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Planning Theory and Practice

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1464-9357eISSN1470-000X

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.027

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.589

Total Worksi

1,219

Total Citationsi

28,304

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Planning Theory and Practice provides an international focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning and urban design. It serves as a forum to promote the policy dimensions of space and place, aiming to challenge theory and change practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly, <2004->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,219

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-9357 / 1470-000X

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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

786

2019

1.2k

2020

859

2021

445

2022

431

2023

158

2024

2025

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Regional & Urban PlanningUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and GovernanceRural development and sustainabilityHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismUrbanization and City PlanningPublic Policy and Administration ResearchHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesUrban and Rural Development ChallengesLegal Cases and CommentaryUrban Transport and Accessibility

Frequently asked questions about Planning Theory and Practice

Is Planning Theory and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Planning Theory and Practice: 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 Planning Theory and Practice?

Planning Theory and Practice 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.45.

Is Planning Theory and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Planning Theory and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.