
Academic Journal
Q1Regulation and Governance
About Regulation and Governance
Regulation and Governance is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.536 and H-index of 70.
Coverage: 2008-2026. Research categories: Law (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Editor(s): Ning Liu, Alketa Peci, Yves Steinebach (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
- Journal Impact Factor: 5.2 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Regulation and Compliance Studies; Political Influence and Corporate Strategies; Global trade, sustainability, and social impact; Public Policy and Administration Research; Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems; Global Financial Regulation and Crises.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,480.00 USD; 3,750.00 EUR; 3,000.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70204Making Water Investible : Development Banking, Regulatory Governance, and the Institutional Production of Sanitation Infrastructure in Brazil
Charles Corrêa Schramm, João Paulo Nicolini Gabriel
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70206Systemic Imbalances in Integrity Management Systems: A Meso‐Level Framework From Four Corruption Scandals
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2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70201Corruption and Uneven Development: Why Anti‐Corruption Fails in the EU 's Most Vulnerable Regions
Ina Kubbe, Stoyan Panov, Wisnu Setiadi Nugroho, Fatih Kırşanlı et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70199Legislative Financial Asset Disclosure, Firm Motivations, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in the US States
Justin H. Kirkland, Patrick E. Shea
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70203Legal Corruption in the Government: An Experimental Study on the Role of Civil Servants' Political Ideology
Kee Hoon Chung, Don S. Lee, Soonae Park
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70200Civil Servants' Compliance with Conflict‐of‐Interest Regulation: Evidence from a List Experiment
Don S. Lee, Minsung Michael Kang, Soonae Park
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70197The Rational Design of Space Agreements: How Bilateralism Shapes Powerful States' Design Preferences
Jean‐Frédéric Morin, Philippe Evoy, Cynthia Couette
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70202Why Comply? Explaining Sectoral Patterns in GRECO 'S Anti‐Corruption Recommendations
Susana Coroado, Robert Gillanders
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70198Does Corruption Increase Inequality? Evidence From a European Fact‐Based Assessment
Iva Parvanova, Alina Mungiu‐Pippidi
2026-08-13 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70196A Duty to Care or a Duty to Comply? Gambling Operators' Interpretation of the Legal Concept of Duty of Care and Their Responsibility for Preventing Gambling‐Related Harm
Maria Persson, Therese Reitan, Jenny Cisneros Örnberg
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70195Bold Claims, Low Wages: Why Voluntary Sustainability Standards ( VSS ) Struggle to Implement Living Wages
Elizabeth A. Bennett
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70180Mapping Organized Crime as a Stakeholder: A Risk‐Based and Responsive Governance Perspective
Giovanni Scirè, Enzo Bivona
2026-07-24 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70194Virtues of Regulatory Criminology
John Braithwaite, Valerie Braithwaite
2026-07-21 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70193Power and Participation: Assessing Collaborative Governance of Organic Standards in Canada
Amanda Wilson, Susanna Klassen, Abra Brynne
2026-07-21 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70192Governing Without Enforcing: Foundational Legal Infrastructure and the Capacity–Justiciability Gap in AI Rights Protection
Carlos García‐Llorente, Ignacio Olmeda
2026-07-13 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70191Measuring and Explaining the Robustness of Party Ethics Self‐Regulation
Luís de Sousa, Fernando Casal Bértoa, Hugo Ferrinho Lopes, Lúcio Hanenberg et al.
2026-07-13 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70189In Vain or Virtue? Explaining Pesticide Reduction Ambitions in the EU Common Agricultural Policy National Strategic Plans
Daniel Polman, Pieter Zwaan, Gerry Alons
2026-07-09 · DOI: 10.1111/rego.70188Reviews
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