Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): Regular Issue (In Progress)
Editorial

Editorial Performance and Research Trends at the European Journal of Geography, 2025

PDF
Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Kostis C. Koutsopoulos
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.a.bar.17.1.001.016

Published 2026-01-08

Keywords

  • EJG,
  • Geography,
  • Geographers,
  • EUROGEO

How to Cite

Bartzokas-Tsiompras, Alexandros, and Kostis C. Koutsopoulos. 2026. “Editorial Performance and Research Trends at the European Journal of Geography, 2025”. European Journal of Geography 17 (1):1-16. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.a.bar.17.1.001.016.

Copyright (c) 2026 Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras; Kostis C. Koutsopoulos

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

This editorial reflects on the work and direction of the European Journal of Geography during 2025. The year unfolded amid geo-political tension, accelerating climate change, and deepening socio-spatial inequalities, conditions which once again highlighted why geographical thinking matters. Over the year, the journal published 43 articles across 569 pages, with strong contributions in urban geography, spatial analysis, environmental change, mobility, and geography education. A dedicated Special Issue on Spatial Humanities broadened interdisciplinary exchange and supported methodological openness across the discipline. The editorial also reviews patterns in submissions, authorship, peer review, and thematic focus, pointing to a growing and increasingly international scholarly community. Taken together, the articles published in 2025 speak to pressing questions of spatial justice, technological change, and social transformation, while reinforcing the journal’s role as a space for critical, engaged, and policy-relevant geographical research under conditions of uncertainty.

PDF

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

References

  1. Albertos, J. M., & Zornoza, C. (2025). Beyond the Economy: Metropolitan Mobility and the Relevance of the Peak-Car Concept. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.j.alb.16.2.038.051
  2. Alvanides, S. (Serafeim), Paulino, J. V., & Bartzokas-Tsiompras, A. (2025). Spatial Humanities and Contemporary Geo-graphical Approaches. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s114-s116. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.s.alv.114.116
  3. Bartzokas-Tsiompras, A., & Koutsopoulos, K. C. (2025). A Year in Review: Key Milestones & Achievements of the Euro-pean Journal of Geography in 2024. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.a.bar.16.2.001.008
  4. Batsaris, M. (2025). Incorporating Population Dynamics in the Context of Earthquake Shelter Location-Allocation Analy-sis. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 52–65. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.bat.16.2.052.065
  5. Baumgartner, W. H. (2025). Green Gentrification in Lisbon (Portugal): A Study about Marvila’s Riverfront. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 108–121. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.w.bau.16.2.108.121
  6. De, J. (2025). Social Media, Society, and Sustainable Development: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges through Bibliometric Analysis and Social Media Review. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 9–25. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.j.de.16.2.009.025
  7. Doerfel, L., Ammoneit, R., & Peter, C. (2025). Stereotyping in German Geography Classes – Secondary Teachers’ Chal-lenges and Strategies. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 141–155. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.l.dor.16.2.141.155
  8. Farashah, M. D. P., Niemczewska, Z. E., & Guimarães, P. P. C. (2025). Exploring the Effectiveness of Urban Regenera-tion: The Comparative Study of the Industrial Heritage Sites of Łódź (Poland) and Yazd (Iran). European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 314–334. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.far.16.2.314.334
  9. Fraile-Jurado, P., & Mejías-García, J. C. (2025). Identification of Potential Paleoislands in the Mediterranean Sea During the Last Glacial Cycle. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 241–255. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.p.jur.16.2.241.255
  10. Fretwell, L. B., & Schmid, E. (2025). Layering Public Park Histories: Uncovering the Effects of Restoration Idea[l]s in Post-War Urban Spaces in Germany and the U.S. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s30-s44. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.l.bra.30.44
  11. Gavalas, V. (2025). Geographical Dimensions of Nuptiality in Greece During the Inter-War Period. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.v.gav.16.2.026.037
  12. Gazder, U., & Algherbal, E. (2025). Determining Factors Affecting Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles using Statistical and Machine Learning Models. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 225–240. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.u.gaz.16.2.225.240
  13. Grant, L., Vanderkelen, I., Gudmundsson, L., Fischer, E., Seneviratne, S. I., & Thiery, W. (2025). Global emergence of un-precedented lifetime exposure to climate extremes. Nature, 641(8062), 374–379. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08907-1
  14. Heidari, N., & Heuzeroth, J. (2025). Multilingualism as a Learning Resource in Map-Based Geography Lessons. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 211–224. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.n.hei.16.2.211.224
  15. Heyne, N., Pfost, M., & Kuntner, P. (2025). LitSpatz: An App for Literary Walks to Promote and Record Primary Stu-dents’ Text Comprehension, Perspective Taking and Related Skills. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s64-s74. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.n.hey.64.74
  16. Hindmarsh, K., & Budke, A. (2025). Analysis of Written Material-based, Multi-perspective Argumentation in Geography Lessons: A Comparison Between Two Samples From Ecuador and Germany. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.k.hin.16.2.197.210
  17. Horn, E., Aleksandrowicz, O., Rosenberg, D., & Baum, I. (2025). The Birth and Life of Buildings: High-Resolution Analysis of Historical Building Trends through the Digitised Municipal Archive of Tel Aviv-Yafo. European Journal of Geog-raphy, 16(1), s45-s63. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.E.Hor.45.63
  18. Hosseinzadehtalaei, P., Hamdi, R., Moradkhani, H., Termonia, P., & Tabari, H. (2025). Inequality in human exposure to future climate extremes. Nature Communications, 16(1), 8058. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63385-3
  19. Huang, Y., Zhang, F., Wu, L., & Liu, Y. (2025). Measuring urban physical environments using image deep features. Cities, 166, 106196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106196
  20. Kalogiannidis, S., Spinthiropoulos, K., Kalfas, D., Chatzitheodoridis, F., & Tziampazi, F. (2025). Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for Urban Sprawl Monitoring in European Cities. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 75–90. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.s.kal.16.2.075.090
  21. Kiminami, C. A. G., & Dunn, S. (2025). London’s Strand: From Pedestrianisation to Humanisation. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s18-s29. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.c.kim.18.29
  22. Lee, J., Cimová, T., Foster, E. J., France, D., Krajňáková, L., Moorman, L., Rewhorn, S., & Zhang, J. (2025). Transforming geography education: The role of generative AI in curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and fieldwork. Internation-al Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 34(3), 237–253. https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2025.2459780
  23. Leon, F. (2025). On the Ecological Niche of the West. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 121–126. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.f.leo.16.2.121.126
  24. Manetos, P., Bartzokas-Tsiompras, A., & Koutsopoulos, K. (2022). Editorial: A new EJG section entitled “Geographic In-sights in Brief.” European Journal of Geography, 13(3), 42–43. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.p.man.13.2.editoriral
  25. Meyer, C., Reimers, H.-E., & Gerlitz, L. (2025). The R-G Differential: A Policy Instrument for German Federal States to Explore Fiscal Policy Potentials? European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 349–357. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.c.mey.16.2.349.357
  26. Mishchenko, O., Petlin, V., & Puhach, S. (2025). Spatial Patterns and Functioning of Water Springs in the Sacred Land-scape Structure: The Case of Lviv and Volyn Oblasts of Ukraine. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 127–140. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.o.mis.16.2.127.140
  27. Morenets, O. (2025). Reconsidering the Origins of Smellscapes: Insights from Late Medieval and Early Modern Travel Narratives (Mandeville, Moryson, and Hakluyt). European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s111-s113. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.o.mor.101.113
  28. Morgado, N., & Hosoda, T. (2025). Position, Transportation, and Resources: Japan’s Potential and Strategic Choices Under Analytical Geopolitics. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 256–267. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.n.mor.16.2.256.267
  29. Öcek, R. E., & Islam, T. (2025). Not Just Any Village: Lifestyle Migration and the Search for Cultural Compatibility in Tur-key’s Gallipoli Peninsula. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 393–405. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.r.erk.16.2.393.405
  30. Oğlakcı, B., & Uzun, A. (2025). A Decade of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Geography: Bibliometric Insights with AI-Powered Analysis. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 372–392. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.b.ogl.16.2.372.392
  31. Oliveira, D., Teixeira, Z., & Mesquita, M. (2025). Cultural Mapping and the Sustainability of Coastalscapes: A Conceptual Approach. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 156–168. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.d.oli.16.2.156.168
  32. Paulino, J. V. (2025). Child Abandonment in 19th Century Lisbon: The Provenance and Distribution of Foundlings Through a GIS Lens. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s75-s89. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.j.pau.75.89
  33. Pivarníková, V. (2025). Utilisation of Concept Maps in Geography Education Research: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 169–183. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.v.piv.16.2.169.183
  34. Psatha, E. (2025). From Indicators to Insights: Measuring Urban Quality of Life in Medium-Sized Greek Cities with the DPRD-20 Urban Indicator System. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 298–313. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.e.psa.16.2.298.313
  35. Puertas-Aguilar, M.-Á., Álvarez-Otero, J., & Lázaro-Torres, M.-L. de. (2025). Promoting Transdisciplinarity and Compe-tency-based Learning Using Web GIS in the Spanish Secondary School Classroom. European Journal of Geogra-phy, 16(2), 335–348. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.pue.16.2.335.348
  36. Rai, A., Adhikary, K., Ghosh, D., Samaddar, M., Chowdhury, H., & Si, S. (2025). A Spatially-Informed Healthy Location Index for Assessing Urban Living Environment. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 91–107. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.a.rai.16.2.091.107
  37. Rakowski, J. J., Schaan, L. N., Klink, R. van, Herzon, I., Arth, A., Hagedorn, G., Rode, J., Creutzig, F., & Pe’er, G. (2025). Characterizing the Global Polycrisis: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 50(Volume 50, 2025), 159–183. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-111523-102238
  38. Ranasinghe, P. (2025). The Business Ethic and the Ethic of Care: Business Improvement Associations, Emergency Shel-ters and the Hybridity of Urban Governance in Action. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 66–74. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.p.ran.16.2.066.074
  39. Salimi, H., Bahramjerdi, S. F. N., & Tootoonchi, R. (2025). The Role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Participa-tory Conservation of Heritage Areas. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s1-s11. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.h.sal.1.11
  40. Scheffran, J. (2025). Systemic risks and governance of the global polycrisis in the Anthropocene: Stability of the cli-mate–conflict–migration–pandemic nexus. Global Sustainability, 8, e39. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2025.10026
  41. Shaamala, A., Yigitcanlar, T., Nili, A., & Nyandega, D. (2025). Machine learning applications for urban geospatial analy-sis: A review of urban and environmental studies. Cities, 165, 106139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106139
  42. Sidaway, J. D. (2025). Corridorization: The spatial logics of coloniality and state capitalism. Progress in Human Geogra-phy, 03091325251405451. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325251405451
  43. Škodová, M., Madleňák, T., & Mihoková, M. (2025). Critical Spots and Misconceptions in Students’ Understanding of Problems and Challenges in Europe. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 406–418. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.sko.16.2.406.418
  44. Strait, J. (2025). Memory-Place Networks: Revolutionary Heritage and Multi-cultural Belonging in Paris’s Belleville. Eu-ropean Journal of Geography, 16(2), 436–453. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.j.str.16.2.436.453
  45. Thomsen, T., Bienert, N., & Mehren, R. (2025). Spatial Perceptions in a Marginalized Urban Area: Understanding Place, Stigma and Everyday Belonging. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 358–371. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.t.tho.16.2.358.371
  46. Tika, N., Paksi, N. R., & Muhammad, D. (2025). Advancing Tsunami Vulnerability Modelling: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 298–318. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.n.tik.16.2.075.095
  47. Toska, E., Chatzitheodoridis, F., Loizou, E., & Kontogeorgos, A. (2025). Bibliometric Analysis of Decarbonization: To-wards Energy Transition and Regional Resilience. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 419–435. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.e.tos.16.2.419.435
  48. Touati, N., Baptiste, W. J., & Hidalgo, J. (2025). Statistical Reliability of the Modified Areal Weighted by Control Zones Method to Spatially Downscale Individual Social Data. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 268–285. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.n.tou.16.2.268.285
  49. Vargha, M., & Eichert, S. (2025). A Geospatial Approach to Modelling Social, Religious and Political Shifts in History. Eu-ropean Journal of Geography, 16(1), s90-s100. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.m.var.90.100
  50. Wissen, L. van, Kuruppath, M., & Petram, L. (2025). Unlocking the Research Potential of Early Modern Dutch Maps. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s12-s17. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.si.spat.hum.l.wis.12.17
  51. Yaar-Waisel, T., & Leininger-Frézal, C. (2025). Bridging Geopolitics and Environmental Issues in Geography Education: Exploratory Teachers’ Insights from France and Israel. European Journal of Geography, 16(2), 184–196. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.t.yaa.16.2.184.196
  52. Zhu, X. X., Chen, S., Zhang, F., Shi, Y., & Wang, Y. (2025). GlobalBuildingAtlas: An open global and complete dataset of building polygons, heights and LoD1 3D models. Earth System Science Data, 17(12), 6647–6668. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6647-2025