Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, covering geography. Founded in 1935, it is one of the foremost international journals of geographical research, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.8, indexed in SSCI.《英国地理学家学会汇刊》（Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 简称 Trans. Inst. Br. Geogr.）是由 Wiley-Blackwell 代表英国皇家地理学会出版的季刊同行评审期刊，涵盖地理学。该刊创刊于 1935 年，是最重要的国际地理学研究期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 3.8，被 SSCI 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish the very best scholarship from across the whole spectrum of geographical research, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表地理研究整个范围内的最优秀学术成果，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Human geography: original research on human geography, including urban, economic, social, cultural, and political geography.人文地理学： 关于人文地理学的原创研究，包括城市、经济、社会、文化与政治地理学。
- Physical geography: studies on physical geography, including climatology, hydrology, geomorphology, biogeography, and environmental change.自然地理学： 关于自然地理学的研究，包括气候学、水文学、地貌学、生物地理学与环境变化。
- Human-environment interactions: research on the interactions between human societies and the natural environment, including sustainability and environmental management.人地关系： 关于人类社会与自然环境之间相互作用的研究，包括可持续性与环境管理。
- Geographical theory and methods: studies on geographical theory, methodology, and the conceptual and empirical contributions of geographical research.地理学理论与方法： 关于地理学理论、方法论以及地理研究概念与实证贡献的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and exchanges that stimulate debate in geography.栏目设置： 该刊发表激发地理学辩论的原创研究论文、综述与交流文章。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1935 as the flagship research journal of the Institute of British Geographers.创刊： 该刊于 1935 年创刊，是英国地理学家学会的旗舰研究期刊。
- RGS-IBG official journal: Transactions is an official journal of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers, the leading professional organization for geographers in the United Kingdom.RGS-IBG 官方期刊： 《汇刊》是英国皇家地理学会（含英国地理学家学会）的官方期刊，该学会是英国地理学家的首要专业组织。
- Wiley-Blackwell publication: the journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell, ensuring high editorial standards and broad international distribution.Wiley-Blackwell 出版： 该刊由 Wiley-Blackwell 出版，确保高编辑标准与广泛的国际传播。
- Publication frequency: the journal publishes quarterly, publishing the very best scholarship from across the whole spectrum of geographical research.出版频率： 该刊每季出版，发表地理研究整个范围内的最优秀学术成果。
Editors
The journal is led by an editorial collective of four editors of equal standing, supported by an editorial board:该刊由四位地位平等的编辑组成的编辑集体领导，编委会协助工作：
- Editors: Ben Anderson, James Esson, Beth Greenhough, and Sarah Hall serve as the editorial collective.编辑团队： 本·安德森（Ben Anderson）、詹姆斯·埃森（James Esson）、贝丝·格林霍夫（Beth Greenhough）与莎拉·霍尔（Sarah Hall）组成编辑集体。
- Editorial collective model: the journal operates with an editorial collective in which four editors of equal standing collaborate to oversee the review and publication process.编辑集体模式： 该刊采用编辑集体模式，由四位地位平等的编辑协作监督评审与出版流程。
- Editorial board: the journal has a distinguished international editorial board comprising geographers from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有杰出的国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的地理学家。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。