Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy
ISSN 1090-4999 · University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy: subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy is published by University of Nebraska at Lincoln. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis and Local Government Finance and Decentralization, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.3%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Regional resilience and developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 427/745 | 42nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 602/876 | 31st |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 350/432 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 117 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 225 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 264 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 253 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 262 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- ISSN
- 1090-4999
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy
Which databases index Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .