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Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2006

ISSN1864-4031eISSN1864-404X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.336

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SNIP

0.387

Total Works

435

Total Citations

3,850

2yr Mean Citedness

2.49

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on spatial econometrics and resource sciences, examining topics such as the relationship between industrial specialization and employment growth, the interpretation of spatial spillovers in regression models, the impact of transportation on urbanization, the effects of economic activity on air pollution, and the role of circular material use in resource productivity convergence across European Union countries.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications435

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1864-4031 / 1864-404X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

DemographyQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Urban StudiesQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsDemographyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthHousing Market and EconomicsEconomic and Environmental ValuationClimate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomic Growth and ProductivityMerger and Competition AnalysisLand Use and Ecosystem Services