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NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS

SPRINGER · US · Est. 2001

ISSN1566-113XeISSN1572-9427
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.463
H-Indexi
77
SNIPi
0.769
Total Worksi
884
Total Citationsi
25,453
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.59
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Networks and Spatial Economics is a scholarly journal dedicated to the mathematical and numerical study of economic activities facilitated by human infrastructure. Covers technologies pertinent to information, telecommunications, the Internet, transportation, energy storage and transmission, and water resources. Serves spatial economists, geographers, regional scientists, applied mathematicians, operations research analysts, infrastructure engineers and other researchers concerned with the spatial organization and operation of infrastructure in both the public and private sectors. Publishes a full spectrum of high-quality work including theoretical studies, case studies, and algorithmic investigations.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2001
Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications884
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1566-113X / 1572-9427
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
48
1.1k
2019
26
288
2020
41
615
2021
29
197
2022
28
164
2023
51
205
2024
57
77
2025
64
5
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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2
Artificial IntelligenceQ3
SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management ScienceTransportation Science & Technology

Frequently asked questions about NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS

Is NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS: 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 NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS?

NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS 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 1.59.

Is NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of NETWORKS & SPATIAL ECONOMICS?

Networks and Spatial Economics is a scholarly journal dedicated to the mathematical and numerical study of economic activities facilitated by human infrastructure. Covers technologies pertinent to information, telecommunications, the Internet, transportation, energy storage and transmission, and water resources. Serves spatial economists, geographers, regional scientists, applied mathematicians, operations research analysts, infrastructure engineers and other researchers concerned with the spatial organization and operation of infrastructure in both the public and private sectors. Publishes a

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref