Editorial Performance and Research Trends at the European Journal of Geography, 2025

This editorial reflects on the work and direction of the European Journal of Geography during 2025. The year unfolded amid geo-political tension, accelerating climate change, and deepening socio-spatial inequalities, conditions which once again highlighted why geographical thinking matters. Over the year, the journal published 43 articles across 569 pages, with strong contributions in urban geography, spatial analysis, environmental change, mobility, and geography education. A dedicated Special Issue on Spatial Humanities broadened interdisciplinary exchange and supported methodological openness across the discipline. The editorial also reviews patterns in submissions, authorship, peer review, and thematic focus, pointing to a growing and increasingly international scholarly community. Taken together, the articles published in 2025 speak to pressing questions of spatial justice, technological change, and social transformation, while reinforcing the journal’s role as a space for critical, engaged, and policy-relevant geographical research under conditions of uncertainty.