Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Berkeley Planning Journal
ISSN 1047-5192 · University of California Press
Berkeley Planning Journal: fully open access; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Berkeley Planning Journal is published by University of California Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Local Governance and Planning and Urban and Rural Development Challenges, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences28.9%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences9.4%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences5.2%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.8%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences4.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 504/821 | 38th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 117 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 221 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 1047-5192
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Berkeley Planning Journal
Which databases index Berkeley Planning Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Berkeley Planning Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Berkeley Planning Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Berkeley Planning Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .