Die ERDE - Physical and Human Geography united

About the Journal

DIE ERDE is a publication of the Geographical Society of Berlin

DIE ERDE is listed in Web of Science (WoS; Clarivate Analytics), Scopus (Elsevier) and Google Scholar:
Impact Factor 2022 (WoS) 1.55, 5-yr IF 2022 (WoS) 1.05, CiteScore 2022 (Scopus) 2.7, SNIP 2022 (Scopus) 0.427, SJR 2022: 0.362, h5-index 2022 (Google Scholar) 27

DIE ERDE is a scientific journal in Geography, with four issues per year with about 60 to 80 pages each. It covers all aspects of geographical research, focusing on both earth system studies and regional contributions.

DIE ERDE invites contributions from any subfield of both Physical and Human Geography as well as from neighbouring disciplines.

We invite authors to contribute to the following article categories:

  • Research article
  • Short communication
  • Review article
  • Opinion article (all peer-reviewed)
    and: Book review (not peer-reviewed)
  • See also: Focus and Scope
    ISSN 0013-9998

Books for possible review in Die ERDE should be sent to DIE ERDE Editorial Office

Image: Left – Alexander von Humboldt, Naturgemälde der Anden, Thübingen/Paris 1807; Right – Manual cashew nut processing in India (Photo: Jannes Tessmann)

Announcements

Special Issues Call

2026-03-25

Plural Waters: Engaging Multiple Knowledges, Methods, and Practices

This special issue brings together different approaches (concepts, practices, and methods) to pluralize water research and governance. 

Deadline: April 17th, 2026.  Please submit your abstract (150–200 words) and a short bio (max. 100 words) to Rossella Alba (rossella.alba@hifmb.de), Fanny Frick-Trzebitzky (fanny.frick@isoe.de) and Rebekka Kanesu (rebekka.kanesu@uni-wuerzburg.de).

Guest editors (in alphabetical order):

Prof. Dr. Rossella Alba, Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB), Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Dr. Fanny Frick-Trzebitzky, Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE)

Dr. Rebekka Kanesu, Working Group Economic Geography, Institute of Geography and Geology, Wuerzburg University.

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Current Issue

Vol. 156 No. 1–2 (2025): Power Relations and Empowerment in the Agri-Food System
Published: 2025-12-21

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DIE ERDE is a scientific journal in Geography, with four issues per year with about 60 to 80 pages each. It covers all aspects of geographical research, focusing on both earth system studies and regional contributions. DIE ERDE invites contributions from any subfield of both Physical and Human Geography as well as from neighbouring disciplines. The publishing language is English.