Scienze Regionali

Aims & Scope

Scienze Regionali - Italian Journal of Regional Science is a multidisciplinary journal founded by the Italian Section of the Regional Science Association International (AISRe) in 2001.

It aims at hosting the scientific and methodological debate related to cutting-edge topics in regional, urban, environmental and transport economics, economic geography, territorial planning and urban sociology.

The journal publishes, both in English and Italian, original articles (subject to a double-blind peer-review process) on the aforementioned topics and, more generally, on matters of social sciences applied to the study of the territory.

Furthermore, the journal periodically publishes literature surveys, entrusting them to internationally renowned scholars, and signed book reviews of recent/interesting essays in regional science.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.336

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15526

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	65

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences and Veterinary, 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.

• Constructing Regional Advantage and Smart Specialisation: Comparison of Two European Policy Concepts

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Ron

• Designing and Implementing a Smart Specialisation Strategy at Regional Level: Some Open Questions

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Donato

• The Centrality of Entrepreneurial Discovery in Building and Implementing a Smart Specialisation Strategy

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Monica, Dominique

• The Role of the Smart Specialisation Agenda in a Reformed EU Cohesion Policy

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Philip, Ortega

• Smart Specialisation Strategy and the New EU Cohesion Policy Reform: Introductory Remarks

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Roberto

• A Territorial Taxonomy of Innovative Regions and the European Regional Policy Reform: Smart Innovation Policies

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Roberto, Roberta, Camilla

• A Treatise on the Geographical Scale of Agglomeration Externalities and the MAUP

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Martijn J., Frank G., Bert

• Why Should We Analyse Convergence Using the Distribution Dynamics Approach?

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Stefano

• Cinque problemi intorno a perequazione, diritti edificatori e piani urbanistici

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ezio

• Diritti edificatori e governo del territorio: verso una perequazione urbanistica estesa? Introduzione

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Roberto, Ezio, Stefano

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