The aim of the Journal of Regional Development is to encourage scientific studies in the field of regional development, and to increase the number and quality of research in this field by sharing national and international experiences and different approaches. It is expected that the journal will make policy design processes more effective by creating a bridge between the academy and the public; it is aimed to disseminate theoretical research and original applied studies in the field of regional development, closely follow the global agenda, increase cooperation and information sharing, and initiate a dynamic sharing process.

The journal has a comprehensive and broad perspective appropriate to the multidisciplinary structure of regional development. In general, the journal focuses on disciplines that discuss the economic, social, spatial and environmental dynamics of regional development, and includes scientific studies that are directly related to the subject of regional development, in accordance with scientific ethics, free from ideological concerns and rich in literature in the basic subject areas of urban and regional planning; economics; social policy and politics and management.
Studies in the following subject headings are included in the scope of the Journal if their relevance to regional development is established and their contribution to the regional policy-making process is demonstrated:
- urban and regional planning
- regional policy and planning
- regional analysis
- urban geography
- urban economics
- development economics
- regional economics
- sustainable development
- sustainable agricultural development
- smart specialization
- entrepreneurship
- innovation
- green transformation
- climate change
- sustainable tourism
- cultural and natural heritage
- labor, migration and development
- economic geography
- rural development
- ecology, sustainability, energy
- poverty studies
- regional policy and planning in Turkey
- urban policy
- regional development and globalization
- economic development policy
The Journal of Regional Development; with its mission of discussing the developments in the fields of regional, economic and social development in Turkey and the world and conveying research, innovations and good practice examples to the reader within the framework of scientific principles; is a first in its field in Turkey with its selective approach focused on regional development, regional policy and planning issues and its innovative line supporting the success of regional policy design and implementation.

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