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Town and Regional Planning

University of the Free State · South Africa

ISSN2415-0495

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.275

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.402

Total Works

198

Total Citations

762

2yr Mean Citedness

0.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on town, urban, and regional planning, focusing on issues such as urbanisation, land management, housing, and infrastructure development. It addresses challenges in both developed and developing contexts, including informal settlements, peri-urban expansion, and the impact of historical legacies on contemporary planning. The journal also explores themes of sustainability, spatial inequality, and the integration of technology in urban governance.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications198

Publisher OrgUniversity of Pretoria

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Library of South Africa (NLSA)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Free State

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2415-0495

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

National Library of South Africa (NLSA)

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2018

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2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Regional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesLegal Issues in South AfricaLocal Economic Development and PlanningUrban Planning and GovernanceLand Rights and ReformsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Green Space and HealthUrban Design and Spatial AnalysisAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesUrban Transport and Accessibility