About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Western Geographies is the official open access refereed academic journal of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers.
The objective of the journal is to publish original scholarly work including research notes on geographical themes or topics that emphasize western Canada and adjacent areas, or that are written by geographers from this region. The editor and editorial board invite manuscripts of a methodological, empirical, theoretical, or philosophical nature that fall within this objective.
As with the first volume of Western Geographies, submissions from students are encouraged. Papers presented at the WDCAG conferences are also encouraged.
For further information on Submission information see Author Guidelines.
Journal History
Western Geographies was first published in 1990 under the title Western Geography, under which it continued until 2025. In 2026, the journal was renamed Western Geographies.
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
This journal does not charge an APC fee or any submission charges.
Open Access Policy
Western Geographies 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. The journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license (CC BY-NC 4.0) and is therefore free for anybody to read and download, and to copy and disseminate for education purposes.
Publication Frequency
Western Geographies is published once a year.
Copyright Statement
Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal right of first publication.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Author Self-Archiving Policy
This journal permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both before and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit their publication in this journal.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the support of the University of Victoria Libraries for their ongoing support of our publication.
