Territory, Politics, Governance is an interdisciplinary journal from the Regional Studies Association. It is committed to the development of theory and research in territorial politics and the governance of space. This journal creates a platform on which to explore the interface between territory, politics, economy, identity and the organisation of political space. It confronts topical and emergent issues of world economic and political concern. The journal publishes original, high quality international scholarship from this growing, international and increasingly vibrant field directed at a worldwide academic audience and at policy makers, activists and other communities of practice.
The journal is indexed in Clarivate Analytics' Social Sciences Citation Index and Scopus and has a significant readership as it is circulated with its sister journals, Regional Studies, Spatial Economic Analysis, Area Development and Policy and Finance & Space. It is essential reading for academics and practitioners alike.
To be accepted, a paper must adhere to a high standard of scholarship and make an important contribution to this emerging field. Original paper submissions are sought from political scientists, geographers, sociologists, planners, lawyers, humanists and others working on territorial politics and the governance of space.
We encourage contributions that develop the field and promote communication across spatial and disciplinary borders. The following examples illustrate some of the subjects of interest:
• Links between territories and politics across time and space • Globalization and geopolitical imaginations • Territorial identities and politics • Theories of socio-spatial relations such as territories, places, scales, and networks • Territory, planning, and development • Multi-level governance, federalism, and supranational organizations • Territories of resistance • Spaces of postcolonial governance
Endorsements
'The field of regional studies -- a hybrid field drawing on geography, planning, public administration, political science, urban studies, and several other cognate disciplines -- is fortunate to be served by Territory, Politics, Governance, an outstanding journal publishing excellent papers by world-renowned scholars. It is a pleasure to welcome this fine journal to the Scopus family.' - Scopus Reviewer
Peer Review Statement All articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
170K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
5.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.575 (2023) SNIP
0.789 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
3 days avg. from submission to first
decision
97 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
31 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
24% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Virginie Mamadouh,University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Co-Editors Vanesa Castan Broto,University of Sheffield, UK Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria, South Africa Kwan Ok Lee,National University of Singapore José L. Niño-Amézquita, Ean University, Colombia Kei Otsuki, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Early Career Editor Carlo Inverardi-Ferri, Queen Mary, University of London
Editorial Office Yellowback- Canterbury, UK
Editorial Advisory Board Jimi Adesina,University of South Africa John Agnew,University of California, Los Angeles, USA Allan Cochrane,Open University, UK Neil Coe, University of Sydney, Australia Ayone Datta, University College London, UK Adriana Dorfman, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Andries Du Toit, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Stuart Elden, University of Warwick, UK Enrico Gualini,Berlin University of Technology, Germany Himmet Murat Güvenç,Kadir Has University, Turkey Maarten Hajer,Utrecht University, The Netherlands Alan Harding,University of Liverpool, UK Shenjing He, The University of Hong Kong Liesbet Hooghe,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Martin Jones,Staffordshire University Patrick Le Galès,Science Po, Paris, France Elísio Macamo,University of Basel, Switzerland Gary Marks,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Pauline McGuirk,University of Wollongong, Australia James Mitchell,University of Edinburgh, UK Anssi Paasi,University of Oulu, Finland Susan Parnell,University of Bristol, UK Jamie Peck,University of British Columbia, Canada Kimberley Peters,University of Oldenburg, Germany Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano,Stockholm University, Sweden Rob Shields,University of Alberta, Canada Abdou Maliq Simone,University of Sheffield, UK Farhana Sultana,Syracuse University, USA Justus Uitermark,University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Monica Varsanyi,Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA Chi-Mao Wang,National Taiwan University
Abstracting and indexing
Now Indexed in Clarivate Analytics' Social Sciences Citation Index
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Indexedin Scopus
Open access
Territory, Politics, Governance is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The Regional Studies Association (RSA) is a learned society concerned with urban and regional planning and development. It focuses on economic, environmental, and social policy studies in a regional context, and operates at the interface of academia and policy and practice.
Members of RSA are eligible to receive print copies and/or online access to each of the society’s subscription-based journals, and a reduced Article Publishing Charge to publish in the open access journal Regional Studies, Regional Science. Members also receive online access to a selection of other Taylor & Francis and Routledge journal titles. Discover more benefits of joining the RSA community.
The association publishes six journals:
Regional Studies Spatial Economic Analysis Territory, Politics, Governance Area Development and Policy Regional Studies, Regional Science (an open access journal) Finance and Space
Proposal review deadlines: 1 February, 1 June and 1 September, annually.
The journal welcomes proposals for special issues that fit with the journal's aims and scope. Proposals are reviewed by the editors after the next proposal review deadline and revisions may be suggested before they are accepted. All special issues must be approved in advance and, even when accepted, the final published content remains subject to the peer review of the individual contributions.
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