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Journal of Regional Science

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1958

ISSN1467-9787

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.913

H-Indexi

132

SNIPi

1.444

Total Worksi

3,646

Total Citationsi

84,469

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,646

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9787

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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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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

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

1.2k

2019

762

2020

1.4k

2021

619

2022

390

2023

327

2024

157

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.

DevelopmentQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisHousing Market and EconomicsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesRegional Economic and Spatial AnalysisLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationEconomic Growth and ProductivityUrban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation Planning and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Regional Science

Is Journal of Regional Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Regional Science: 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 Journal of Regional Science?

Journal 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 1.91.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Regional Science?