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Research Policy

Discipline	Science and technology studies
Language	English
Edited by	Ben Martin, Maria Savona, Anna Bergek, Alex Coad, Maryann Feldman, Elisa Giuliani, Adam B. Jaffe, Martin Kenney, Keun Lee, Kazuyuki Motohashi, Paul Nightingale, Ammon Salter, John Walsh
Publication details
History	1971–present
Publisher	Elsevier
Frequency	Monthly
Open access	Hybrid
Impact factor	7.2 (2022)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Res. Policy
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	0048-7333 (print) 1873-7625 (web)
LCCN	72624486
OCLC no.	39166783
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Research Policy is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Science Policy Research Unit. It was established by British economist Christopher Freeman in 1971 and is regarded as the leading journal in the field of innovation studies. It is listed as one of the 50 journals used by the Financial Times to compile its business-school research ranks.

Content

The journal covers a wide range of subjects such as technological change, R&D, management of knowledge, entrepreneurship, science policy, and multiple subfields relating to innovation studies (e.g., innovation economics, innovation management, technology innovation). It is a top-ranked or top-cited journal in the fields of business and economics, management, technology and innovation management (TIM), academic entrepreneurship, and technology assessment.

History

Based on research conducted by Joseph Schumpeter, Freeman worked to demonstrate the importance of innovation and R&D for economic development. From 1959 to 1966, Freeman worked at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, where he carried out pioneering studies on industrial research. He played an important role in the development of the OECD's Frascati Manual. In 1966, Freeman founded the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex and became its first director. It became a global hub for innovation research and attracted scholars from across the world. Research Policy was established in 1971 with Freeman as editor-in-chief. In 1984, Keith Pavitt succeeded Freeman as the R.M. Phillips Professor of Science Policy and as the main editor of the journal, a post he would hold until his retirement in 2002.

Research Policy: X was Research Policy's open access mirror journal that was discontinued in 2021.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following bibliographic databases:

• Compendex
• Current Contents
• EBSCO databases
• EconLit
• International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
• Inspec
• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
• ProQuest databases
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Scopus

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 7.2.

Notable studies

Notable studies published in the journal include:

• Krauch, Helmut (1971). "Priorities for research and technological development". Research Policy. 1 (1): 28–39. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(71)90005-9.
• Martin, Ben R.; Irvine, John (April 1983). "Assessing basic research: Some partial indicators of scientific progress in radio astronomy". Research Policy. 12 (2): 61–90. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(83)90005-7.
• Narin, Francis; Hamilton, Kimberly S.; Olivastro, Dominic (October 1997). "The increasing linkage between U.S. technology and public science". Research Policy. 26 (3): 317–330. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(97)00013-9.
• Martin, Ben R. (February 2016). "Editors' JIF-boosting stratagems – Which are appropriate and which not?" (PDF). Research Policy. 45 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2015.09.001.
• Levecque, Katia; Anseel, Frederik; De Beuckelaer, Alain; Van der Heyden, Johan; Gisle, Lydia (May 2017). "Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students". Research Policy. 46 (4): 868–879. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2017.02.008. hdl:2066/175885. S2CID 31646576.

References

1. Liu, Zhigao; Yin, Yimei; Liu, Weidong; Dunford, Michael (January 22, 2015). "Visualizing The Intellectual Structure And Evolution of Innovation Systems Research: A Bibliometric Analysis". Scientometrics. 103 (1). Springer Science+Business Media: 135–158. doi:10.1007/s11192-014-1517-y. S2CID 16541541.
2. Birch, Kean (October 14, 2016). Innovation, Regional Development and the Life Sciences: Beyond clusters. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-61381-7.
3. Landström, Hans; Åström, Fredrik; Harirchi, Gouya (December 19, 2013). "Innovation and entrepreneurship studies: one or two fields of research?". International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 11 (3). Springer Science+Business Media: 493–509. doi:10.1007/s11365-013-0282-3. S2CID 55983417.
4. Triguero, Ángela; González-Moreno, Ángela (May 13, 2019). Research on Open-innovation Strategies and Eco-innovation in Agro-food Industries. Chartridge Books Oxford. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-911033-49-3.
5. Dabic, Marina; Svarc, Jadranka; González-Loureiro, Miguel (April 5, 2018). Entrepreneurial Universities in Innovation-Seeking Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-137-57982-9.
7. Ormans, Laurent (February 22, 2012). "50 Journals used in FT Research Rank". Financial Times. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
8. "Research Policy: Author Information Pack". Elsevier. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
9. Gil-Lafuente, Anna M.; Gil-Lafuente, Jaime; Merigó-Lindahl, José M. (July 13, 2012). Soft Computing in Management and Business Economics. Vol. 2. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 9. ISBN 978-3-642-30451-4.
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11. Lee, Viktor (February 14, 2012). How Firms Can Strategically Influence Open Source Communities: The Employment of 'Men on the Inside'. Springer Gabler. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-8349-7140-1.
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13. Acton, Q. Ashton, ed. (May 1, 2013). Issues in Innovation, Indicators, and Management in Technology: 2013 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4901-0991-6.
14. Liebowitz, Jay (April 8, 2015). A Guide to Publishing for Academics: Inside the Publish or Perish Phenomenon. CRC Press. pp. 58–63. ISBN 978-1-4822-5627-7.
15. Linton, Jonathan D.; Thongpapanl, Narongsak (Tek) (2004). "Perspective: Ranking the Technology Innovation Management Journals". Journal of Product Innovation Management. 21 (2). Wiley: 123–139. doi:10.1111/j.0737-6782.2004.00062.x.
16. Ujwary-Gil, Anna; Nalepka, Adam (2018). Business and Non-profit Organizations Facing Increased Competition and Growing Customers' Demands. Vol. 17. Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 243. ISBN 978-83-951082-2-8.
17. Daim, Tugrul U.; Chiavetta, Denise; Porter, Alan L.; Saritas, Ozcan (July 25, 2016). Anticipating Future Innovation Pathways Through Large Data Analysis. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 50–52. ISBN 978-3-319-39056-7.
18. "Christopher Freeman". The Telegraph. September 7, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
19. Chaminade, Cristina; Lundvall, Bengt-Åke; Haneef, Shagufta (2018). Advanced Introduction to National Innovation Systems. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78536-202-6.
20. Fagerberg, Jan (April 27, 2018). Innovation, Economic Development and Policy: Selected Essays. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-78811-026-6.
21. "Professor Keith Pavitt". The Independent. January 31, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
22. Rodrigues, Rosângela Schwarz; Abadal, Ernest; de Araújo, Breno Kricheldorf Hermes (June 5, 2020). Useche, Sergio A. (ed.). "Open access publishers: The new players". PLOS ONE. 15 (6): e0233432. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1533432R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233432. PMC 7274412. PMID 32502146.
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28. "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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31. Sherwood, Martin (December 9, 1971). "Is science policy democratic?". New Scientist. Vol. 52, no. 773. p. 70. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
32. Connor, Steve (May 26, 1983). "Lovell hits back at Jodrell Bank study". New Scientist. Vol. 98, no. 1359. p. 523. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
33. Broad, William J. (May 13, 1997). "Study Finds Public Science Is Pillar Of Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
34. Jacobs, Jerry A. (July 1, 2017). "Manipulated Journal Rankings?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
35. Hare, Julia (April 12, 2017). "Mental health issues soar for PhD students". The Australian. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

Further reading

• Fagerberg, Jan; Mowery, David C.; Nelson, Richard R. (January 19, 2006). The Oxford Handbook of Innovation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926455-4. OCLC 56655392.

External links

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