Aims and Scope

Kazakh International Journal of Geography and Environment (KIJGE) - publishes new articles with the results of fundamental and applied research on current issues in geography and the environment. The aim of KIJGE is to become a platform for discussing topical international issues in the field of geography and the environment. To achieve this goal, KIJGE journal sets itself the following main objectives:

- publication and dissemination of fundamental and applied scientific research addressing current international issues in the field of geography and the environment;

- creating a platform for scientific exchange between scientists and experts from around the world and promoting international scientific cooperation;

- promoting innovative scientific ideas in the fields of geography, ecology, tourism, natural resource, sustainable development and environmental protection;

- promoting multidisciplinary scientific research and strengthening links between geography and environment, tourism, economics, social sciences, digital technologies, and sustainable development.

- creating a transparent and accessible environment for discussing the results of scientific research conducted by young scientists.

KIJGE’s scope of interest covers a wide range of topics and brings together core and related fields of geography and ecology. KIJGE publishes articles in the following sections:

- Physical Geography and Earth System Sciences (Geomorphology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, hydrogeology, glaciology, biogeography, soil geography, landscape geography, environmental geography, paleogeography, natural hazard studies);

- Human and Economic Geography (Economic geography, social geography, population geography, urban geography, rural geography, industrial geography, agricultural geography, transport geography, political geography, cultural geography, human geography);

- Geoecology and Environmental Protection (Geoecology, environmental geography, landscape ecology, environmental protection, natural resource management, environmental monitoring, environmental impact assessment, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem studies, climate change and environmental impacts, land degradation and desertification, water resource protection, soil protection and soil pollution, environmental pollution studies, sustainable environmental development);

- Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Cartography and Remote Sensing (GIS, cartography, remote sensing, spatial data analysis, geospatial data management, digital cartography, web GIS and online mapping, satellite image processing, geovisualization, spatial modeling and simulation, geospatial technologies, 3D mapping and visualization, drone-based remote sensing, land use and land cover mapping, environmental monitoring using GIS and remote sensing);

- Tourism and Recreational Geography (Tourism geography, recreational geography, tourism resource assessment, tourism development and planning, sustainable tourism development, ecotourism studies, cultural and heritage tourism, adventure and nature-based tourism, rural tourism development, urban tourism, tourism infrastructure and services, tourism marketing and destination management, recreational resource management, geography of tourism flows);

- Geographic Education (Geography education, teaching methods in geography, curriculum development in geography education, innovative technologies in geography education, gis in geography education, fieldwork and experiential learning in geography, spatial thinking and geographical literacy, digital and virtual learning in geography, assessment in geography education, teacher training in geography, educational resources and materials in geography, geography education research).