About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Geoforum Perspektiv is a peer-reviewed journal with two published issues per year.
Within the topic Geographic Information each issue is dedicated to a certain theme. Papers in the peer-reviewed section of the journal may deviate from the issue´s theme.
The scope of the journal is knowledge sharing among professionals and researchers as well as research, discussion and innovation within the field of Geographic Information.
Hence the target audience of the journal is professional user of Geographic Information, students, teachers and researchers.
All contributions to discussion of or research in Geographic Information are welcome.
The journal consists of two sections:
1) Papers submitted to a double blind peer-review
2) Other contributions, e.g. debats, reviews, instructions etc.
Peer Review Process
Papers submitted to a double blind review will be reviewed by two selected researcher (min. ph.d.) within the paper´s field. The editor in chief supervises the review proces and the author is able to follow the proces via this journal website. The editorial board seeks to give feedback to the author within 3-4 weeks. It is a condition for submitting a paper to review that the paper has not been published elsewhere in the same form.
Publication Frequency
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
About the organisation
The aim of Geoforum Denmark is to work nationally to promote the benefit of geographic information for the Danish society.
Geoforum Denmark was formed by the start of 2001 as a result of merging three older societies. The membership is well consolidated and counts private companies, governmental organisations, municipalities and education institutions as well as private persons - all in wide range of associations with GI.
Geoforum contributes to the development of the geographic information sector in Denmark, by bridging the public and private stakeholders, by active debate within the GI area, by monitoring the trends and movements towards change, and by having representatives in a number of councils and committees, where we aim at getting influence on the future within Geographic Information.
Geoforum thinks that there is a need for a development to support the GI business in Denmark and has recently launched a strategy (in Danish) for this development.
The strategy aims among others at making Denmark a competency nation within geographic information.
Sponsors
Sources of Support
Journal History
Editor in chief 2002-2008: Henning Sten Hansen
Editor in chief 2008-2011: Hans Skov-Petersen
Editor in chief 2011 - : Line Hvingel
Papers submitted to the journal have always been assigned to a double blind peer-review, as two researcher (min. ph.d.) from the editoral board have assessed the papers. In order to live up to the requirements stated by the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation the process is reorganised from 2011, and does now comply with these. Consequently publications before 2011 will not operate with two sections (peer-review/others).
The Journal is ranked on the officiel 'authoritative' list, published by the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation, as a niveau 1 journal.
