Published 2024-01-17
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Copyright (c) 2024 Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras; Kostis C. Koutsopoulos, Panos Manetos
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Abstract
Dear Readers,
As we begin a new year full of potential and opportunity, we wish each of you much joy and success. As we embark on this journey, we also celebrate a significant milestone – the fifteenth anniversary of the European Journal of Geography.
Over the past decade and a half, our journal has become a beacon of excellence in the field of geography and the social sciences. This journey has been characterised by unwavering commitment and tireless dedication, a collective endeavour led by the dedicated members of our editorial team and the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO). Their diligence and passion have been instrumental in making our journal the respected publication it is today.
Looking back on our shared history, we are proud to have published over 310 articles dealing with key topics in geography, planning and development. These scholarly contributions have not only explored and analysed important topics, but have also introduced new ideas (Koutsopoulos, 2022; Manetos et al., 2022), methods (Cramer-Greenbaum, 2023; Krevs et al., 2023; Morawski & Wolff-Seidel, 2023) and data (Hojati & Mokarram, 2016) that will inspire future generations of geographers to transcend conventional disciplinary boundaries.
The richness of our content encompasses numerous facets and includes the fields of geography education (Fraile-Jurado & Periáñez-Cuevas, 2023; Humble, 2023; Martínez-Hernández et al., 2023; Mašterová, 2023; Puertas-Aguilar et al., 2023), physical geography (Sánchez-Martínez & Cabrera, 2015), sustainability (Leininger-Frézal et al., 2023; Mally, 2021), tourism (Bandt et al., 2022; Jovanovic et al., 2022), geoinformatics (Batsaris et al., 2023; Vestena et al., 2023), spatial analysis (Agourogiannis et al., 2021; Bartzokas-Tsiompras & Photis, 2020; Wieland, 2022), remote sensing (Younes et al., 2023), maps (Nedkov et al., 2018; Papaioannou et al., 2020), geoinformation (Bartha & Kocsis, 2011; Bartzokas-Tsiompras, 2022), economic (Doukissas et al., 2020; Mikhaylova, 2018), social (Mei & Liempt, 2022; Roșu et al., 2015), political (Kevicky, 2023; Tsitsaraki & Petracou, 2023) and cultural (Gusman & Otero-Varela, 2023) geography, geopolitics (Morgado, 2023) as well as environmental (Burić et al., 2023; Prodanova & Varadzhakova, 2022), urban (Chondrogianni & Stephanedes, 2021; Lagarias et al., 2022) and transport (Garrido, 2013; Kellerman, 2023; Koktavá & Horák, 2023) geography/planning (González, 2017). Each article, a testament to the diversity and depth of knowledge within our community, has played a crucial role in energising discourse in our academic environment. Several EJG articles addressed current global crises and challenges such as climate change, COVID-19, wars and economic recession. They show how important geography is when it comes to finding solutions and new insights to the many problems that threaten our world. This interconnected approach underlines the journal's commitment to engaging with both the specialised academic discourse and the broader global challenges of our time.
Authors, editors, board members, reviewers and readers are the lifeblood of this academic platform, and we recognise and appreciate your invaluable role in the success of the European Journal of Geography. Your commitment has fuelled our growth and you are an essential part of our legacy. We take our fifteenth anniversary as an opportunity to invite and encourage you to contribute to the continued success of the journal by submitting new and original geographical research articles. Here's to another year of scholarly work, meaningful collaborations and the continued advancement of geographical knowledge.
We would also like to take a moment to recognise the incredible efforts of 95 professors and researchers who served as reviewers for the European Journal of Geography in 2023. Their expertise and dedication have been invaluable in maintaining the quality of our publications. In addition, the journal features 18 distinguished editorial board members from 12 countries, including renowned experts (60% men, 40% women) from various geographical research fields (This year we welcome 10 esteemed new members to our Editorial Board). In particular, we would like to express our sincere thanks to the following editorial board members for their help and support:
- Alvanides Seraphim, Northumbria University, UK
- Bednarz W. Sarah, Texas A&M University, USA
- Capello Roberta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Cretan Remus, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- De Miguel Gonzalez Rafael, University of Zaragoza, Spain
- Eeva-Kaisa Prokkola, University of Oulu, Finland
- Jerry T. Mitchell, University of South Carolina, USA
- Kavroudakis Dimitris, University of the Aegean, Greece
- Kiss Éva, CSFK Geographical Institute, Hungary
- Knecht Petr, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
- Kounadi Ourania, University of Vienna, Austria
- Kolvoord Bob, James Madison University, USA
- Leininger-Frezal Caroline, Université de Paris, France
- Margaritis Efstathios, University of Southampton, UK
- Specht Doug, University of Westminster, UK
- Strobl Josef, University of Salzburg, Austria
- Theobald Rebecca, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA
- Yilmaz Ari, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey
In 2023, we received a total of 116 submissions. Of these, 24 outstanding papers were published online (acceptance rate 21% - 2023), while 92, although commendable, did not make it to publication. Remarkably, these submissions included the contributions of 63 authors from 20 countries. The average review speed of the articles is about 7-9 weeks for the first round and about 4-6 weeks for the second round. The reviewers came from 31 countries, which shows a global co-operation: UK, USA, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Hungary, Iceland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Romania and others.
Thank you for your continued support and your contributions to this journal. Look forward to an exciting journey of discovery and innovation in the pages of the European Journal of Geography. Join us as we continue to shape the ever-evolving canvas of geographical exploration and knowledge.
List of Reviewers 2023:
- Alessandro Del Ponte, University of Alabama, USA
- Ali Enes Dingil, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Repuplic
- Alvanides Seraphim, Northumbria University, UK
- András J. Molnár, Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, Germany
- Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Anqi Huang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China
- Apostolia Galani, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- Ari Yilmaz, Bandirma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi, Turkey
- Audur Palsdottir , University of Iceland, Iceland
- Barbara Szejgiec-Kolenda, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Beth Schlemper, The University of Toledo, USA
- Blaž Repe, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Bob Kolvoord, James Madison University, USA
- Carina Peter, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
- Carlos Lopez Escolano, University of Zaragoza, Spain
- Caroline Leininger, Université de Paris, France
- Charalampos Tsavdaroglou, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Christian Weismayer, Modul University Vienna GmbH, Austria
- Darra Athanasia, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Denise Blanchard, Texas State University, USA
- Dimitris Kavroudakis, University of the Aegea, Greece
- Don MacKeen, City of Glasgow College, UK
- Doug Specht, University of Westminster, UK
- Dragan Burić, University of Montenegro, Montenegro
- Eeva-Kaisa Prokkola , University of Oulu, Finland
- Efstathios Margaritis, University of Southampton, UK
- Emmanuel Eze, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
- Eva Psatha, University of Thessaly, Greece
- Evangelos Rasvanis, University of Thessaly, Greece
- Femke van Esch, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- František Petrovič, Constantine the Philosopher University, Slovakia
- George Revill, The Open University, UK
- Géza Tóth, University of Miskolc, Hungary
- Grayson R. Morgan, University of South Carolina, USA
- Hristina Prodanova, National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
- Huda Jamal Jumaah, Northern Technical University, Iraq
- İlkay Südas, Ege University, Turkey
- Ilse van liempt, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Isabel María Gómez-Trigueros, University of Alicante, Spain
- Italo Sousa de Sena, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Iva Miranda Pires, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
- Iwona Anna Jażdżewska, University of Lodz, Poland
- Jaime Diaz Pacheco, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
- Jan Christoph Schubert, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
- Jens Dangschat , TU Wien, Austria
- Jernej Zupančič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jerry T. Mitchell, University of South Carolina, USA
- Joan Rossello, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
- Joseph J. Kerski, ESRI, USA
- Karina Standal, CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway
- Karl Donert, EUROGEO, Belgium
- Koshiro Suzuki , University of Toyama, Japan
- Kristine Juul, University of Roskilde , Denmark
- Lauren Hammond, University College London, UK
- Mahmood Shoorcheh, University of Isfahan, Iran
- Maria Angeles Rodriguez-Domenech, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Spain
- María Lois , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
- María-Luisa de Lázaro-Torres , Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
- Marko Krevs, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Marta Gallardo, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
- Md Galal Uddin, University of Galway, Ireland
- Kausar Alam, Brac University, Bangladesh
- Michaela Spurná, Masaryk University, Czech Repuplic
- Miha Pavšek, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia
- Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai , Kandahar University, Afghanistan
- Neli Heidari, University of Hamburg, Germany
- Nicholas Wise, Arizona State University, USA
- Nikola Šimunić, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia
- Nikolaos Karachalis , University of the Aegean, Greece
- Nuno Morgado, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
- Pablo Fraile-Jurado, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
- Panagiotis G. Tzouras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Peter T. Dunn, University of Washington, USA
- Petr Knecht, Masaryk University, Czech Repuplic
- Polyxeni Kechagia, University of Thessaly, Greece
- Qi Zhou, China University of Geosciences, China
- Rafael de Miguel González, University of Zaragoza, Spain
- Rebecca Theobald, University of Colorado, USA
- Remus Cretan, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- Roberto Falanga, University of Lisbon, Institute of Social Sciences, Portugal
- Saheed Adekunle Raji, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Sandra Sprenger, University of Hamburg, Germany
- Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University, USA
- Sebastien Bourdin, EM Normandie Bussiness School, France
- Serafin Pazos-Vidal , European Association for Innovation in Local Development, Belgium
- Susannah Cramer-Greenbaum, University of Warwick, UK, UK
- Teemu Makkonen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Teresa Sadoń-Osowiecka, University of Gdansk, Poland
- Theano S. Terkenli , University of the Aegean, Greece
- Theodore Metaxas , University of Thessaly, Greece
- Uwe Krause, Fontys School of the Arts, The Netherlands
- Valériane Mistiaen , Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Vesna Skrbinjek, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
- Vincent Nzabarinda, Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Zsolt Tibor Kosztyán, University of Pannonia, Hungary
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