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Review of Regional Research

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0173-7600eISSN1613-9836

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.51

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.136

Total Works

272

Total Citations

2,458

2yr Mean Citedness

2.13

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Aims & Scope

Review of Regional Research is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original research across all fields of regional science. The journal publishes research that explicitly addresses the spatial dimension and contributes to a comprehensive understanding of how location influences social, economic, institutional and environmental dynamics on both local and global scales. includes disciplines such as economics, geography, sociology, spatial and urban planning, transportation, sustainability research and demography. offers new and substantial insights into theoretical and empirical issues in regional science.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications272

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0173-7600 / 1613-9836

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisRegional Development and PolicySpatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomic Growth and ProductivityFiscal Policy and Economic Growth