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Papers in Regional Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN1435-5957

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.141

H-Indexi

123

SNIPi

1.277

Total Worksi

3,964

Total Citationsi

87,324

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Environmental Studies; Geography; Regional & Urban Planning; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,964

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-5957

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.2k

2019

1.6k

2020

712

2021

759

2022

521

2023

643

2024

190

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesGeographyRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisRegional Development and PolicyFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisRegional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomic Growth and ProductivityUrban Transport and AccessibilityHousing Market and EconomicsGlobal trade and economicsTransportation Planning and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Papers in Regional Science

Is Papers in Regional Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Papers in Regional Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Papers in Regional Science?

Papers in 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 5.03.

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

Papers in Regional Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Papers in Regional Science?