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Regional Science and Urban Economics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1966

ISSN1879-2308

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.917

H-Index

140

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.77

Total Works

2,761

Total Citations

103,847

2yr Mean Citedness

2.05

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,761

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

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?

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.

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