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Welcome We welcome you to the web site of the Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA). It is an association for the advancement of regional analysis and related spatial and areal studies. It operates as an objective, scientific organization without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias. Its main objectives are to foster the exchange of ideas and to promote studies focusing on regional topics and issues and utilizing tools, methods, and theoretical frameworks specifically designed for regional analysis as well as concepts, procedures, and analytical techniques of the various social and other sciences. The Association supports these objectives by promoting acquaintance and discussions among its members and with scholars in related fields, by stimulating research, by encouraging the publication of scholarly studies, and by performing services to aid the advancement of its members and the field of regional science. We invite you to browse our site and keep abreast of upcoming news of the SRSA. Visit the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) for membership information and updates and links to regional and international regional science organizations. Stay in touch by visiting us on Facebook. Membership Information Contact Santiago Pinto for membership information. Click here for a membership form. See the NEWS link for recent happenings in the SRSA.

2013 Conference in Washington, DC! Mark your calendars!   Make plans to join us for the 52^nd SRSA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC April 4-6, 2013, at the Key Bridge Marriott (Arlington, VA). NEW! Registration is now open!  Go to the Conference Page for more information. Also, please see the information about the Moriarty Competition for graduate students and the Miernyk Medal competition for early career faculty. The Review of Regional Studies is the official journal of the Southern Regional Science Association. The REVIEW is indexed in EBSCO online, ECONLIT, RePEc, Cabell's, and Google Scholar.  The journal's RePEc Simple Impact Factor of 0.687 puts it in the top 30% of journals on RePEc.  The REVIEW is now an OPEN ACCESS journal, with no fees for subscription, submission, or publication.  The REVIEW is published online three times a year (No. 1- No. 3) usually as summer, fall, and winter. NEW! January, 2013  Volume 42, Issue 1 of The Review of Regional Studies has been posted online.  Now you can easily tweet, Facebook, Google +, or otherwise spread the word about articles in our online system. The journal is absolutely free, and no accounts are needed. Articles can be browsed by issue, author, and can be searched. Our PERMANENT home and contact information are www.srsa.org/rrs rrs@srsa.org We welcome your submissions!  Our time to first decision averages around 2 months, and the publication lag after acceptance is well under 4 months. Please contact the co-editors, Michael Lahr / Mark Burkey, for further information. The 2012 Conference in Charlotte was a big success!  See the NEWS link for more information about what happened and a link to pictures, and view the program in the right sidebar of the Conference page.  A BIG thanks to our sponsors for the conference!

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