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 and Scopus.

Current Issue

No. 72 (2025): Portuguese Review of Regional Studies
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Editor-in.Chef: José Cadima Ribeiro

Co-Editors: Conceição Rego e João Marques

Published: 23-09-2025

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Articles

  • Institutional analysis of creative economy policy transfers at the local level: a study in Lisbon (Portugal)

    José Ricardo Vitória, Nina Rosa da Silveira Cunha, Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer, Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves Araújo, Thiago Chagas de Almeida
    7-21
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.739

  • The Influence of Regional Smart Specialisation Strategies on Portugal's Competitiveness

    Horácio José Portela Ferreira, Carla Susana da Encarnação Marques, Luis Manuel do Carmo Farinha
    23-44
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.745

  • How can Design Thinking improve food sustainability in the Minho Region? A multi-actor perspective

    Susana Campos, Rafael Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge Correia, Ana Teresa Ferreira-Oliveira, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Manuela Vaz-Velho
    45-57
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.708

  • Economic science and the problematisation of housing in Portugal: analysis of an epistemic network

    Simone Tulumello
    59-75
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.737

  • Economic reconversion and the creation of new trajectories in peripheral mining regions: Proposing a theoretical framework

    Helen Patricia Belisário, Hugo Pinto, Liliane de Oliveira Guimarães
    77-96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.704

  • Perceptions of Residents of Porto Region on Traditional Gastronomy with a Generalized Q Analysis

    Makhabbat Ramazanova, Isabel Vaz de Freitas, Ana Matilde Castro, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
    97-113
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi72.743
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