Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
ISSN 1509-4995 · eISSN 2719-8049 · University of Warsaw · Poland
Studia Regionalne i Lokalne: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Regionalne i Lokalne is published by University of Warsaw. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish socio-economic development, Regional Development and Policy and Local Governance and Planning, together about 47.2% 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)
"Studia Regionalne i Lokalne" (Regional and Local Studies) is a leading Polish quarterly journal in empirical analysis as well as theoretical development in the field of regional and local studies. Founded in 2000, the quarterly is edited by the Centre for European Regional and Local Studies EUROREG (University of Warsaw) and the Polish section of the Regional Studies Association. In the Quarterly we publish papers in Polish and English. Since issue 2/2021 (published on 10.07.2021) "Studia Regionalne i Lokalne" is an open-access journal published under the CC BY license, without any publication fees. The costs of publishing the journal are covered by the publisher. The license allows for immediate free access to the work and permits any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purposes that are in accordance with the terms of the license. The contents of all issues can be found in the Archive (free full-text of all articles) or in the CEEOL database. The Quarterly focuses on economic, social, environmental and political aspects of regional and local development, both from national and international perspectives. Articles published in the journal have to concern urban, local or regional development and/or spatial dimensions of development processes. The authors publishing in the journal represent various disciplines such as economics, geography, spatial economy, sociology, law and administration. We also publish works by officials and representatives of central and local administrations. In issuing the Quarterly, we would like to refer to the best experiences of the international journal “Regional Studies”, issued by the Regional Studies Association. The Polish section of that organisation is a co-editor of “Studia Regionalne i Lokalne”. „Studia Regionalne i Loklane” has been indexed in the following databases: SCOPUS, EBSCO, ERIH PLUS, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (CEJSH), Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) and BazEkon. The journal is also archived in the Institutional Repository of the University of Warsaw (ReIn UW), the Polish National Library and the POLONA repository which are the basis for the journal’s plan for electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event a journal is no longer publ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 320, Ukraine 25, United Kingdom 11, Czechia 4, Finland 3 (380 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.1%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences15.9%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences14.2%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences4%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 189/286 | 34th |
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: EBSCO, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), BazEkon
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
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 12 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 | |
| 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics and AI policy Model summary
Detailed rules of publishing ethics, including journal's AI Policy, are described here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Full open access Model summary
We publish papers in Polish and English in full open access, without any publication fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymization for review Model summary
Authors are responsible for removing from the manuscript any information that could enable their identification (e.g. references to their previous work, sources of funding).
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
- University of Warsaw
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 1509-4995
- Electronic ISSN
- 2719-8049
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
How long does peer review take at Studia Regionalne i Lokalne?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Studia Regionalne i Lokalne?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Studia Regionalne i Lokalne based?
Of the 380 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (320), Ukraine (25) and United Kingdom (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studia Regionalne i Lokalne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Regionalne i Lokalne is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studia Regionalne i Lokalne open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Regionalne i Lokalne 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .