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Progress in Planning

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-9006eISSN1873-4510

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.963

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.803

Total Works

932

Total Citations

25,045

2yr Mean Citedness

2.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Progress in Planning offers an outlet for extended papers in the field of planning. It welcomes papers on any aspect of spatial and environmental planning that make a contribution to planning scholarship. The journal publishes research in the areas of regional & urban planning and environmental studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications932

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0305-9006 / 1873-4510

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringUrban Planning and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism