Territory, Politics, Governance

Aims & Scope

Territory, Politics, Governance is an interdisciplinary journal from the Regional Studies Association.

It is committed to the development of theory and research in territorial politics and the governance of space.

This journal creates a platform on which to explore the interface between territory, politics, economy, identity and the organisation of political space.

It confronts topical and emergent issues of world economic and political concern.

The journal publishes original, high quality international scholarship from this growing, international and increasingly vibrant field directed at a worldwide academic audience and at policy makers, activists and other communities of practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.891

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	39

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5783

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	633

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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 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.

• Explaining (with) Neoliberalism

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Jamie

• Assemblage thinking as methodology: commitments and practices for critical policy research

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Tom, Pauline

• When Territory Deborders Territoriality

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Saskia

• Territory, Politics, Governance and Multispatial Metagovernance

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Bob

• What is policy assemblage?

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Glenn C.

• The COVID-19 pandemic: territorial, political and governance dimensions of the crisis

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Klaus, Vanesa Castan, Klaus, Martin, Virginie, Maano, Monica, David, Chih Yuan

• Rebalancing the Spatial Economy: The Challenge for Regional Theory

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Ron

• Territorial Urbanization and the Party-State in China

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Carolyn

• Polymorphic borders

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Andrew, Nick, Austin, Lauren

• How Should We Do the History of Territory?

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Stuart

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