ERSA Monthly news & updates July Issue - 07/2026 In this issue you will find: · ERSA2026 News · Journals news · Upcoming events · Sections News · Other news · Publications We wish you a good reading #ERSA2026 ERSA2026 Programme is out! 3-day session in Sofia, Bulgaria 25-28 August 2026 Access the programme here! Technical and Cultural Excursions Registration is now open for excursions organized during the ERSA 65th Congress in Sofia: (You can download the brochure clicking in each excursion). 1. Rila Monastery Day Tour Saturday, 29 August 2026 — €75 2. Trakia Economic Zone – Plovdiv Monday, 24 August 2026 — €50 3. Flight Control & Airport Systems – Sofia Airport Tuesday, 25 August 2026 — Free of charge 4. Welcome to Sofia - City Walk Tour Tuesday, 25 August 2026 — Free of charge This tour is sponsored by Destination partner Visit Sofia|Sofia Tourism Administration Maximum day for reservation August 16th Save your spot here! Note for social events Now that the programme is available online and you have probably organised your travel arrangements, we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance at the social events and catering by updating your registration. This simple step will only take a few minutes, but it will help us to reduce waste and the environmental impact of the event while also enabling us to provide you with a more attentive and efficient service. Access your registration form here! Journals News Global Challenges and Regional Science (GCRS) Volume 7 Check out the latest paper: Assessing regional production potential to strengthen the security of supply in strategic products Authors: Matthias Firgo, Fabian Gabelberger, Andreas Reinstaller, Yvonne Wolfmayr. more information about the latest issue Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP) Volume 18, Issue 10 Check out the latest paper: The making of regional inequality: Market stages in an Integrated or Fragmented world Author: Andrea Caragliu, Roberto Dellisanti more information about this issue Papers in Regional Science (PiRS) Volume 105, Issue 4 Latest Article: Spatial distribution of income in cities. Polycentric structure of employment, amenities and spatial effects Author: Rafa Madariaga, Raymond Lagonigro, Ferran Oró-Aran, Joan Carles Martori more information about this issue New Article in REGION Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026) Latest Article: Ecological provision across the regions of India as a function of local cultural capital Authors: Yashi Jain Explore the issue News from Scienze Regionali Indice del numero speciale/2026, supplemento: “Cities and Regions in the Digital Era: The Challenge of the Circular Economy Transition” Article: Cities and Regions in the Digital Era: The Challenge of the Circular Economy Transition Authors: Camilla Lenzi, Francesco Quatraro Explore the issue Review of Regional Research (RRR) Latest Article: Is It Still All About Access? Digital Entrepreneurship and Digital Divide in Core and Peripheral Regions of Germany. by Valeria Maruseva & Henning Kroll Access to all publicationshere Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research has published the 65rd Issue, the second volume corresponding to 2026. Below you will find the summaries of the papers published in this volume, which can be accessed at https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/revista/spatial-econometrics-and-regional-science-in-memoriam-of-jesus-mur-and-ana-angulo/ We invite authors to submit papers at https://investigacionesregionales.org/en/envio-de-articulos/submission-of-papers-and-others-contributions/ Romanian Journal of Regional Science – 20th Anniversary! At the end of June the Romanian Journal of Regional Science has launched Vol. 20, Issue 1, Summer 2026, celebrating 20 years of continuous, uninterrupted activity! The latest issue can be accessed here: (https://www.rjrs.ase.ro/index.php/current-issue/) Journal of Regional & Urban Economics (JRUE/RERU) Check out the journal's latest issue This special issue brings together original contributions on creativity and innovation as drivers of territorial transitions and resilience, seventy years of recovery policy in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal basin and the lessons of an endless reconversion, pathways toward autonomy and agroecological transition in food systems, and the determinants of regional innovation in France following the territorial reform. more Portuguese Review of Regional Studies (RPER): Nº 74 (2026) is already available! Editor-in.Chef: José Cadima Ribeiro Co-Editors: Conceição Rego e João Marques Published: 27-04-2026 https://www.review-rper.com/index.php/rper/issue/view/74 Spatial Economic Analysis Spatial Economic Analysis celebrates its first 20 years with a special issue comprising of papers that explore fundamental themes and techniques in spatial economic analysis reflecting both present and future trends. The special celebratory issue is available now and includes contributions from, among oth