What is the Impact Factor of Regional Science and Urban Economics?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Regional Science and Urban Economics is 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

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

Yes, Regional Science and Urban Economics is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.472 (Q1) and an H-index of 106.

Who publishes Regional Science and Urban Economics and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Regional Science and Urban Economics is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,554 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,525Top JournalHybrid

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Identifier (ISSN):0166-0462(Print)/1879-2308(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.6↓ -0.3

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Regional Science and Urban Economics

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.472

#2,525

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

106

106 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate5.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

58articles/year

31.69% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

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. It solicits original papers with a spatial dimension that can be of interest to economists. Empirical papers studying causal mechanisms are expected to propose a convincing identification strategy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Economics88.7%Business52.9%Mathematics51.6%Computer science44.4%Political science43.6%Law43%Geography41.7%Microeconomics38.1%Engineering33.8%Biology32.1%Econometrics28.2%Market economy26%Macroeconomics25.7%Statistics25%Philosophy24%Ecology23.7%Sociology23.6%Physics22.6%History21.5%Archaeology21%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank171/626

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Rank120/202

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank32/86

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank177/627

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Rank90/202

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank19/86

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ECONOMICS	JCRSSCI	171/626	Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCRSSCI	120/202	Q3
URBAN STUDIES	JCRSSCI	32/86	Q2
ECONOMICS	JCISSCI	177/627	Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCISSCI	90/202	Q2
URBAN STUDIES	JCISSCI	19/86	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.6

Articles / Year59

Total Citations12

2025

IF2.9

Articles / Year63

Total Citations94

2024

IF3.5

Articles / Year64

Total Citations350

2023

IF3.1

Articles / Year68

Total Citations597

2022

IF2.438

Articles / Year57

Total Citations766

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.6	59	12
2025	2.9	63	94
2024	3.5	64	350
2023	3.1	68	597
2022	2.438	57	766
2021	—	95	1,863
2020	—	79	1,880
2019	—	79	2,007
2018	—	99	2,492
2017	—	100	3,205
2016	—	77	3,570
2015	—	64	2,031

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,525Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1975-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.472

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.93

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,554 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations783

3-Year Documents203

Citable Documents200

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 5.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Regional Science and Urban Economics (ISSN: 0166-0462) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.472 (Q1), an H-index of 106.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 58 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,554 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.