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Regional Science Policy and Practice

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2008

ISSN1757-7802eISSN1757-7802

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.579

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.851

Total Works

1,163

Total Citations

10,488

2yr Mean Citedness

3.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Regional Science Policy & Practice publishes high quality papers in regional science. It is a journal in Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 123 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,163

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

1757-7802 / 1757-7802

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisRegional Development and PolicyRegional resilience and developmentFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthUrban Transport and AccessibilityEconomic Growth and ProductivityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringSpatial and Panel Data Analysis