
Academic Journal
Q2Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science
About Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science
Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.481 and H-index of 23.
Coverage: 2017-2026. Research categories: Development (Q2); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q2); Urban Studies (Q2); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q3).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.9 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Yoshiro Higano (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis; Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth; Energy, Environment, Economic Growth; Economic Growth and Productivity; Global trade and economics; Spatial and Panel Data Analysis.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,490.00 USD; 2,790.00 EUR; 2,490.00 GBP
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