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Regional Science and Urban Economics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1966

ISSN1879-2308

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.472

H-Indexi

140

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.77

Total Worksi

2,761

Total Citationsi

103,847

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Regional Science and Urban Economics facilitates and encourages high-quality scholarship on important issues in regional and urban economics. It publishes significant contributions that are theoretical or empirical, positive or normative, with a spatial dimension.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,761

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1879-2308

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

1.8k

2020

1.8k

2021

721

2022

540

2023

306

2024

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Housing Market and EconomicsRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesEconomic and Environmental ValuationUrban Transport and AccessibilityEconomic theories and modelsTransportation Planning and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Regional Science and Urban Economics

Is Regional Science and Urban Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Regional Science and Urban Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Regional Science and Urban Economics?

Regional Science and Urban Economics 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 2.05.

Is Regional Science and Urban Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Regional Science and Urban Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.