Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Regions and Cohesion
ISSN 2152-906X · eISSN 2152-9078 · Berghahn · United States
Regions and Cohesion: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Regions and Cohesion is published by Berghahn. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Transboundary Water Resource Management, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Regions & Cohesion is the journal of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion-Social Elevation (RISC-RISE), a cross-regional, interdisciplinary, and multilingual network of socially conscious and prestigious research institutes in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on the human and environmental impacts of regional integration processes. It disseminates conceptual and empirical research (articles) and normative analysis (Leadership Forum) of topics related to human and environmental security, social cohesion, and governance. The journal facilitates a cross-regional intellectual dialogue on timely political, social and environmental issues from a regional perspective and is especially committed to publishing scholarship from emerging/transition countries and developing states. Its multilingual (English, Spanish and French) and interdisciplinary character contribute to the journal’s originality in providing an inclusive forum for scholars and practitioners in different world regions to engage in important international discussions related to sustainable human development. This dialogue reflects RISC’s mission of connecting scholars and practitioners from different world regions who otherwise would not have the opportunity to interact. RECO, Regiones y Cohesión es la revista científica del Consorcio de investigación comparativa en integración regional y cohesión social-elevación social (RISC-RISE), una red transcontinental, interdisciplinaria, y multilingüe de prestigiosos institutos de investigación con conciencia social, ubicados en Europa, Norteamérica, Sudamérica y África. Debido a las profundas transformaciones globales relacionadas con los procesos de integración regional, no resulta pertinente continuar limitando los estudios sociales al análisis de competitividad económica o poder político en la geopolítica global. Regiones y Cohesión es así una plataforma para académicos y expertos que desean diseminar investigación empírica y análisis normativos sobre temas vinculados a la seguridad humana y medioambiental, la cohesión social y la gobernanza. Esta revista abarca, entre otros temas, el manejo de recursos estratégicos, el medio ambiente y la sociedad, el riesgo social y la marginalización, la construcción social de los desastres y las respuestas de políticas públicas, la violencia, la guerra y la seguridad urbana, la calidad de la democracia, e
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences11.6%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences7%
- Transboundary Water Resource ManagementSocial Sciences7%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences6.5%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.9%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science5.4%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.1%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 237/745 | — |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 396/876 | — |
| Global and Planetary Change | Q3 | 94/134 | — |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: JStor Sustainability Collection, Conricyt, SCIMAGO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 137 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 117 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 145 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 158 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 190 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- academic articlesAcademic Articles are published on subjects that are relevant to the journals aims & scope. Authors should target approximately 8,000 words for academic submiss…Length not stated
- leadership forumThe Leadership Forum section includes normative analyses from practitioners and academics that take positions on timely issues that are relevant to the journal’…Length not stated
- letters to leadersRegions & Cohesion also publishes Letters to Leaders in which contributions are framed as letters to specific political leaders on topics that fall under their …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ethics statement Model summary
Authors published in Regions & Cohesion certify that their works are original and their own.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License Agreement
CC BY-NC-ND license Model summary
As a contributor to a Berghahn Books Journal, you are responsible for completing, signing, and returning one of the signed license agreements for each author with your submitted article. By default Authors will use the Open Access CC BY-NC-ND - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-noDerivs License, if you require a different license or have other queries please contact copyright@berghahnjour…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access journal as of 2021 Model summary
Regions & Cohesion is published as an Open Access journal as of 2021.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Authors published in Regions & Cohesion certify that their works are original and their own. The editors certify that all materials, with the possible exception of editorial introductions, book reviews, and some types of commentary, have been subjected to double-blind peer review by qualified scholars in the field.
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
- Berghahn
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Spanish, English, French
- ISSN
- 2152-906X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2152-9078
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Regions and Cohesion
How long does peer review take at Regions and Cohesion?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Regions and Cohesion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Regions and Cohesion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Regions and Cohesion is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Regions and Cohesion open access, and what is the APC?
Regions and Cohesion 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: .