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Studies in Regional Science

Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International · Japan

ISSN0287-6256

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.139

Total Worksi

1,845

Total Citationsi

2,493

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Studies in Regional Science is a journal that publishes research related to Environmental Science and Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,845

Publisher OrgThe Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0287-6256

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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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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?

N/A

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

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2025

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and spatial planningRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthTransportation Planning and OptimizationRegional Economic and Spatial AnalysisUrban Transport and AccessibilityGlobal trade and economicsEconomic Growth and ProductivitySpatial and Panel Data AnalysisFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Regional Science

Is Studies in Regional Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Regional Science: it is indexed in 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 Studies in Regional Science?

Studies in Regional Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Studies in Regional Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Regional Science is indexed in Scopus.