Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Aims & Scope

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society is an international multi-disciplinary journal publishing refereed papers on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change.

The Journal is interested in both policy and theoretical innovation.

As each issue is devoted to a specific topic, articles are solicited within announced themes, so submissions outside these areas can rarely be accepted.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	5.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.144

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1263

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	698

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The revenge of the places that don’t matter (and what to do about it)

  Citation: 1289

  Authors: Andrés

• The economic resilience of regions: towards an evolutionary approach

  Citation: 1070

  Authors: J., R.

• Critical interventions into the corporate smart city

  Citation: 650

  Authors: Robert G.

• Making sense of smart cities: addressing present shortcomings

  Citation: 604

  Authors: Rob

• The ‘actually existing smart city’

  Citation: 591

  Authors: Taylor, Matthew, Alan

• Resilience and regions: building understanding of the metaphor

  Citation: 576

  Authors: R., K. A., M.

• Resilience, adaptation and adaptability

  Citation: 571

  Authors: A., S., J.

• Regional resilience: theoretical and empirical perspectives

  Citation: 546

  Authors: S., J., P.

• Regional resilience: a promising concept to explain differences in regional economic adaptability?

  Citation: 395

  Authors: R.

• The wrong kind of AI? Artificial intelligence and the future of labour demand

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Daron, Pascual

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