Home›Search›Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Netherlands · Est. 2017

ISSN2509-7954

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.481

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.695

Total Worksi

426

Total Citationsi

3,078

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science is an double-blind peer reviewed, English-language journal dedicated to advancing the frontiers of regional science through the diffusion of intrinsically developed and advanced modern, regional science methodologies across the Asia-Pacific region. Fosters progress and development of regional science through the promotion of comprehensive and interdisciplinary academic studies in relationship to research in regional science across the globe Provides a unique platform for its research community to further develop, analyze, and resolve urgent regional and urban issues in Asia, and to further refine established research around the world in this multidisciplinary field. The journal invites original and review articles, and book reviews. Continues the tradition of its parent journal, Chiikigakukenkyu, published since 1970.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications426

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2509-7954

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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

362

2019

349

2020

654

2021

568

2022

456

2023

190

2024

117

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2

Urban StudiesQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)DevelopmentRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal trade and economicsSpatial and Panel Data AnalysisLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityAgricultural risk and resilienceDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research

Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science 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 1.94.

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.