The journal of Geography and Development (GD) is an open-access peer-reviewed quarterly journal in Persian (with English abstracts and bibliographies) devoted to the fields of geography and cartography of Iran and the Iranian plateau. It is published by the University of Sistan and Baluchestan and scientifically sponsored by the Iranian Geographical Association (IGA). An early editorial decision was to concentrate on the geography and cartography of Iran and the Iranian plateau, and this has been maintained ever since. It is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the publication of original articles, review articles, etc., considering the research ethics and academic rules and regulations. In addition to research articles, the journal publishes shorter commentaries, topical reviews, theoretical discussions, and book reviews. We encourage contributions within the scope of the journal from those working in a range of disciplines, encourage work by early career researchers and consider comparative papers with a significant Iranian component.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: Geography and Development

Country of Publication: Iran, Zahedan.

Publisher: University of Sistan and Baluchestan

Scientific Sponsorship Society: Iranian Geographical Association (IGA)

Director-in-Charge: Professor Issa Ebrahimzadeh

Editor-in-Chief: Professor HassanAli Ghayoor

Subject Area: Geography | Rural development | Urban development | Regional geography | Exploration of the Earth and of individual countries | Geography of Iran and the Iranian plateau | Geographic approaches (human, physical, nature-society and GIScience) to resolve human problems | Cartography of Iran and the Iranian plateau | Cultural geography | Development | Environmental geography | Travel.

Format: Print and Online

Print    ISSN: 1735-0735

Online ISSN: 2676-7791

Frequency: Quarterly

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average refereeing time: 12 weeks

Acceptance percentage: 20%

Article Processing Charges:  Yes

Citation Style: The APA referencing style

Website: https://gdij.usb.ac.ir/

E-mail: gd@usb.ac.ir

Tel: +98-054-31136790

Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, CABI, ISC, SID, Noormags, Magiran, Iran Journals, Google Scholar, Academia, Linkedin, etc.

COPE: The journal of Geography and Development (GD) follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to be uploaded: Five essential files must be submitted through the manuscript submission system: 1. The main file of the manuscript (without the names of the authors), 2. Title page in the mentioned format, 3. Authorship form (must include the title of the article and the name and surname of all authors and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the article file), and 5. Cover letter.

Address: Office of the Journal of Geography and Development, Faculty of Literature, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan Iran. P.O. Box: 98135-655.

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