Geography — international HAC-Approved Journals
According to Uzbekistan's Higher Attestation Commission (HAC, locally OAK), 21 international academic journals are currently approved in the Geography field. Articles published in these journals count toward PhD and DSc dissertation defenses.
How many HAC-approved journals cover Geography?
21. These are approved by Uzbekistan's HAC as international academic journals in the Geography field and are listed in full below.
Journal list
| Journal | ISSN | Publisher | Country | HAC decision | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoscience Geography | 1631-0713 | Academie des sciences Paris | France | — | h-102 |
| International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources Geography | 2333-9241 | Ethan Publishing Company | USA | — | h-3 |
| International Journal of Water Resources & Environmental Sciences Geography | 2311-2492 | IDOSI «International Digital Organization for Scientific Information» Main Office IDOSI Publications L.L.C | UAE | — | — |
| Irrigation and Drainage Geography | 1531-0353 | International Commission on irrigation and drainage | United Kingdom | — | h-61 |
| Journal of Hydrologic Environment Geography | — | International Hydrologic Environmental Society | South Korea | — | — |
| Journal of Meteorological Research Geography | 2095-6037 | Springer | USA | — | h-57 |
| Nature and Science Geography | 2707-1146 | Marsland Press | USA | — | h-3 |
| Aridnye ekosistemy Geography | 1993-3916 | Institut vodnykh problem RAN | Russian Federation | — | — |
| Vestnik KNU im. ZH.Balasagyna Geography | — | Kyrgyzskiy natsionalnyy universitet im. ZH.Balasagyna | Kyrgyzstan | 07.06.2024 | — |
| Vodnoe khozyaystvo Rossii: problemy, tekhnologii, upravlenie Geography | 1999-4508 | Federalnoe agentstvo vodnykh resursov. FGUP «Rossiyskiy nauchno-issledovatelskiy institut kompleksnogo ispolzovaniya i okhrany vodnykh resursov» | Russian Federation | — | h-6 |
| Geoekologiya. Inzhenernaya geologiya. Gidrogeologiya. Geokriologiya Geology & MineralogyGeography | 0869-7809 | Institut geoekologii RAN | Russian Federation | — | h-7 |
| Lyod i sneg Geography | 2076-6734 | Institut geografii RAN, Glyatsiologicheskaya assotsiatsiya, izdatelstvo «Nauka» | Russian Federation | — | h-18 |
| Melioratsiya i vodnoe khozyaystvo Technical SciencesAgricultural Sciences | 0235-2524 | Ministerstvo selskogo khozyaystva Rossiyskoy Federatsii | Russian Federation | — | h-3 |
| Narodonaselenie EconomicsGeography | 1561-7785 | Institut sotsialno-ekonomicheskikh problem narodonaseleniya | Russian Federation | — | h-15 |
| OshMU zharchysy/Vestnik OshGU Geography | — | Oshskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet | Kyrgyzstan | 07.06.2024 | — |
| Problemy osvoeniya pustyn Geography | 0278-4750 | Natsionalnyy institut pustyn, rastitelnogo i zhivotnogo mira Ministerstva okhrany prirody Turkmenistana | Turkmenistan | — | — |
| Problemy regionalnoy ekologii Geography | 1728-323X | Institut geografii RAN | Russian Federation | — | — |
| Sotsialno-ekonomicheskaya geografiya Geography | 2227-8249 | Assotsiatsiya rossiyskikh geografov-obshchestvovedov | Russian Federation | — | — |
| Trudy Gidromettsentra Rossii Geography | 2618-9631 | Gidromettsentr Rossii | Russian Federation | — | h-7 |
| Uchyonye zapiski RGGMU Geography | 2074-2762 | Rossiyskiy gosudarstvennyy gidrometeorologicheskiy universitet | Russian Federation | — | h-7 |
| Ekonomika i sotsium Geography | 2225-1545 | Institut upravleniya i sotsialno-ekonomicheskogo razvitiya | Russian Federation | — | h-3 |
How do I publish in a HAC-approved journal?
The exact number of required articles is set by OAK and varies by academic field and degree type (PhD or DSc) — check the current requirements on oak.uz or with your dissertation council. The one rule that always applies: the article must be published before the defense date, and the journal must be on the OAK list at the time of publication. Each journal's submission requirements, scope, and contact details are on its own page.