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Growth and Change

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1468-2257

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.752

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.9

Total Works

2,644

Total Citations

38,828

2yr Mean Citedness

1.39

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Growth and Change publishes research on the causes and consequences of regional and urban planning, policy, and change. It offers insights into policy implications within the fields of Development Studies and Regional & Urban Planning.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,644

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-2257

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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

2019

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2022

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2025

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.

Global and Planetary ChangeQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Global and Planetary Change