Publishing scholarly work and keeping members informed have been core activities of the AAG since it was founded.

Journals - The AAG publishes four distinguished and influential scholarly journals; there are also scholarly journals produced by some of the AAG's Specialty Groups and Regional Divisions

Newsletter - The AAG keeps in touch with members through the Newsletter, which is now electronic, although past copies of the print version are available online

SmartBrief - A free, weekly e-mail update on geography news and technology

Guide to Geography Programs in the Americas - An annually-published resource with detailed information on undergraduate and graduate geography programs in the United States, Canada, and Latin America, including degree requirements, curricula, faculty qualifications, program specialties, financial assistance, and degrees completed.

Encyclopedia - In collaboration with Wiley, the AAG is preparing a new 15-volume International Encyclopedia of Geography which will be published both in hard copy and online in early 2017

Books - Books produced by the AAG, and monthly lists of newly-published books in geography and related fields

Special publications - Annual and occasional AAG publications, self-standing reports, and booklets produced in collaboration with other agencies