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The Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography, created at Laurentian University, in 2013, by Raoul Étongué Mayer and Moustapha Soumahoro, strives to be an essential tool for reflection on the tropical geography space and an important platform for the development of geographic science.
As the only bilingual journal on tropical geography in Canada, the CJTG, thanks to its international reach and high scientific standards, is an ideal space for the expression of thought on tropical geography and seeks to make an original contribution to the field of tropical geography and, more broadly, the progress of the social sciences.
Preface
I’m immensely pleased and honored to preface the first issue of the Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography (CJTG). It’s a pleasure indeed for, by its goal, content and form, the CJTG is launched in a context where Canadian colleagues show more interest in tropical zones. It is also an honor for, my research interests and publications for the last 25 years cover both temperate and tropical zones.
There are many specialized journals in Geography. Some dealing with specific thematics on human and physical facts, very often with particular perspectives. The CJTG offers with its flexibility, its bilingual aspect and the rapidity with which texts are published the central role allotted to the researcher’s personality and sensibility. As long as he/she can tell us in a good language and style, what he/she wants to do, why and how he or she will do it, i.e. presenting an organized view of the un- and partially solved problem, the CJTG will submit the work to pairs’ evaluation.
The Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography is the initiative of two professors of Laurentian University/the Université Laurentienne in Sudbury (Canada) which aims at filling the gap that exists in the dissemination of Tropical Geography knowledge in Canada. The CJTG also aims at becoming the means of expression for researchers, professors, students and professionals who want to publish the results of their thinking on the Tropical World. Throughout the years, many local and foreign researchers are more and more interested in tropical zones. This interest is manifested both on the physical and human facts. The expert reader knows that tropical zones represent 29 % of the lands and 11 % of the oceans. They are home to more than half of the global population. A great part of four of the five emerging countries (South Africa, India, Brazil, and China) belong to this tropical zone. These are factors that shall insure that the CJTG is well received by those involved in Tropical Geography.
Four articles form the first issue of the Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography (CJTG). I express my gratitude to the authors of these four articles, to reviewers, and to all those whose have helped in any way or another the production of this first issue.
Pr Raoul Étongué Mayer, Ph.D
Editor-in-chief
Emeritus professeur of Geography
Laurentian University
