Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Review of Regional Studies
ISSN 0048-749X · eISSN 1553-0892 · University of Delaware
Review of Regional Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Regional Studies is published by University of Delaware and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Economic Growth and Productivity, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 228OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 48 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 41 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 66 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 Delaware
- ISSN
- 0048-749X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1553-0892
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Regional Studies
What CAS zone is Review of Regional Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Regional Studies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Review of Regional Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Regional Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Regional Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Regional Studies is a hybrid 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: .