published by
Wiley-Blackwell
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on behalf of the
Canadian Association of Geographers.
Description
The journal was established in 1950. Its
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Nadine Schuurman. The journal publishes contemporary geographical research that addresses significant social, scientific and technical issues in Canada and globally.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal had a 2011
impact factor
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of 0.561, ranking it 54th out of 73 journals in the category "Geography".
See also
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List of social science journals
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References
External links
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English-language journals
Geography journals
Publications established in 1950
Quarterly journals
Wiley-Blackwell academic journals
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