
Academic Journal
Q2Polar Geography
About Polar Geography
Polar Geography is a scholarly journal published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.507 and H-index of 39.
Coverage: 1977-1979, 1995-2005, 2007-2026. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Geography, Planning and Development (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies; Indigenous Studies and Ecology; Climate change and permafrost; Cryospheric studies and observations; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics; Polar Research and Ecology.
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