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FORTY YEARS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY IN THE JOURNAL
Author(s) -
Wong P.P.,
Gupta Avijit
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
singapore journal of tropical geography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1467-9493
pISSN - 0129-7619
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1993.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - tropics , geography , southeast asia , south asia , physical geography , ethnology , ecology , history , biology
Up to June 1993, 207 articles on physical geography have been published in the Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography (MJTG ) (1953–57), Journal of Tropical Geography (JTG ) (1958–79) and the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (SJTG ) (1980–93). These articles are examined initially in terms of their sub‐fields (Biogeography, Climatology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Soils), area of focus (the tropics, Africa, America, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia excluding Malaysia and Singapore, Malaysia, Singapore, and Southwest Pacific) and the area of origin of the authors. The more significant papers in the sub‐fields are indicated. Various factors influencing the contributions to the Journal and some insights on the contributions of local staff (Singapore and Malaysia) are also given. The significance of the Journal as an avenue for local and foreign authors and for papers on physical geography in the tropics is briefly evaluated.