Regional Studies is a leading international journal covering the development of theories and concepts, empirical analysis and policy debate in the field of regional studies. The journal publishes original research spanning the economic, social, political and environmental dimensions of urban and regional (subnational) change. The distinctive purpose of Regional Studies is to connect insights across intellectual disciplines in a systematic and grounded way to understand how and why regions and cities evolve.
Urban and Regional Horizons is a periodic section dedicated to agenda-setting work that stimulates new thinking and novel approaches to addressing the big intellectual questions, issues and challenges in regional studies.
Policy Debates is a periodic section that provides a forum for analysis and debate about important policy issues of international relevance in urban and regional development.
Link to Taylor and Francis journal page
Journal editors
- Jennifer Clark , Editor in Chief, The Ohio State University, USA
- Ben Derudder , Deputy Editor in Chief, KU Leuven, Belgium
- John Harrison , Deputy Editor in Chief, Loughborough University, UK
- David Bailey , Editor, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK
- Carlo Corradini , Editor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
- Riccardo Crescenzi , Editor, London School of Economics, UK
- Lisa De Propris , Editor, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK
- Maribel Guerrero , Editor, Arizona State University, USA
- Dieter Kogler, Editor, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Philip Lawton , Editor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Francesco Lissoni , Editor, University of Bordeaux, France
- Sergio Montero , Editor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
- Frank van Oort , Editor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Raquel Ortega-Argilés , Editor, University of Manchester, UK
- Laura Polverari , Editor, University of Padua, Italy
- Haifeng Qian , Editor, University of Iowa, USA
- Jie Shen , Editor, Fudan University, China
- Elvira Uyarra , Editor, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
- Laura Polverari , Book Review Editor, University of Padua, Italy
- Philip Lawton , Digital Media Editor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Deniz Sevinc , Early Career Editor, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Philip Tomlinson , Policy Debates Editor, University of Bath, UK
- John Harrison , Urban and Regional Horizons Editor, Loughborough University, UK
- Ben Derudder , Special Issues Editor, KU Leuven, Belgium