About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The journal Cuadernos de Geografíade la Universitat de València is one of the oldest journals of our discipline in Spain. Throughout more than 100 volumes, its pages have witnessed the transformations of the territory and its landscapes, as well as the societies that inhabit them and the activities they perform. Many people -professionals and passionate about Geography- have shared their rubric with the readers of Cuadernos. Their contributions reflect the evolution of the discipline, its perspectives and objects of interest, the increasingly sophisticated research methods and attest to the contribution that, from our universities and research centers, we can make to achieve a better future. With the aim of maximizing this impact, the preferential treatment that the magazine has given to the Valencian reality has been supplemented, during the last years, with a broader perspective thanks to contributions that deal with other territories of the Spanish and world geography.

In 2018, Cuadernos de Geografía inaugurated a Second Epoch with the fundamental objective of adapting the magazine to the new challenges of Geography and its communication in a more globalized and digital world. The fundamental axes of this stage are the wide distribution of the journal with an open license and digital format; the accreditation of compliance with quality standards required for both content and peer review processes; and the positioning of the publication in databases and indices of international prestige. The periodicity of the journal is biannual (two issues per year).

The range of topics addressed will be broad, but always restricted within the geographical discipline and its more related areas. Diversification will continue to be promoted in the origin of the works and study areas, with special attention to the Mediterranean basin and the dynamics of its bordering countries. According to this approach, original articles and reviews will be published in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

The opinions expressed in papers and reviews published in Cuadernos de Geografía are the exclusive responsibility of the authors. The acceptance of works for publication is governed by the system of external evaluators.

The publication of papers in Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València has no cost for the authors.

EDITION: Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and History.
Avda. Blasco Ibañez, 28, 46010-Valencia Telephone: 34 96 3864237 Fax: 34 96 3864234

DISTRIBUTION: Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat de València.
Postcode 22085, 46071 València. Tel. 96 3937174 Fax: 96 3617051

PUBLISHER: University of Valencia. Department of Geography.
Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 28. 46010 Valencia.

Peer Review Process

Scientific articles received in this journal will be reviewed, firstly, by the Editorial Board, which will determine if they fit into the editorial and thematic line of the journal. In case they do not, the causes of the rejection will be communicated to the author or authors. In case it is accepted, it will be reviewed by external peers. During this evaluation process the names of all authors and reviewers will remain anonymous. The maximum period for carrying out this evaluation is 4 weeks. In case these evaluations present big differences and/or controversy, the article will be sent to a third evaluator. The final decision on the publication will be taken by the Editorial Board.

Open Access Policy

 The texts published in this magazine are -if not indicated otherwise- under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative 4.0 International license. You can copy, distribute and publicly communicate them whenever you mention their author and the name of this publication, Cuadernos de Geografia de la Universitat de València, do not use them for commercial purposes and do not produce derivative works with them. The full license can be consulted at Creative Commons

Ethical principles and best practice

The editorial team of Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València reminds the authors of manuscripts that their content must be original and unpublished, not previously published in any format or be in the process of evaluation in another journal. For the detection of plagiarism, Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València uses the URKUND system in its peer review process. In the event that the result is positive, the journal will send the contact author of the article the report issued by the anti-plagiarism tool so that he/she can present a response before the editorial team reports the rejection of the article. Only partially published material will be accepted beforehand (including doctoral theses and final master works that can be consulted in repositories), if the cause of such duplication is stated and the exact place where said text appeared is provided.

The author or authors of the work must be those who have contributed to its conception, realization and development, including data collection, the interpretation of results, its writing and revision. All of them must provide their ORCID code in the authorship data requested during the submission of a manuscript through the Open Journal System platform. Those who lack and ID must register for free on ORCID.org to complete this information.

The contents, opinions, as well as the management and cost of the rights of reproduction of the graphic documentation is the sole responsibility of the authors, so the journal does not assume any coresponsibility.

Before proposing the publication of a work, we recommend consulting the "Author guidelines", available on the website.

Authors submitting a manuscript to Cuadernos de Geografía de la  Universitat de València declare that the article submitted for evaluation complies with each and every one of the following items:

Declaration of originality, unpublished character of work and responsibility
1) This work is original and unpublished, it has not been sent nor will it be sent to another journal for publication, unless it is rejected.
2) None of the data presented in this work has been plagiarized, invented, manipulated or distorted. The original data are clearly distinguished from those already published.
3) The original sources on which the information contained in the manuscript is based are identified and cited.
4) The origin of the figures, tables, data, photographs, maps, etc., previously published, is duly quoted in the article, and the necessary permits are provided for its reproduction, if necessary, in any medium.
5) The authors assume sole responsibility for the contents and opinions expressed, despite the prior evaluation process of the text, as well as the possible additional cost caused by the reproduction rights. The management team of the journal may delete the article in its electronic version if a serious error or omission that affects third parties or institutions is detected.

Authorship
6) All the individuals who sign this work have participated in its planning, design and execution, as well as in the interpretation of the results. They also reviewed the work critically, approved its final version and agree with its publication.
7) No signature responsible for the work has been omitted and the criteria of scientific authorship are satisfied.

Acknowledgements
8) All funding sources are recognized, concisely indicating the funding agency and the identification code.
9) An acknowledgments section recognises the contribution of indiviudals or institutions that, having partially collaborated in the preparation of the work, do not appear in the authorship section nor are they responsible for the preparation of the manuscript.

Indices and biblographic databases

The journal Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València has been indexed in the following catalogs and directories:

Commitment to the evaluation of research

Sponsors

• Universitat de València. Departament de Geografia.

Journal History

Founded in 1964 by Antonio López Gómez and Vicenç Mª Rosselló i Verger, Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València is one of the oldest magazines of our discipline in Spain. Throughout its first 100 volumes, its pages witnessed the transformations of the territory and its landscapes, as well as the societies that inhabit them and the activities they perform. The preferential treatment that the magazine has given to the Valencian reality has been complemented, during the last years, with a broader look thanks to contributions that deal with other territories of the Spanish and world geography.

In 2018, with the publication of the number 101, Cuadernos de Geografía started a Second Epoch with the fundamental objective of adapting the magazine to the new challenges of Geography and its communication in a more globalized and digital world. The fundamental axes of this stage are the wide distribution of the journal with an open license and digital format; the accreditation of compliance with quality standards required both content and peer review processes; and the positioning of the publication in databases and indices of international prestige.