Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

JBGS is an international open-access scientific journal dedicated to all fields of geography and interrelated fields. Launched in 1933. ISSN 2738-8115 (online)

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

🟡Q2 for JBGS in 3 categories:
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) - #126/370;
- Nature and Landscape Conservation - #80/223;
- Geography, Planning and Development - #292/842. New SJR 2024=0.515
🔗 https://t.co/Y6wyw8cfP5

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

🔓NEW paper
This study contributes #local knowledge and #evidence-based information about #food supply in South Africa 🇿🇦 to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - 1. No poverty, and 2. Zero hunger: https://t.co/W4JS2yyh6R

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

This paper integrates field research findings with remote sensing data and methods (dNBR, NBR, NDVI) to assess post-fire conditions and forest regeneration through comparison of three sample plots.
Read more at https://t.co/q8WT8eI92K

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

On the International Day for #Biological Diversity 🌱 - 22 May 2025, we share a recently published study identifying the most important waterbodies for #32 🦆 wintering waterbird species in Bulgaria. Read here: https://t.co/ca3Gighg5u

[Pensoft @Pensoft]

On #EarthDay, we thank all those whose research and initiatives deepen our understanding and strengthen our ability to protect the natural world.

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

This study explores the Parangalitsa Reserve, using #NDVI, #LAI, and #SMI to track changes in coniferous forests from 2015 to 2024. 🌍✨
🔗 Read more: Todorova E, Zhiyanski M (2025) https://t.co/PiOUBcGa4e
#ForestConservation #RemoteSensing #Ecology #ClimateChange

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

🔔 We are delighted to announce that Chad Staddon from @UWEBristol joined the Editorial board of the @Journal_BGS as the #new Deputy Editor-in-Chief!! Welcome Chad! 🔗 https://t.co/kPcQhY1hWT

[Vanya Stoycheva @Vanya_Stoycheva]

Happy New Year! 🎆🎉
📢@YESS_Network's newsletter for the second part of 2024 is out!
📝For calls, events and publications updates, check your 📥inbox or🔗https://t.co/9II5FUgCyR
#ESP #IPBES #JBGS #YESS

[ipbes @IPBES]

It's official📢

#IPBES11 is now underway🌎150+ Governments & leading scientists are gathering to address global biodiversity & nature crises.

Key agenda:

🔎 Approval of two landmark reports: #Nexus & #TransformativeChange

Read the full media release⤵️

https://t.co/3WHYhQQ73n

[Pensoft @Pensoft]

📸Today, at the @EASEeditors symposium, our @teodorpensoft gave a sneak peek into the AI-assisted tools at @ARPHAplatform we have been working on (e.g. Word -> JATS XML conversion) and the #ARPHA Writing Tool 2.0 (coming up in early 2025)!🎉

1/2🧵#publishing #scholarlypublishing

[ARPHA @ARPHAplatform]

🤩Happy @Journal_BGS editors spotted at the @Pensoft stand at the @ESPartnership conference!🇳🇱

The @bgs_1918's oldest #journal moved to our #ARPHA platform in 2021 for a major makeover.

🏅Since then, it received the seal of @DOAJplus and got indexed at @Scopus.

#ESP2024europe

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

The 5-th ESP Europe conference kickes-off this week in Wageningen. Our Deputy Editor-in-Chief @Stoyan_Nedkov meet with subject editors and friend of it journal - #Malte Hinsch, @im_sieber, @MiguelVillosPe. 👀 Find us around the @Pensoft publishers booth.

[Pensoft @Pensoft]

🔜The 5th @ESPartnership European conference begins on Monday in Wageningen! 🇳🇱

👀Watch out for our partners at the @SELINAHorizonEU, @spongeboost_eu & @RESTCOAST_H2020 projects, and faces best known from the pages of our #journals!😉

https://t.co/fMIz4rTecD #EcosystemServices

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

Catching up with our great subject editors at the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 🌍 - Ines Grigorescu (Romania 🇷🇴), Rafael de Miguel González (Spain 🇪🇸) and Barbaros Gönençgil (Turkey 🇹🇷), #igc2024dub

[Vanya Stoycheva @Vanya_Stoycheva]

📢@YESS_Network
Newsletter 1 (January-June) 2024 is out! For invitations, events, publications, and many more, check your inbox or https://t.co/LgZPq9CTmh
#ESP #COP16 #IPBES #JBGS #YESS

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According to the latest release of the Scopus CiteScore 2023, our journal is Q2 🟡 in #Geography, Planning and Development! We are truly thankful to all of you who contributed to this achievement. Detailed news here: https://t.co/PI5bYhBEtk

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This review paper applied #Scopus, #Science Direct and #Google Scholar to investigate various aspects of peatland ecosystem services research in Indonesia.
45 papers analyzed show that studies are heavily concentrated on the #Kalimantan and #Sumatra : https://t.co/2m2STbOuQ1

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

Members of our editorial team (@Stoyan_Nedkov and @Vanya_Stoycheva) are participating in a partners workshop of the inspiring human-wildlife coexistence project #TransWILD. Whishing them a very productive time in Zaragoza, Spain!

[CIHEAM Zaragoza @CIHEAMZaragoza]

Human-wildlife coexistence is at the centre of the #TransWILD project, with partners from 5 European countries (Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Norway & Spain).

Wishing project team members a day of fruitful discussions today at #CIHEAMZaragoza!

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

NEW paper 🔓: Raufu IO (2024) Exploring the relationship between #remote sensing-based vegetation indices and #land surface temperature through quantitative analysis. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 50: 95-112. https://t.co/FKM7Psliva

[Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society @Journal_BGS]

NEW #discovery published with us! 🔓
📌 First records of a new 🌍 Europe’s southernmost glacier 🗻 found in Southern Albania 🇦🇱 by Gachev et al. 2024: https://t.co/31tuHkLd5a