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Journal of Regional Science

Wiley · United States · ISSN 0022-4146, 1467-9787

ITS Journal Score71.9
Global rank#5,717
Rank in Economics, Econometrics and Finance#162 of 1,830
h-index132
Open access 2021–202563%

Overview

Journal of Regional Science, published by Wiley (United States), published 334 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 2,908 citations in those years. Its h-index is 132 and its two-year mean citedness is 2.35. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #5,717 of 62,158 ranked journals and #162 of 1,830 in Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025334
Citations 2021–20252,908
Citations per paper8.7
h-index132
i10-index1,422
2-year mean citedness2.35
Open-access share63%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+89%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20204476323
2021641,38936
20226062827
20235039534
20247733456
20258316258

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Journal of Economic GeographyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance76.124764%
Regional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance84.090873%
Regional Science and Urban EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance72.734741%
Spatial Economic AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance65.120661%
The Annals of Regional ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance71.740954%
Growth and ChangeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance68.940036%
Journal of Urban EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance80.431448%
Review of Regional ResearchEconomics, Econometrics and Finance60.611779%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0022-4146
  • Print ISSN: 0022-4146
  • Electronic ISSN: 1467-9787
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S65528657
  • Journal website: onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Journal of Regional Science?

It is 71.9 out of 100, which places it #5,717 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Regional Science?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 2.35.

Is Journal of Regional Science open access?

63% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Journal of Regional Science charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.