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About the The Cartographic Journal format

The Cartographic Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Geographic Information Systems Studies, Historical Geography and Cartography, Human auditory perception and evaluation.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." The Cartographic Journal 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inGeographic Information Systems Studies Historical Geography and Cartography Human auditory perception and evaluation Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Data Management and Algorithms
ISSN0008-7041
Citation impact (2-yr)0.47
h-index56
i10-index493
Total citations20,691
Top institutions publishing hereCanterbury Christ Church University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in The Cartographic Journal per year

46
2014
39
2015
49
2016
39
2017
49
2018
28
2019
35
2020
38
2021
18
2022
36
2023
26
2024
24
2025

Citation impact of The Cartographic Journal by publication year

1.2K
2014
318
2015
959
2016
308
2017
311
2018
200
2019
373
2020
154
2021
69
2022
61
2023
23
2024
2
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Cartographic Journal

ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting Colour Schemes for Maps

Mark Harrower, Cynthia A. Brewer · 1 Jun 2003

Choosing effective colour schemes for thematic maps is surprisingly difficult. ColorBrewer is an online tool designed to take some of the guesswork out of this process by helping users select appropriate colour schemes for their specific mapping needs by considering: the number of data classes; the nature of their data (matched with sequential, diverging and…

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How Many Volunteers Does it Take to Map an Area Well? The Validity of Linus’ Law to Volunteered Geographic Information

Muki Haklay, Sofia Basiouka, Vyron Antoniou et al. · 1 Nov 2010

title/>In the area of volunteered geographical information (VGI), the issue of spatial data quality is a clear challenge. The data that are contributed to VGI projects do not comply with standard spatial data quality assurance procedures, and the contributors operate without central coordination and strict data collection frameworks. However, similar to the area of open…

Narrative Cartography: From Mapping Stories to the Narrative of Maps and Mapping

Sébastien Caquard, William Cartwright · 1 May 2014

This paper provides an overview of the multiple ways of envisioning the relationships between maps and narratives. This is approached from a map making perspective. Throughout the process of editing this special issue, we have identified two main types of relationships. Firstly, maps have been used to represent the spatio-temporal structures of stories and their…

The Principles of Selection

F. Töpfer, W. Pillewizer · 1 May 1966

The fundamental of cartographic generalisation, the reduction of the amount of information which can be shown on a map in relation to reduction in scale, is examined. The Principle of Selection was first proposed by Töpfer in 1961, and is expressed as an equation relating the number of occurrences of a particular feature at source…

Mapping the Results of Geographically Weighted Regression

Jeremy Mennis · 1 Jul 2006

Geographically weighted regression (GWR) is a local spatial statistical technique for exploring spatial nonstationarity. Previous approaches to mapping the results of GWR have primarily employed an equal step classification and sequential no-hue colour scheme for choropleth mapping of parameter estimates. This cartographic approach may hinder the exploration of spatial nonstationarity by inadequately illustrating the spatial…

The Cartographic Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The Cartographic Journal format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the The Cartographic Journal template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does The Cartographic Journal use?
The Cartographic Journal uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." The Cartographic Journal 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to The Cartographic Journal?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready The Cartographic Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes The Cartographic Journal?
The Cartographic Journal is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's The Cartographic Journal template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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