Regional Science Policy & Practice

RSPP has been publishing as a fully Open Access journal since January 2024 and welcomes submissions from all authors.

Regional Science Policy and Practice (RSPP) is the journal of the Regional Science Association International that publishes high quality papers in regional science, assumed to be the discipline that looks at people and places' interactions within space; with sound, replicable and advanced methods; suitable to generate robust evidences that are able to inform effective policies for regional sustainable development. It welcomes papers from a range of academic disciplines and practitioners including planning, public policy, geography, economics and environmental science and related fields. Papers should address the interface between academic debates and policy development and application. RSPP provides an opportunity for academics and policy makers to develop a dialogue to identify and explore many of the challenges facing local and regional economies.

RSPP publishes high quality papers targeted at informing the policy development process leading to the formation of theoretically grounded regional policy. The editors invite submissions dealing with the policy and practice of regional and local development. Contributions that are the outcome of collaborations between researchers and policy and practice professions are encouraged.