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Regional Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN1360-0591

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.904

H-Index

195

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.217

Total Works

5,771

Total Citations

242,269

2yr Mean Citedness

4.11

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Regional Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in theoretical development, empirical analysis, and policy debate in the field of regional studies and regional science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 163 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,771

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1360-0591

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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

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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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

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 AnalysisRegional Development and PolicyCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentRegional resilience and developmentEconomic Growth and ProductivityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthFirm Innovation and GrowthGlobal trade and economicsRural development and sustainabilityUrbanization and City Planning