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International Planning Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1469-9265

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

289

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 263d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.482

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.111

Total Worksi

849

Total Citationsi

17,611

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Planning Studies addresses challenges related to globalization in planning at the urban, regional, national, and international levels. It publishes research in a variety of specific fields within planning.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications849

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1469-9265

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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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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

Citations received

838

2019

216

2020

227

2021

176

2022

110

2023

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 DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Regional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and GovernanceUrban and Rural Development ChallengesUrbanization and City PlanningHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismRural development and sustainabilityUrban Transport and AccessibilityPublic Policy and Administration ResearchUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisCultural Industries and Urban Development

Frequently asked questions about International Planning Studies

Is International Planning Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Planning Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Planning Studies?

International Planning Studies 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 0.98.

Is International Planning Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Planning Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.