GEOG 101: Introduction to Human Geography (Fall 2025) : Geography Journals
Geography Journals
The journal title links below will take you to the record in the Library Catalog for the respective journal.
For each subfield you propose to use in your Topologia scaffolded assignment, at least one of your entries should be from Geography Compass, Progress in Human Geography, or one of the recommended geography reference texts (See Welcome page.).
Geography Compass and Progress in Human Geography appear with asterisks after their titles in the list of journal title links below.
Select a journal title link, below, then click View Online from the record. From the "view online" page, you may see more than one resource link offering access to the journal. Note the years listed in order to determine which resource provides access for the date range needed or for the most current articles. Follow the resource link to access the full text of the journal.
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Annals of the Association of American GeographersCovers most subfields of human geography.
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AntipodeFocuses on more radical or politically minded research on space, place, borders and landscape. Political, social, and cultural geography.
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AreaLatest research across nearly all subfields of geography.
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Cultural GeographiesFocuses on social and cultural geography.
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Economic GeographyFocuses on economic geography.
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Environment and Planning A: Economy and SpaceFocuses on spatial organization and the restructuring of cities and regions throughout the globe.
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Environment and Planning D: Society and SpaceFocuses on social theory, political geography and space.
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Gender, Place, and Culture: A Journal of Feminist GeographyFocuses on gender, feminism, race, ethnicity, class, and place issues.
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GeoforumFocuses on organization of economic, political, social, and environmental systems.
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Geografiska Annaler Series B - Human GeographyCase study based, human and particularly economic geography.
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Geography Compass *A general journal that provides introductory overviews of topics or fields
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Global Networks - A Journal of Transnational AffairsFocuses on global networks, transnational affairs, and globalization.
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Journal of Borderland StudiesBrowse current issues. Follow links to "Find it @ UW" in order to request a digitized copy of the article.
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Journal of Economic GeographyFocuses on economic geography.
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Political GeographyFocuses on geographical and spatial dimensions of politics and the political including: geographies of sovereignty and the state; peace and conflict studies; feminist, queer, and postcolonial engagements with the political; territoriality, mobility, and identity within and across borders; and more.
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Professional Geographer: the Journal of the Association of American GeographersIncludes a range of geography subfields.
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Progress in Human Geography *Focuses on human geography.
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Transactions, Institute of British GeographersRange of geography subfields are represented.
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Urban GeographyFocuses on urban policy and planning, race, poverty, ethnicity in urban areas, housing and provision of services and urban economic activity.
Searching for a Specific Journal
To search for a journal not listed and linked from this page, follow these steps:
- Start from the Libraries Web Site.
- Click Catalog drop-down menu.
- Select Journals from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the journal title into the search box and click Submit.
- Click the name of the journal to open the full record.
- Check for access to the journal, whether online or physical. For online access, click View Online. You may see one or more resource links. You will also see dates indicating the years for which a resource provides full article access to the journal.
Searching for Articles within a Specific Journal
To search for articles within a specific journal (after selecting "View Online" from the catalog record to a journal) follow these steps:
- Search by keywords in the journal or follow links to an Advanced Search, if available.
- If you should use an Advanced Search option, especially if full article access is made available at the publisher's site, you may need to specify the journal you want to search (otherwise the result may be that you search all journals available from that publisher).