Address of the new editor

Abstract

For about two decades Klaus Scholer had been the editor of the Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft/Review of Regional Research. This is the journal of the Gesellschaft fur Regionalforschung (GfR), i.e. the German speaking section of ERSA/RSAI. It was his achievement that the Journal is today well established in the German speaking world of regional science and also became known in the international regional science community. Though the Journal is small there have been more than 5500 downloads last year with a considerable share from outside of the German speaking world. During this period the share of papers published in English increased, the Journal was given a second name in English and Springer became the publisher. Simultaneously the world of regional science has changed a lot. A number of new journals have been founded some of them are now leading journals in regional science, the impact factor has become much more important, and young scientists are now publishing only in English. In February 2013 the German speaking section appointed me to act as the new editor-in-chief of the Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft (JFRE). It will be the aim for the next future to establish the journal in this more competitive world. The first stages into that direction are done: authors submit their contributions now via the editorialmanager system of Springer (https://www.editorialmanager.com/jfre/default.asp) and thirty six of well-known scholars from various fields of regional science have agreed to act as member in the new Editorial Board. The first meeting of that Board took place at the ERSA congress in Palermo. Further, Review of Regional Research will be the main name of the journal as off the first issue in 2014 and the current German name will become the 2nd name. JFRE can be also found via the new ERSA Journal