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Journal of Regional Science

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

ISSN1467-9787

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

1.17

H-Index

132

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.444

Total Works

3,646

Total Citations

84,469

2yr Mean Citedness

1.91

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the economic impacts of infrastructure, policy, and technological changes on regional and local outcomes, including effects on housing markets, labor markets, trade, and firm productivity. Studies analyze issues such as crime externalities on public-private partnerships, house price effects on SME lending, urban administrative restructuring, autonomous vehicle impacts on trade, special economic zones, transport infrastructure valuation, extreme heat effects on housing, land value tax capitalization, mobile phone expansion and migration, institutional quality and twin transitions, high-speed rail and tourism, employment geographies, and municipal mergers.

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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 Published1958

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,646

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

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?

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

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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.

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