The South African Geographical Journal aims to utilize Southern Africa as a region to disseminate geographic knowledge and participate in issues and themes related to the discipline. This magazine is a forum for high-quality academic papers, welcoming papers on philosophical and methodological issues, as well as international topics of significant importance to the region and the African continent, including climate change, environmental research, development, governance, and policy, and the sustainability of natural geography and urban geography, human geography, and geography; Tourism Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.

This magazine focuses on all fields of geography, especially research related to southern Africa. The magazine aims to promote the dissemination of geographical knowledge, enhance the research level of geography, and promote dialogue and cooperation between academic and practical fields.