Physical Geography Research (JPHGR) publishes original research on physical geography and environmental processes for national and international scholarly audiences. Its purpose is to advance understanding of natural systems and their interactions with human activities.

Subject areas

• Geomorphology: landforms, landscape evolution, erosion and deposition, tectonic–surface-process interactions and human impacts.
• Climatology and climate change: atmospheric processes, climate variability and change, and implications for natural and human systems.
• Biogeography: spatial patterns of ecosystems, species and biodiversity and their drivers.
• Hydrology and water resources: watersheds, rivers, lakes, groundwater, fluvial processes and landforms.
• Natural hazards and environmental management: natural and geomorphic hazards, impact assessment, risk reduction, adaptation, environmental planning and management.
• Remote sensing, GIS and modelling: methods and applications that improve understanding, monitoring or explanation of physical geographical processes.

Article types and scientific contribution

The journal welcomes original research, including methodological studies, and relevant review articles. Interdisciplinary studies and case studies must have a clear scientific connection to physical geography. Manuscripts should identify the research question, place the work in the relevant literature, use appropriate methods, support results with evidence, and discuss the contribution and limitations. Applying a tool or describing a location alone does not substitute for explaining the scientific problem and contribution.

Audience and language

The audience includes researchers, educators and practitioners in physical geography and related disciplines. Submissions from researchers in all countries are assessed on relevance and scientific quality. The main article language is Persian, with English titles, keywords and abstracts and an extended abstract prepared according to the author guidelines for international readers.

Assessment and related policies

Eligible manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Acceptance depends on scientific quality and integrity. Consult the author guidelines, peer-review process and publication ethics and malpractice statement.