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Geographica Helvetica, the Swiss Journal of Geography, is a reputable scientific journal with an international editorial board. It publishes articles from the sub-fields of human and physical geography, as well as from disciplines at their interface, in German, English, French and Italian, articles which advance knowledge in all facets of geography . Papers on significant research problems and questions from the fields of general and applied geography, on theoretical and conceptual issues and the teaching of geography are welcome, including articles on Switzerland.
The structural reorganization of the Journal during 1997 led to the adaptation of standards found in other reputable scientific journals with international editorial boards. The editors share the responsibilities regarding content, orientation, organizational and administrative affairs. The editorial board is made up of renowned representatives of the various sub-fields of geography from Switzerland, the United States, France, Italy, Austria, England, Germany and Israel.
Geographica Helvetica
is promoted and supported by the following institutions in particular:
Geographica Helvetica – Cultural Heritage of Switzerland Geographica Helvetica
is part of the cultural heritage of Switzerland. In order to preserve this heritage, the 108 issues of the academic journal Geographica Helvetica are
currently being digitalized by the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries. The aim is to ensure that an interested public will have access to full texts over
Geographica Helvetica Online. As access is arranged over the online services of the Consortium and the ETH Library, it is free of charge for users.
Both full text research of articles and browsing of individual years are made possible. The complete online service is offered over the technical platform
SEALS of the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries. SEALS is the abbreviation of Swiss Electronic Academic Library Service and is a sub-project of the module E-Archiving.
Under the title Geographica Helvetica , all previous titles of the journal are meant: 1899/1900-1916/17: Jahresberichte der Geographisch-Ethnographischen Gesellschaft
(Annual reports of the Geographic and Ethnological Society) in Zurich; 1917/18-1943/45: Mitteilungen der Geographisch-Ethnographischen Gesellschaft Zürich (Newsletters
of the Geographic and Ethnological Society Zurich); 1923/24-1945: Der Schweizer Geograph – Le Géographe Suisse (The Swiss Geographer); since1946 Geographica Helvetica.
All active
representatives of geography at universities, professionals, the geography
community at large and all those interested in the discipline of geography
are invited to submit interesting and scientifically founded contributions
to the journal. The
Editors
Swiss Association of Geography/Verband Geographie Schweiz/Association Suisse de Géographie (ASG)
Geographic and Ethnological Society of Zurich/Geographisch-Ethnographische Gesellschaft Zürich (GEGZ)
ETH Swiss Federal Institut of Technology Zürich – ETH Library/Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich – ETH-Bibliothek
Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries/Konsortium der Schweizer Hochschulbibliotheken
Rita Schneider-Sliwa, Basel
Benedikt Korf, Zürich
Emmanuel Reynard, Lausanne
Thomas Mosimann, Hannover