Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika
ISSN 1815-9834 · eISSN 2587-5957 · Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Federation
Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika is published by Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis and Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal's mission is to promote development of the scientific fields of spatial economics and regional science. Thematic scope of the journal's publications includes issues of theory, methodology, and applications in regional development, regional differentiation, spatial aspects of international integration, spatial distribution of economic activity including its financial, industrial, demographic, and other aspects. The journal aims to maintain its place as Russia's leading peer-reviewed scientific publication within the journal's thematic scope, as well as its position as one of the core economics-related peer-reviewed journals in the country.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Artem IsaevPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Russia 11, United States 3, Germany 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Technological Developments in RussiaSocial Sciences20.7%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.3%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences7.6%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences4.3%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences3.3%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Regional Economic Development and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 432/744 | 42nd |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 198/283 | 30th |
| Business and International Management | Q4 | 378/456 | 17th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 827 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 235 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 252 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 290 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 385 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 351 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 354 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- chronicle of major events in academic lifechronicle of major events in academic lifeLength not stated
- research papersresearch papers of up to 40,000 characters, including references, tables and illustrations with captionsLength not stated
- reviews of books and articles, discussion, criticismreviews of books and articles, discussion, criticismLength not stated
- surveyssurveysLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright 5. Copyright
Site content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
The dispatch of an article to the editorial staff is seen as an orally agreement on the transfer to the publisher the right to use the author’s work (p. 2; art. 1286; The Civil Code of The Russian Federation) in printed and electronic forms (distribution, processing, public use, making available, partial or full assignment of the rights on contract terms to third parties). The publication acceptan…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access statement
This is an open access journal, which means that all its content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, distribute, copy, print, search, or link to the full texts of the papers, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definitio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: double-blind review. Model summary
All articles which are submitted to the journal and meet the stated below requirements shall be recorded and subjected to double-blind review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-Plagiarism Policy
Originality requirement: manuscripts must be unpublished and original (not less than 70% of the text), no plagiarism or unfair borrowing. Model summary
The editorial office of “Spatial Economics” presumes that while submitting the manuscript to the Journal every author agrees with the following principles of counteraction to plagiarism and other unethical practices of research and publications.
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
- Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1815-9834
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-5957
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika
How long does peer review take at Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (11), United States (3) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika open access, and what is the APC?
Prostranstvennaa Ekonomika is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .