The ''Cartographica'' is the official publication of the
Canadian Cartographic Association,
[
in affiliation with the ]International Cartographic Association
The International Cartographic Association (ICA) (, ''ACI'') is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography and geographic information science (GIScience). ICA was founde ...
.
''Cartographica'' is published four times a year by the University of Toronto Press
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The press originally printed only examination books and the university calendar. Its first s ...
.
The journal was first published in 1965 as ''The Cartographer'', was renamed ''The Canadian Cartographer'' in 1968 and was renamed ''Cartographica'' in 1980. It is an international and interdisciplinary
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peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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that publishes transformative research, education, and practice contributions to the social, political, technological, and historical aspects of cartography and geovisualization.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
* Academic Search Alumni Edition
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* Academic Search Complete
* Academic Search Elite
* Academic Search Premier
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* Canadian Reference Centre
* Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
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* Microsoft Academic Search
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* Scopus
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* Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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References
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University of Toronto Press academic journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1964
English-language journals
Geography journals
Cartography
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of Canada
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