Research Policy (journal)

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).^[9] It is a top-ranked or top-cited journal in the fields of business and economics,^[10][11] management,^[12][13] technology and innovation management (TIM),^[14][15][16] academic entrepreneurship,^[17] and technology assessment.^[18]

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.^[19] He played an important role in the development of the OECD's Frascati Manual.^[20] 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.^[1] 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.^[21][22]

Research Policy: X was Research Policy's open access mirror journal that was discontinued in 2021.^[23][24]

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

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 7.2.^[31]

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.^[32]
• 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.^[33]
• Teece, David J. (December 1986). "Profiting from technological innovation: Implications for integration, collaboration, licensing and public policy". Research Policy. 15 (6): 285–305. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(86)90027-2.
• 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.^[34]
• 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.^[35]
• 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.^[36]

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