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European Journal of Spatial Development

Politecnico di Torino · Italy · Est. 2003

ISSN1650-9544

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.277

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

111

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Spatial Development (EJSD) is an open-access journal that publishes high-quality research on spatial planning, regional development, policymaking, and governance, with a particular focus on European and EU-related perspectives. EJSD provides a critical platform for exploring how spatial development is coordinated, governed, and institutionalized across various scales and territories. Rooted in the Social Sciences, the journal primarily focuses on Spatial Planning and Development, Urban Studies, and Geography, while welcoming interdisciplinary contributions that broaden the understanding of European spatial development.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications14

Publisher OrgNordregio

OA Since2002

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Politecnico di Torino

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1650-9544

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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2019

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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.

Urban StudiesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Development and PolicyPublic Policy and Administration ResearchEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEconomic and Environmental ValuationPolish socio-economic developmentRural development and sustainabilityEnvironmental and Social Impact AssessmentsUrbanization and City PlanningCross-Border Cooperation and Integration

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Spatial Development

Is European Journal of Spatial Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Spatial Development: it is indexed in 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 European Journal of Spatial Development?

European Journal of Spatial Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.277.

Is European Journal of Spatial Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Spatial Development is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.