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Journal of Architectural and Planning Research

Locke Science Publishing Company Inc. · United States

ISSN0738-0895eISSN0738-0895

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.138

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

119

Total Citationsi

1,522

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Regional & Urban Planning; Urban Studies; Architecture; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications119

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Locke Science Publishing Company Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0738-0895 / 0738-0895

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ArchitectureQ3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Urban StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesRegional & Urban PlanningUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisUrban Green Space and HealthPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesUrban Transport and AccessibilityBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Planning and GovernanceSustainable Building Design and AssessmentUrban and Rural Development ChallengesEducational Environments and Student OutcomesArchitecture, Modernity, and Design

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Architectural and Planning Research

Is Journal of Architectural and Planning Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Architectural and Planning Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Architectural and Planning Research?

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Journal of Architectural and Planning Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Architectural and Planning Research?