About the Journal
Focus and scope
The "Physis Terrae - Ibero-Afro-American Journal of Physical Geography and Environment" is a journal that publishing three annual editions. It is a privileged international forum for the dissemination of research results carried out within the different areas of Physical Geography and Environmental Studies. Preference is given to the work carried out in the Iberian Peninsula, Africa and Latin America, accepting texts in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. All articles will undergo double-blind review within the following sections:
- Concepts and Methods in Physical Geography and Environment
- Biogeography and landscape
- Climatology and atmospheric dynamics
- Geomorphology and surface dynamics
- Geoconservation and natural heritage
- Environmental changes and risks
- Water resources and watershed management
Editorial Policy
Physis Terrae - Ibero-Afro-American Journal of Physical Geography and Environment is an open access academic journal that publishes original texts, notes and book reviews in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.
Physis Terrae accepts proposals for original and unpublished academic papers on topics related to the aims and scope of the journal, or to the calls for papers (if applicable) on specific themes.
No fees are charged for processing and submitting papers, publishing them in the journal, distributing them or making them available on the internet and downloading them.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available leads to a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal allows self-archiving in institutional repositories of all versions, which can be made immediately available.
Peer Review Policy
The journal follows the double-blind peer review process, and the decision to publish depends on the favorable opinion of two external reviewers. The reviewers, academic or professional experts from different institutional and geographical backgrounds, will be recruited from the editorial board and according to the content of the papers submitted.
Copyright statement
Articles submitted to the journal Territorium are licensed according to CC BY. For more information on this form of licensing, see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 .
The authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which allows the work to be shared with acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
