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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,951CAS 2区Hybrid

Papers in Regional Science

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.141•SCImago Rank: #3,951•Identifier (ISSN):1056-8190(Print)/1435-5957(Online)•Articles / Year: 52•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,282 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4
↑ +1.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
85

85 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate20.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
52articles/year
77.27% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.186)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Regional Science is the official journal of the Regional Science Association International. It encourages high quality scholarship on a broad range of topics in the field of regional science. These topics include, but are not limited to, behavioral modeling of location, transportation, and migration decisions, land use and urban development, interindustry analysis, environmental and ecological analysis, resource management, urban and regional policy analysis, geographical information systems, and spatial statistics. The journal publishes papers that make a new contribution to the theory, methods and models related to urban and regional (or spatial) matters.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics63.8%Geography50.5%Political science40.7%Business37.5%Sociology31.8%Mathematics29.6%Computer science27.7%Law24.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,951Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1955-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.141

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
85

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,282 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations596
3-Year Documents142
Citable Documents138

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ECONOMICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
85/626Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCRSSCI
72/202Q2
GEOGRAPHY
JCRSSCI
21/174Q1
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
JCRSSCI
16/58Q2
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
102/627Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCISSCI
53/202Q2
GEOGRAPHY
JCISSCI
30/174Q1
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
JCISSCI
12/58Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2910
20252.351189
20242.469635
20232.162513
20222.18667758
2021—65710
2020—941,553
2019—992,239
2018—781,226
2017—891,993
2016—952,658
2015—1063,118
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Papers in Regional Science

WoS Q1
122320222023202420252.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01