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Annals of Regional Science

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0570-1864eISSN1432-0592

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

390

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 354d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.752

H-Indexi

100

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.019

Total Worksi

2,746

Total Citationsi

54,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Regional Science presents high-quality research in the interdisciplinary field of regional and urban studies. Focuses on the economic, spatial, social, and environmental aspects of regions and cities. Explores the spatial dimension in regional economics, resource management, location theory, urban and regional planning, transportation and communication, population distribution and environmental quality. Facilitates the dissemination of knowledge that can inform evidence-based decision-making and regional development strategies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency4 No. A Year, 1989-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,746

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0570-1864 / 1432-0592

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

993

2019

815

2020

2021

104

1.3k

2022

306

2023

328

2024

110

230

2025

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

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesGeographyRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Growth and ProductivitySpatial and Panel Data AnalysisHousing Market and Economics

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Regional Science

Is Annals of Regional Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Regional Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Regional Science?

Annals of Regional Science 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 1.87.

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

Annals of Regional Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.