Editorial: REGION - the online open-access journal of ERSA

Authors

  • Julia Koschinsky Arizona State University
  • Sierdjan Koster University of Groningen
  • Roberto Patuelli University of Bologna
  • Vicente Royuela University of Barcelona
  • Vassilis Tselios University of Southampton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18335/region.v1i1.9

Keywords:

Editorial, Open Access Journal, Open Source, Regional Science

Abstract

This editorial launches REGION, the new online and open-access journal of ERSA. REGION aims to be a high-quality academic journal in the field of regional science. To its contributors, it offers a solid peer-review process and immediate publication upon acceptance. Also, it will be a flexible outlet, not bound by traditional journal formats or strict page limits. To its readers, the journal offers high-standard publications on current issues in regional science that are easily accessible through its website. Both submitting to the journal and accessing the contributions are free of charge to everyone.

Author Biographies

Julia Koschinsky, Arizona State University

Associate Research Professor, School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning

Sierdjan Koster, University of Groningen

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Economic Geography

Roberto Patuelli, University of Bologna

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Vicente Royuela, University of Barcelona

Associate Professor, Dept. Econometria, Estadistica i Economia Espanyol, Regional Quantitative Analysis Research Group (AQR)

Vassilis Tselios, University of Southampton

Lectures, Department of Geography and Environment

References

Bailly, AS, Coffey, WJ (1994) Regional science in crisis: a plea for a more open and relevant approach. Papers in Regional Science, 73: 3-14

Isserman, AM (1993) Lost in space? on the history, status, and future of regional science. Review of Regional Studies 23: 1-50

Isserman, AM (1995) The history, status and future of regional science: an American perspective. International Regional Science Review 17: 249-296

Quigley, JM (2001) The renaissance in regional research. The Annals of Regional Science 35: 167-178

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Published

2014-05-08

How to Cite

Koschinsky, J., Koster, S., Patuelli, R., Royuela, V. and Tselios, V. (2014) “Editorial: REGION - the online open-access journal of ERSA”, REGION. Vienna, Austria, 1(1), pp. 1–3. doi: 10.18335/region.v1i1.9.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Editorials
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License

REGION is an open journal, and uses the standard Creative Commons license: Copyright We want authors to retain the maximum control over their work consistent with the first goal. For this reason, authors who publish in REGION will release their articles under the Creative Commons Attribution license. This license allows anyone to copy and distribute the article provided that appropriate attribution is given to REGION and the authors. For details of the rights authors grant users of their work, see the "human-readable summary" of the license, with a link to the full license. (Note that "you" refers to a user, not an author, in the summary.) Upon submission, the authors agree that the following three items are true: 1) The manuscript named above: a) represents valid work and neither it nor any other that I have written with substantially similar content has been published before in any form except as a preprint, b) is not concurrently submitted to another publication, and c) does not infringe anyone’s copyright. The Author(s) holds ERSA, WU, REGION, and the Editors of REGION harmless against all copyright claims. d) I have, or a coauthor has, had sufficient access to the data to verify the manuscript’s scientific integrity. 2) If asked, I will provide or fully cooperate in providing the data on which the manuscript is based so the editors or their assignees can examine it (where possible) 3) For papers with more than one author, I as the submitter have the permission of the coauthors to submit this work, and all authors agree that the corresponding author will be the main correspondent with the editorial office, and review the edited manuscript and proof. If there is only one author, I will be the corresponding author and agree to handle these responsibilities.