Journal profile
Insights into Regional Development
ISSN 2669-0195 · Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center · Lithuania
Insights into Regional Development: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 96 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 54 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Insights into Regional Development is published by Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Administration in Developing Nations, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
INSIGHTS INTO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ISSN 2669-0195 (online) is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research papers and case studies. It is an international journal published cooperating with universities, international organizations, companies and consultancies. It aims to reveal novel regional development phenomena to find better ways to cope with emerging issues for sustainable and secure regional development worldwide. A particular focus is directed at emerging and less-developed regions. The readership is experienced researchers, early-stage researchers, doctoral students, master students, politicians, practitioners, society and other stakeholders interested in sustainable and secure development challenges—the field of research: economics, management, and public administration.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dalia ŠtreimikienėPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Brazil 5, Italy 4, Poland 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.8%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Local Economic Development and PlanningSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 212 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 343 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 401 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 628 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 491 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 523 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 115 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (87 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 550 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 350 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 550 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 350
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
Peer review required Model summary
Contributions to the INSIGHTS INTO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT must report original research and will be subject to peer-review (described in Ethics Statement).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
The journal routinely screens submitted paper for plagiarism using iThenticate software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2669-0195
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Insights into Regional Development
How long does peer review take at Insights into Regional Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 81–115 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Insights into Regional Development based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (5), Italy (4) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Insights into Regional Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Insights into Regional Development is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Insights into Regional Development open access, and what is the APC?
Insights into Regional Development is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .