Co-sponsored by the Geographical Society of China and the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Journal of Geographical Sciences aims to strengthen academic exchange on geography research between China and other countries, and to offer a forum for exchange between geographers in China and abroad.

Journal of Geographical Sciences is a natural science journal, publishing articles related to physical process and spatial patterns at the earth's surface, physio-geographical elements and their interaction, global change and its regional response, characters and management of natural resources, landscape ecology and environmental construction, remote sensing, geographic information system and their applications in geographical research.

《Journal Of Geographical Sciences》是一本由SCIENCE PRESS出版商出版的专业地学期刊，该刊创刊于2001年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：地学 2区，小类学科：自然地理 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖自然地理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外自然地理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为4.012，平均审稿速度约3.0个月。