ABSTRACT SUBMISSION​

20 January 2026 - Deadline for Submission of Abstracts 

​Submission Procedure

Authors should submit their abstracts through online submission system by following the link

​https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79842/submitter

​No delegate should submit more than 2 abstracts.
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​Please note: An abstract should be around 400-500 words, so one page in normal print, and include a sufficiently detailed description of the method, data (if relevant), and (provisional) main conclusions of the paper. Acceptance of abstracts will be on the basis of the perceived quality of the underlying papers.​



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Special Sessions Submissions

To submit an Special Session, please click the icon above.

RSAI Young Researchers Prize

Aims to showcase the research of young scholars in regional science through paper presentation and in-depth discussion organized at the RSAI World Congress. 

PAPER SUBMISSION

8 April 2026 - Deadline for Submission of Papers

Papers should be submitted in accordance with the template available below:
Template EN

To submit the paper click on the edit (pencil) icon on your personal dashboard of  your accepted abstract or  by clicking on the title of the abstract and at the bottom you will find an option to upload the document. Make the changes required to your submission then click on Submit. 

Proceedings

The papers presented at the 2026 RSAI Congress will be published in the Congress proceedings online (PDF) with ISBN, after the congress, if the author wishes and allows​.

THE THEME

Wellbeing and Sustainability: Regional Science Discussions at the Earth’s Core

The theme "Wellbeing and Sustainability: Regional Science Discussions at the Earth’s Core" aims to foster a deep and multidisciplinary understanding of how well-being and sustainability are crucial for regional development. This broad theme involves topics covering regional and urban economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, Artificial intelligence challenges for regional development, governance, regional networks and social inclusion.

SPECIAL SESSIONS

​SS01 - Migrant Integration Challenges and Policies
Alessandra Michelangeli (Chair) & Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
SS02 - Employment Creation and Resource Development
Subhra Chattopadhyay (Chair), Santanu Ghosh & Saptarshi Mitra
SS03 - Agricultural and Rural Development in Food System Transformation
Lily Kiminami
SS04 - Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Regional Development: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Territorial Dynamics
Carles Méndez-Ortega (Chair), Albert Miró Pérez & Joan Torrent-Sellens
SS05 - Regional Transitions toward Sustainability in Latin America: Energy, Economy and Society
Enrique Gilles
SS06 - Higher Education and Regional Development: Promoting Intellectual Capital for Sustainable Wellbeing in Peripheral Territories
Joana M.S.R. Fernandes
SS07 - Cultural Evolution & Regional Innovation Networks: Knowledge Creation via Diversity Leveraging and Institutional Filtering
Mingxia He
SS08 - Spatial dynamics of local public finance: fiscal behavior, intergovernmental transfers and regional development
Mauricio Oyarzo (Chair) & Dusan Paredes
SS09 - Beyond GDP: New Measurement Frameworks, Inequalities, and Economic Sustainability
Adriana C. Pinate
SS10 - Social Housing, Urban Land Markets and Socio-Spatial Segregation in the Global South
Juan Eduardo Chica-Mejía (Chair) & Nelcy Echeverría Castro
SS11 - Between grassroots initiatives and public policy: hybrid arrangements in urban food systems and wellbeing in the Global South
​Javier Cuestas-Caza (Chair) & Oswaldo Viteri-Salazar

​SS12 - The Urban-Rural Wage Divide
Michael Moritz
SS13 - Employment and Informality: Regional Challenges and Realities
Rodrigo Mendieta M. (Chair), Diego Ontaneda J., Andrés Mendoza V. & Viviana Carriel B.
SS14 - How can AI, digital technologies, and the green transition foster smart and sustainable growth and wellbeing in regions and cities? Data, methods, and solutions
Simona Cafieri
SS15 - Forty years of regional science in Hungary
Tamás Dusek
SS16 - Regional development paths in Central Europe
Balázs Forman (Chair) & Zoltán Gál
SS17 - Environmentally, socially and economically sustainable regional development paths in the era of increasing uncertainty, the circular economy and AI
Balázs Forman (Chair), André Torre & Sebastien Bourdin
SS18 - From Safety Nets to Sustainable Mobility: Poverty Dynamics, Social Capital, and Long-Term Impacts of Transfers in the Americas
André Luis Squarize Chagas (Chair), Paul Lewin & Carolina Guevara
SS19 - Regional Science at the Earth’s Core: Ecuador, RECIR
Carolina Guevara (Chair), Alex Guerrero, Josselyn Segovia & Alex Bajaña
SS20 - Indigenous Social Capital and Local Economic Development: Identifying New Pathways to Success
Matthew Roskruge (Chair) & Jacques Poot
SS21 - Universities and public–private entities in building competitive and sustainable territories: Evidence from Ecuador
​Ronny Correa-Quezada (Chair) & María del Cisne Tituaña-Castillo

REGULAR SESSIONS

RS01 - Wellbeing
RS02 - Regional and urban policy
RS03 - Regional development
RS04 - Rural development
RS05 - City development
RS06 - Spatial planning
RS07 - Location theory and applications
RS08 - Methods in regional science and urban economics
RS09 - Spatial implications of climate and environmental change
​RS10 - The spatial dimension of sustainable development
​RS11 - Theoretical and empirical urban economics
RS12 - Globalization
RS13 - Resilience and risk management
RS14 - Green economy and complexity
RS15 - National, regional or local labor markets

RS16 - Governance
RS17 - Entrepreneurship
RS18 - Population and migration
RS19 - Infrastructure, transportation and accessibility
​RS20 - Knowledge and innovation
RS21 - Efficiency and productivity
RS22 - Real estate and housing
RS23 - Tourism
RS24 - Biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services
RS25 - Agriculture, fisheries and food security
RS26 - Natural resources and energy
RS27 - Regional science and data science
RS28 - Artificial intelligence
RS29 - Finances and regional science