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Planning Theory

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1741-3052

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

1.428

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SNIP

2.589

Total Works

742

Total Citations

26,183

2yr Mean Citedness

1.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on planning theory, exploring diverse approaches to urban and spatial planning. Articles examine concepts such as temporal deliberation, value in regeneration, consensus-building, reparative planning, doughnut economics, adaptive management, communicative planning, DeafSpace, sustainability in the Global South, Coasian principles, property rights, customary law, attention economics, institutional hybridity, sufficiency planning, and the ethics of care. The research often involves case studies from various global contexts and draws on interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks.

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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 Published1991

FrequencyQuarterly, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications742

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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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SAGE Publications Ltd

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-3052

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Scopus

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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✓ Clean

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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

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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 Planning

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismUrbanization and City PlanningRural development and sustainabilityUrban and Rural Development ChallengesFoucault, Power, and EthicsPublic Policy and Administration ResearchPolitical and Economic history of UK and USComplex Systems and Decision MakingUrban Design and Spatial Analysis