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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Regional Studies (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Regional Studies published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Geographyrank 11 of 179 journals
- Economicsrank 50 of 637 journals
- Regional & Urban Planningrank 7 of 57 journals
- Environmental Studiesrank 35 of 200 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Regional Studies
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Regional Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Review time
Review time of Regional Studies
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Regional Studies published between Jun 2025 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 375 days of submission, and the middle half took between 280 and 531 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Economics, Regional Studies ranks 153 of 182 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Economics →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Regional Studies
Regional Studies follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
Authors affiliated in 24 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
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Retractions and research integrity at Regional Studies
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Regional Studies has 2 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2011. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
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04Indexing
Indexing of Regional Studies
- ISSN
- 0034-3404
- eISSN
- 1360-0591
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Regional & Urban Planning
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
05What it publishes
What Regional Studies publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Regional Studies
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- EMERGING ROBOTIC REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: INSIGHTS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC EVOLUTION20160 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Regional Studies
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08Similar journals
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09Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
10Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Regional Studies?
Based on 181 research articles Regional Studies published from Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 375 days, and half of them were accepted between 280 and 531 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 44 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Regional Studies?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Regional Studies is 5.85: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.85 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Regional Studies?
The h-index of Regional Studies is 200 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 200 of its papers have each been cited at least 200 times. Its i10-index is 3,422.
What is the quartile of Regional Studies?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Regional Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Regional Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Regional Studies appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Regional Studies an SCIE journal?
Regional Studies is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Regional Studies in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Regional Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Regional Studies does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Regional Studies in 2016, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does Regional Studies offer an APC waiver?
Regional Studies follows the policy of Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Regional Studies retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 2 retracted papers in Regional Studies, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are duplication of/in article, concerns/issues about referencing/attributions, plagiarism of text. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
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