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Papers in Regional Science

Published on behalf of the Regional Science Association International

Edited by:
Jouke van Dijk

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 18/58 Environmental Studies; 23/51 Geography
Impact Factor: 1.259

Papers in Regional Science is the official journal of the Regional Science Association International. It encourages high quality scholarship on a broad range of regional science topics. Coverage includes: innovation and spatial knowledge spillovers, spatial networks and clusters, regional labour markets, spatial econometrics, behavioral location models, transportation and migration, land use and urban development, spatial agglomeration and segregation, new economic geography, inter-industry analysis and trade, environment and natural resources, urban and regional development, geographical information systems and spatial data analysis.

The journal publishes high quality papers that make a new contribution to the understanding of urban and regional systems. The editors invite submissions dealing with theory, methods and models of spatial analysis. The journal has a multi-disciplinary outlook and includes contributions from economics, geography, planning, engineering and public policy.

TopNews and Announcements

High Impact Ranking for Papers in Regional Science
We are pleased to report an increase in the 2008 impact factor of 1.265 ISI Journal Citation Reports® and a 5 year impact factor of 1.295.

FREE Online - The first Virtual Issue of Papers in Regional Science
The impact of 2008 Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman's new trade theory (NTT) and new economic geography (NEG) on the field of Regional Science
June 2009

Martin Beckmann Award
The third Martin Beckmann Award for the best article published in Papers in Regional Science in 2008 is awarded to: Fabien Candau for his article 'Good governance, trade and agglomeration' published in November 2008, Volume 87, Issue 4, p.483-504. The jury comprised of Mashisa Fujita, Jean Paelinck, John Quigley and Jouke van Dijk (Chair)

Early View: Articles published online ahead of print
Articles accepted for publication in Papers in Regional Science are now published online before appearing in a print edition. The articles are fully peer reviewed, edited and complete and are made available for viewing by the academic community as quickly as possible, thereby reducing time to publication without sacrificing quality or completeness. Click here to view articles currently available.

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site. NOW AVAILABLE - Abstracts in Spanish and Japanese.

Online Manuscript Submission
You can now submit your manuscript to Papers in Regional Science online via Manuscript CentralTM. To submit go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pirs.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

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