Journal metric profile

Regional and Federal Studies

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 153/322 Recorded category rank

Regional and Federal Studies JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Regional and Federal Studies metric snapshot

Regional and Federal Studies has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 153 out of 322 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 48% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.600) is 0.200 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.200, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.850. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Regional and Federal Studies lists total cites: 847; total articles: 24; citable items: 24. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 7.9 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10.7 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Regional and Federal Studies is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1359-7566 and electronic ISSN 1743-9434. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameRegional and Federal Studies
Abbreviated journalREG FED STUD
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN1359-7566
eISSN1743-9434
Total cites847
Total articles24
Citable items24
Cited half-life7.9 years
Citing half-life10.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.850
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank153/322
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Regional and Federal Studies?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Regional and Federal Studies is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Regional and Federal Studies?

Regional and Federal Studies is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 153/322. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Regional and Federal Studies?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Regional and Federal Studies is 1.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Regional and Federal Studies?

Regional and Federal Studies is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.