Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft
journal
Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft (English: Annals of the Austrian Geographical Society) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of geography, regionally often focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the former areas of Austria-Hungary.
Overview
The journal was established by the Austrian Geographical Society in 1857 as Mitteilungen der k.k. Geographischen Gesellschaft in Wien (English: Annals of the Imperial-Royal Geographical Society at Vienna). It has been published annually since then. Articles are published in either English or German.
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The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 0.269.
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