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Regional Science Policy and Practice

Elsevier B.V. Β· Netherlands Β· Est. 2008

ISSN1757-7802eISSN1757-7802
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.892
H-Indexi
40
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 Β· verify on publisher page β†’

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
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 Β· 91%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ 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
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
98
1.2k
2019
131
2.3k
2020
128
1.2k
2021
119
1.2k
2022
135
1k
2023
132
778
2024
103
393
2025
62
33
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” 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. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref