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Review of Regional Research

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0173-7600eISSN1613-9836
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.621
H-Indexi
26
SNIPi
1.136
Total Worksi
272
Total Citationsi
2,458
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.13
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0173-7600 / 1613-9836
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
9
128
2019
9
133
2020
17
187
2021
13
83
2022
21
143
2023
17
126
2024
49
116
2025
22
4
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Review of Regional Research

Is Review of Regional Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Review of Regional Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Review of Regional Research?

Review of Regional Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.13.

Is Review of Regional Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Review of Regional Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Review of Regional Research?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref