About the Journal

RPER (Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais / Portuguese Review of Regional Studies) is a publication from the Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR).

The main purpose of RPER is to publish the results of the most recent research in the interdisciplinary area of Regional Science, embracing regional, local and urban studies.

RPER was created to be a privileged medium for presenting the results of research conducted in various Universities and research centres, and reporting practices employed in local and regional public administration bodies so that experiences can be exchanged and further discussed.

The Review aims to attain an audience of academics and other professionals dealing with various space and territory issues: economists, urban planners, geographers, sociologists, engineers, etc.

The geographical reference in the name of the journal only means that the journal is an initiative of Portuguese scholars, acting in the aim of the Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR). There is no bias in favour of particular topics and issues. We enforce a rigorous, fair and prompt refereeing process of the papers submitted.

The RPER is a journal indexed in EconLit (and associated bases: JEL on CD, e-JEL and Journal of Economic Literature),  Qualis (Brazil), Latindex, DOAJ, AskBisht and Scopus.

Current Issue

No. 74 (2026): Portuguese Review of Regional Studies
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Editor-in.Chef: José Cadima Ribeiro

Co-Editors: Conceição Rego e João Marques

Published: 27-04-2026

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Articles

  • Assessing the impacts of urbanisation on Land use changes and Avian Fauna in Wetlands of Tamil Nadu, India

    Arunpandiyan Murugesan, Roshy Ann Mathews, Aarti Mariappan, Sasidharan S, Rajakumar Sundaram, Prashanthi Devi Marimuthu
    7-19
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.793

  • The LEADER Approach in Portugal: Evolution, Challenges, and Perspectives for Integrated Territorial Governance

    Elizete Jardim, Madalena Corte-Real, Ana Oliveira
    21-37
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.798

  • Tourism in Low- and High-Density Territories: the Perspectives of Residents from Centro de Portugal

    Mariana Vieira, Francisco Dias, Gonçalo Gomes
    39-56
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.799

  • Mozambican Tomato Markets: Structural Breaks and Their Impact on Price Transmission and Integration

    Amir Ernesto Bazo, Julyerme Matheus Tonin, Alexandre Florindo Alves
    57-72
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.757

  • Fiscal Power and Labor Inequality: Taxation, Transparency, and Wage Structures in OECD Economies

    Paulo Alcarva
    73-82
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.782

  • Altitude and Agroecological Conditions in Production, Profitability, and Risks of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa) Cultivation in the Highlands of Lima, Peru

    Carlos Alberto Minaya Gutiérrez, Carolay Zully Vasquez Quispe, Esteban Joaquín Carazas Velazco , Duber Orlando Chinguel Labán, Miluska Gianina Calixtro Zárate
    83-95
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.837

  • Evolution of Scientific Knowledge on the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

    Miriam E. Pérez-Romero, Francisco J. Fernández-González , María de la Cruz Del Río-Rama, Francisco Venegas-Martínez
    97-121
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.867

  • Relative Convergence of the Index of Economic Freedom in Canada

    Domingo Rodríguez-Benavides, Roldán Andrés-Rosales, José Álvarez-García, Assumpta Serra-Moranta
    123-136
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi74.868
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