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International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development · Japan · Est. 2013

ISSN2187-3666eISSN2187-3666

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.442

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.953

Total Worksi

549

Total Citationsi

3,109

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Geography, Planning and Development; Urban Studies; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications549

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

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?

Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2187-3666 / 2187-3666

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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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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

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

417

2019

330

2020

257

2021

371

2022

328

2023

186

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

Urban StudiesQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Transport and AccessibilityLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Green Space and HealthUrban Design and Spatial AnalysisTransportation Planning and OptimizationUrban and Rural Development ChallengesPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationCultural Heritage Management and PreservationArchitectural and Urban Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

Is International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development?

International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 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 1.61.

Is International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development?