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Planning Malaysia

Malaysian Institute Of Planners · Malaysia · Est. 2006

ISSN1675-6215

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.266

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.87

Total Worksi

1,999

Total Citationsi

6,766

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Urban Studies; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 240 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,999

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Malaysian Institute Of Planners

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1675-6215

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

123

570

2019

102

734

2020

129

694

2021

133

641

2022

196

773

2023

239

368

2024

286

2025

122

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.

Urban StudiesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban Transport and AccessibilityArchitecture and Cultural InfluencesHousing Market and EconomicsPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesUrban Green Space and HealthArchitectural and Urban StudiesCultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Frequently asked questions about Planning Malaysia

Is Planning Malaysia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Planning Malaysia: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Planning Malaysia?

Planning Malaysia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.266.

Is Planning Malaysia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Planning Malaysia is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Planning Malaysia?