The Journal of Economic Geography in 2024 and beyond

The Journal of Economic Geography (JoEG) is 23 years old in 2024. Since its birth in the early years of this century, the journal has continually evolved as successive disruptive forces that have transformed the economy and academic research in economics and economic geography. The journal was conceived during and born in the aftermath of the dot-com bubble and has lived through and reported on global shocks, including economic and financial crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the current climate emergency. It has reflected and documented the local manifestations of such global disruptions and witnessed the increasingly uneven geographical distribution of opportunities and costs of economic globalization and technological progress. During this time, the editorial team has also evolved. Most recently, the year 2023 was a year of change, with three new editors—Jorge De la Roca and Amanda Ross (economics) and James Faulconbridge (economic geography) joining Stephen Gibbons (economics) and Simona Iammarino (economic geography). Undoubtedly, the ability to evolve with the times is credited to the editors and advisory board members who have steered the journal over the past 23 years. The current editors are indebted to those who invested time, efforts, and creativity to allow the journal to respond to change—editors Neil Coe and Eleonora Patacchini, who stepped down in 2022 and 2023, respectively, deserving a high mention, as well as each and every member of the Editorial Board for their invaluable support. To maintain the journal’s responsiveness to a fast-changing economic world, we briefly outline some new plans for JoEG in 2024 and beyond in this editorial.