Journal profile · REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Australian Planner
ISSN 0729-3682 · eISSN 2150-6841 · Taylor & Francis
Australian Planner: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 172 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 62% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Planner is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1958, Australian Planner has provided a forum for dialogue between scholars, students, policy makers and practitioners across the built environment professions. The journal aspires to inform planning practice, broadly defined, to give voice to diverse perspectives, and to engage readers with the highest quality research and commentary on cutting edge developments. Australian Planner focuses on Australian concerns, but welcomes manuscripts examining international developments with relevance for Australian cities and regions. Manuscripts should: strengthen the link between planning research and practice; develop empirical and other methods used in planning practice and research; advance theoretical and conceptual understanding; report on current developments in policy and practice; or examine significant consequences of planning approaches, processes and contexts. Australian Planner prefers compelling and direct writing in the active voice. We particularly seek timely papers that bridge the link between research and practice. Australian Planner publishes four main types of paper. For more information on each of these, see the Instructions for Authors. Research Article (6,000–10,000 words): scholarly research, subject to double-anonymized peer review, commencing with a brief summary of key practice insights. Usually six months from submission to publication. Viewpoint (2,000–3,000 words): commentary on current issues in planning. Expedited double-anonymized peer review, usually 3 months from submission to publication. Practice Review (1,000–2,000 words): case studies of best practice in Australia and internationally, strengthening dialogue across the planning profession. Reviewed by practice editor, usually 2-3 months from submission to publication. Book Review (1,000–2,000 words): Reviewed by book reviews editor, usually 2-3 months from submission to publication. If you are interested in reviewing a book or having a book reviewed for Australian Planner, please contact the book reviews editor. Australian Planner is the publication of record for the Planning Institute of Australia. Australian Planner and the Planning Institute of Australia are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. The editorial team strongly encourages submissions from scholars and groups who are under-represented in research and planning discourse. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our authors and our readership. Peer Review Statement: All research articles in this
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 4, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.1%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Association for Asian Studies, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), CSA, P A I S International, EBSCOhost, Art & Architecture Complete, Art & Architecture Index, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Informit, A P A I S: Australian Public Affairs Information Service, Swets Information Services
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 82,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 82,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,352 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28 | 10 | 23 |
| 2024 | 20 | 13 | 37 |
| 2023 | 28 | 17 | 123 |
| 2022 | 16 | 9 | 104 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 178 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 220 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewmonths from submission to publication. Book Review (1,000–2,000 words): Reviewed by book reviews editor, usually 2-3 months frommain text ≤ 2,000 words
- practice reviewPractice Review (1,000–2,000 words): case studies of best practice in Australia and internationally, strengthening dialogue across the planning profession. Revi…Length not stated
- research articlehese, see the Instructions for Authors. Research Article (6,000–10,000 words): scholarly research, subject to double-anonymized peer revmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewrom submission to publication. Practice Review (1,000–2,000 words): case studies of best practice in Australia and internatiomain text ≤ 2,000 words
- viewpointmonths from submission to publication. Viewpoint (2,000–3,000 words): commentary on current issues in planning. Expedited doublmain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Australian Planner is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0729-3682
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-6841
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Planner
What CAS zone is Australian Planner in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Planner?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Australian Planner?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 116–220 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 62% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Planner based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Planner?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Planner is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Planner open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Planner is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .