World Regional Studies
Published by Editorial Department of World Regional Studies
ISSN : 1004-9479
Abbreviation : World Reg. Stud.
Aims & Scope
World Regional Studies (WRS) is one of the academic journals sponsored by the Geographical Society of China (GSC), and superintended by China Association for Science Technology.
The journal publishes rigorous academic articles in the following main fields: 1) theoretical and empirical analysis on world geopolitics and economic geography; 2) analysis on global economic connectivity and spatial flow of economic factors; 3)theories and practices on international regional development, urban and rural construction, and spatial production and restructuring; 4) analysis on the background and evolution of global geopolitical hotspots; 5) international development of geography as a discipline and reform trends of geography in both K12 and higher education.
WRS was officially established in 1992, but its predecessor can be traced back to 1981 when China started to implement its reform and opening-up policies.
To meet the immense demand of Chinese to understand, analyze and learn foreign advanced experiences, the Geographical Society of China published the journal “Collected Papers of World Regional Studies.”The well-known Chinese geographer, Dr.
Chunfen Lee, served as the editor-in-chief of the journal that was later renamed as WRS.
Over the last several decades, WRS has always kept the unique feature of ‘studying the world from the perspective of China, researching China against the background of world’.
Being the only academic journal publishing articles in world regional geography, WRS has long been an important platform for exhibition and exchange of research achievements by experts, academics and researchers in this field.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.269 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17785 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 358 |
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.