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International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

International Information and Engineering Technology Association · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1743-7601

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.312

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.637

Total Worksi

2,860

Total Citationsi

14,575

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning informs readers about all aspects of environmental planning and management. The journal covers social to technical environmental management issues, with a focus on sustainable planning and development, applicable to both urban and rural areas.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 462 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,860

Publisher OrgInternational Information and Engineering Technology Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Information and Engineering Technology Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-7601

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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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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?

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

353

2019

145

1.4k

2020

167

1.4k

2021

293

2.2k

2022

436

2.6k

2023

468

1.5k

2024

482

494

2025

279

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 DevelopmentQ3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessCommunity-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySMEs Development and Digital MarketingSustainable Building Design and AssessmentUrban and Rural Development ChallengesEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthSustainable Supply Chain ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Transport and Accessibility

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Is International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.312.

Is International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning is indexed in Scopus.