Society for Economic &
Regional Policy Interactions
SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC AND REGIONAL POLICY INTERACTIONS •   SERPI   •

Society for Economic and Regional Policy Interactions

A learned society advancing research at the intersection of modern economics and regional economics — and the policy questions that live between the two.

Founded
2026
Flagship journal
Economic & Regional Policy Interactions
Field
Economic & regional policy
About the Society

A responsible home for serious scholarship.


The Society for Economic and Regional Policy Interactions exists to advance research where modern economics and regional economics meet, and to apply that research to real policy questions.

As an academic society, we are the responsible body behind our journal: we own and govern the publication, uphold its ethical standards, and protect its editorial independence and long-term continuity — independent of any single individual.

We are building a community of scholars across institutions and countries who share an interest in how regions, economies, and policy shape one another.

Our Objectives

What the Society sets out to do.


Publish

Maintain a rigorous, transparent, peer-reviewed journal bridging economic and regional policy research.

Convene

Bring scholars together through seminars, working papers, and — in time — conferences and special issues.

Uphold standards

Champion research integrity, ethical publishing, and open scholarship across everything we do.

Governance & Leadership

Founded with purpose, guided by an advisory board.


Founder
Ahmad Nawaz
Department of Economics, University of Sahiwal, Pakistan

Advisory Board

Distinguished scholars advising on the Society's academic direction and standards.

  • Muhammad Shoaib Asghar Kahut, Shandong University, ChinaMacroeconomics, Regional environmental policy
  • Muhammad Mujahid Iqbal, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PakistanSocial saftey nets, Fiscal & monetary policy
  • Hongru Sha, Business School, Nanjing University, ChinaInnovation networks, Regional development
  • Muhammad Ayyoub, Government College Women University, Pakistan; University of Sahiwal, PakistanMacroeconomics, Monetary policy
  • [Advisory member]Trade & regional integration · [University, Country]

Advisory appointments in progress.

Academic Resources

Tools and references for our research community.


Classification

JEL Classification Codes

The Journal of Economic Literature codes used to classify economics research — required for our submissions and for indexing in EconLit and RePEc.

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Discovery

RePEc & IDEAS

The economics discipline's open bibliographic network, where economists discover working papers, articles, and author profiles.

Browse RePEc →
Integrity

Research & Publication Ethics

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines that govern authorship, peer review, corrections, and misconduct.

COPE guidelines →
Open access

Licensing & Author Rights

How Creative Commons licensing works. Our journal publishes open access under CC BY 4.0, with authors retaining copyright.

About CC BY 4.0 →
Identity

ORCID for Researchers

A free, persistent identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and links your work across databases.

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Authors

Submission Guidance

Author guidelines, manuscript structure, abstract and JEL requirements, and the referencing style for the Society's journal.

Read guidelines → [link to journal]
Our Flagship Journal

Economic and Regional Policy Interactions


A peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing theoretical and empirical research, and reviews, that bridge modern economics and regional economics to answer policy-relevant questions. Published and governed by the Society.

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Published by the Society
Economic & Regional Policy Interactions

Bridging the pillars of modern economics and regional economics for better policy.

Editor-in-ChiefAhmad Nawaz
Peer reviewDouble-anonymized
AccessOpen (CC BY)
News & Announcements

Latest from the Society.


[Month 2026]Call for Papers

Inaugural issue — call for submissions

The Society invites original research, empirical studies, and review articles bridging modern economics and regional economics for the inaugural issue of our journal.

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[Month 2026]Editorial Board

Applications open: editorial & advisory board

We welcome expressions of interest from scholars wishing to contribute as editorial board members, advisory board members, or reviewers for the Society's journal.

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[Month 2026]Society

The Society is established

The Society for Economic and Regional Policy Interactions is founded to advance research at the intersection of economics and regional policy, and to publish a transparent, peer-reviewed, open-access journal.

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Membership

Become part of the community.


Membership will connect researchers working across economics and regional policy. Structure and benefits are being finalised.

Individual

Researcher

For faculty, researchers, and practitioners — updates, participation, and reduced fees for Society events.

Student

Early-career

For graduate students and early-career scholars, at a concessional rate.

Institutional

Institution

For departments and institutes wishing to support the Society's mission.

Apply for membership