Researchers' fame in most scientific fields is closely linked to their publishing capacity, both in terms of quantity and quality. In GIScience, as in other fields, this situation demands that the researcher evaluate and to be very familiar with the scientific journals in which they could publish. Some specialized journals (e.g. Journal of Citation Reports or JCR) are devoted to ranking these reviews according to various methods and criteria. Compared to other scientific communities, GIScience is relatively new and constantly evolving. Therefore, the journals of this field do not benefit from any real formal ranking yet. The objective of this paper is to present the process and results of a study aimed at addressing this gap. More specifically, the challenge is to elaborate an importance ranking of the scientific journals in the field of GIScience. To do so, both a qualitative (Delphi study carried out with 40 international experts) and a quantitative (JCR impact factor) approach has been implemented. This triangulation method leads to an early global ranking of the journals of this field.

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Location-based and location-oriented applications will be amongst the most powerful drivers of organizational change in the coming years. However, the strategic use of these technologies and the benefits tied to them will vary from one organization to another based on the business needs to fill. The alignment between the use of location-based technologies and the firms' business strategic orientation is thus of primary importance. In an attempt to support firms in this alignment process, this paper presents the GEOGRID framework for identifying and analyzing the strategic opportunities offered to firms by the use of leading edge location technologies. This framework groups the main variables that need to be considered in order to analyze the competitive positioning of the business, to surface assumptions, to ascertain benefits, and to control costs tied to the strategic applications of location technologies in organizations.