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Regional Science Policy and Practice

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2008

ISSN1757-7802eISSN1757-7802

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.892

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.851

Total Worksi

1,163

Total Citationsi

10,488

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

1.1k

2019

131

2.3k

2020

128

1.2k

2021

119

1.1k

2022

135

957

2023

132

714

2024

102

332

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about Regional Science Policy and Practice

Is Regional Science Policy and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Regional Science Policy and Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Regional Science Policy and Practice?

Regional Science Policy and Practice 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 3.26.

Is Regional Science Policy and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Regional Science Policy and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.