About the Journal
Regional Research journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the issues of methodology, theory, research methods and practice of regional research in Russia and abroad.
Only original articles that have not been previously published elsewhere can be accepted for publication.
ISSN 1994-5280 (PRINT) ISSN 2712-7893 (ONLINE)
Founders: Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Smolensk State University, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Publisher: Smolensk State University
The journal is registered by the Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communication on March, 07 2019 (Certificate of Registration. Number ПИ № ФС 77-755).
According to the letter of the Higher Attestation Commission at the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation dated 06.12.2022 № 02-1198, the journal has been assigned category K1.
The Journal is assigned for publication of the key results of dissertations for doctoral and candidate of science degrees.
Editor-in-chief
Katrovskiy Aleksandr P., Smolensk State University
Deputy editor-in-chief
Kolosov Vladimir A., Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
Shuvalov Vladimir E., Moscow State University
Kuznetsova Tatyana Yu., Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Indexed in: Russian Science Citation index, CrossRef (DOI)
Frequency: 4 issues per year.
Open access: CC BY-SA 4.0
Payment for publication: free for authors
The journal is published in Russian and English
Journal site: https://research.smolgu.ru
Editorial board email : region_issled@mail.ru
The journal publishes articles on the methodology, theory, research methods and practice of regional research in Russia and abroad. The following article topics are preferred for publishing: regional analysis, regional diagnostics, regional development, regional policy; economic, social, political, and recreational geography, regional and spatial economics, regional sociology, regional research history, as well as bibliographic reviews and information on significant scientific events on the issues of social and economic geography and regional sciences.