Growth and Change

Aims & Scope

Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy welcomes manuscripts from scholars and professionals in all disciplines and specialties.

Contributions from economics, geography, regional science, urban and regional planning, public finance, sociology, and agricultural economics are particularly encouraged.

Increasingly we are interested in submissions that bring a multi-disciplinary perspective to bear on the problems addressed.

Both policy and theoretical implications of topics and a focus on urban and regional development in domestic and international contexts are very appropriate.

Innovative approaches and manuscripts, which address currently relevant issues in both global and national contexts, are sought.

Examples of research that relate to urban and regional development include themes of innovation and technology, the digital economy, global production networks and their impact at a variety of geographic scales, entrepreneurship, economic restructuring (labor issues, outsourcing, knowledge workers), transportation (sustainability issues, travel behaviors, logistics and supply chain for competitive advantage), urban economics, rural futures and agriculture in the global economy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.752

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	68

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7375

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	820

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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 Environmental Science, 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.

• Determinants of Residential Satisfaction: Ordered Logit vs. Regression Models

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Max

• Localized Learning Revisited

  Citation: 289

  Authors: ANDERS, PETER

• From R&D to Innovation and Economic Growth in the EU

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Beñat, Andrés

• Regional Innovation Patterns and the <scp>EU</scp> Regional Policy Reform: Toward Smart Innovation Policies

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Roberto, Roberta

• Geographical Spillovers and University Research: A Spatial EconometricPerspective

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Luc, Attila, Zoltan

• The Impact of Metropolitan Structure on Commute Behavior in the Netherlands: A Multilevel Approach

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Tim, Frans M., Martin

• Innovation Prone and Innovation Averse Societies: Economic Performance in Europe

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Andrěs

• The Impact of Stadium and Professional Sports on Metropolitan Area Development

  Citation: 174

  Authors: ROBERT A., RICHARD F.

• Can regional collaborative innovation improve innovation efficiency? An empirical study of Chinese cities

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Fei, Huan, Song

• Quality of Life and the Migration of the College‐Educated: A Life‐Course Approach

  Citation: 155

  Authors: RONALD L., BRIGITTE S., GORDON F., DAVID A.

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