About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The “Mongolia’s Geography and Geoecology” journal accepts manuscripts in the following content areas within the fields of physical geography, human and economic geography, geoecology, environmental studies, development policy and planning, technology, and innovation research:

  • Physical Geography
  • Human and Economic Geography
  • Hydrology
  • Soil Science
  • Forestry
  • Land Resources, Land Use, Conservation, and Restoration Studies
  • Permafrost Studies
  • Desertification Studies
  • Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Cartography
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geographic Education

The types of manuscripts accepted by the “Mongolia’s Geography and Geoecology” journal are as follows:

  • Research Article / Full Paper
  • Short Original Communication and Discussion Article
  • Research Note
  • Review Article
  • Book Review

Peer-review process

The peer-review process of the MJGG is double-blind and can take up to three weeks. The submitted paper will be reviewed by two to three reviewers selected by members of the journal editors. The final decision on whether to accept, reject or revise the papers will be made by the editor-in-chief.

Article Processing charge 

The MJGG does NOT charge article submission and processing fees.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published once a year.

Exemption of responsibility

MJGG is not responsible for all contents of the published articles.

Plagiarism

  • Mongolian Journal of Geography and Geoecology is strictly AGAINST Plagiarism, an unethical act of copying someone else’s ideas, results, processes, or texts.
  • Therefore, all the submitted manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism using anti-plagiarism professional software before starting the initial review.
  • If the plagiarism is detected, up to 30% plagiarism, the manuscript will be sent to the authors for revision.
  • If more than >30% plagiarism is detected, the manuscript will be rejected without review. The authors will be asked to revise and resubmit the revised manuscript.

Duplication

  • As the Mongolian Journal of Geography and Geoecology publishes original research, it does NOT accept any Duplicate publications that reuse substantial parts of their previously published work.
  • All the submitted manuscripts will be checked carefully for duplication, at the same time of plagiarism checking, before starting the initial review.
  • If the duplication is detected, the manuscript will be sent to the authors either for revision or will be rejected.

Publisher

Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Hosting platform and digital publisher

Mongolia Journals Online

A Brief History of the Journal

The MJGG has a publication history of 60 years. The first volume of the journal, which aimed to deliver the results of scientific research to the public, was published by Institute of Geography and Permafrost study (a former name of the IGG) in 1963. Since then, the following volumes were published under the names of “Journal of the Geographical Issue of Mongolia”, “Journal of the Geoecological issue of Mongolia”, and “Geographical-Geoecological issues of Mongolia”. In total, over 40 volumes of the journal were published. Starting in 2017, 

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.

Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose.

Publication ethics and malpractice statement

Publishing ethics of the MJGG follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct guidelines, which is available at www.publicationethnics.org

Abstracting and indexing

The Mongolian Journal of Geography and Geoecology (MJGG) is indexed in the following databases