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Planning Theory and Practice

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1464-9357eISSN1470-000X

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

0.89

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.589

Total Works

1,219

Total Citations

28,304

2yr Mean Citedness

1.45

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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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⚡ 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 Published2000

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,219

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

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