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. 73 (2026): Portuguese Review of Regional Studies
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Editor-in.Chef: José Cadima Ribeiro

Co-Editors: Conceição Rego e João Marques

Published: 19-01-2026

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Articles

  • Urban Externalities: The case of a university and the mining activity and rental prices in the historic city of Ouro Preto, Brazil

    Rosangela Aparecida Soares Fernandes, Victor Henrique Lana Pinto, Edmundo Marinho Rosa de Amorim, Raquel Lessa Alves, Thais Galdino, Cibele Guedes Santiago Rosa
    7-20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.763

  • Local Governance of Education Policy in Portugal: multilevel frameworks and instruments

    Joana Margarida Duarte, Ana Grifo, João Lourenço Marques
    21-36
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.741

  • Effects of Education Quality on Childhood Vaccination Coverage in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Pedro Lucas Marciel Dias Monteiro, Adrian Luís Pereira da Silva Rocha, Evandro Camargos Teixeira
    37- 51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.770

  • Spatial autocorrelation in indicators related to Portuguese agriculture: Data from the Agricultural Census

    Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho
    53-64
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.761

  • Social preferences and choice experiments in biodiversity conservation in Manu National Park, Peru

    Carlos Alberto Minaya Gutiérrez, Carolay Zully Vasquez Quispe, Duber Orlando Chinguel Labán
    65-80
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.765

  • Empowering Creativity and Disability Inclusion in the Enchantment and Social Innovation of “Gulijat Textiles” in Indonesia’s Creative Industries

    Fera Ratyaningrum, Muchammad Bayu Tejo Sampurno, Ika Anggun Camelia
    81-96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.762

  • Economic growth and uneven development in Araquari (SC): An analysis using shift-share and location quotient

    Patricia Gava Ribeiro, Vanessa Ishikawa Rasoto, Isaura Alberton de Lima, Rogério Allon Duenhas
    97-114
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi73.764
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