DescriptionThe journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settingsIt is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academicsThe substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environmentsThe combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts? Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.?? FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.?? Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.

《Applied Spatial Analysis And Policy》是一本由Springer Nature出版商出版的專業(yè)社會學期刊，該刊創(chuàng)刊于2008年，刊期4 issues per year，該刊已被國際權(quán)威數(shù)據(jù)庫SCIE、SSCI收錄。在中科院最新升級版分區(qū)表中，該刊分區(qū)信息為大類學科：社會學4區(qū)，小類學科：環(huán)境研究 4區(qū)；地理學 4區(qū)；區(qū)域與城市規(guī)劃 4區(qū)；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分區(qū)等級為Q2。該刊發(fā)文范圍涵蓋ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES等領域，旨在及時、準確、全面地報道國內(nèi)外ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES工作者在該領域取得的最新研究成果、工作進展及學術(shù)動態(tài)、技術(shù)革新等，促進學術(shù)交流，鼓勵學術(shù)創(chuàng)新。2023年影響因子為2，平均審稿速度 。