Journal profile
brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy
ISSN 2476-6402 · eISSN 2476-5864 · Allameh Tabataba'i University Press · Iran, Islamic Republic of
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brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 51% (journal website); 11 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The main objective of Urban and Regional Development Planning is to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers to discuss their most recent findings related to urban and regional development. By doing so, the journal hopes to improve the status of the field in Iran and in the world and to find solutions to theoretical and practical problems the profession is faced with. To serve this purpose, researchers are encouraged to submit their unpublished, original, full-length papers for potential publication in the journal. The journal is set to publish original articles on a wide range of issues including; Urban and regional planning Urban and regional development Urban and regional management and maintenance Construction management City planning Residential Construction Commercial Construction Industrial Construction The main objective: Development of theoretical and practical knowledge boundaries of urban and regional planning in Iran Side objectives: Design of content and methodological innovations to analyze and solve urban and regional planning issues Promotion of multidisciplinary knowledge (social justice, environmental ethics, power, and conflict of interest, etc.) in the field of urban and regional planning Strengthening approaches and methods of urban and regional management Main axes: Urban and regional development planning Managing the spatial development of the city and region Criticism and examination of lessons learned from the experience of national, regional, and local development programs in Iran Evaluating the environmental, economic, and social consequences of urban and regional policies Examining and criticizing urban and regional governance structures Secondary axes: Urban and regional planning theory strategic spatial planning, collaborative planning, cooperative planning, review, and evaluation of urban and regional development documents, etc. Theory in urban and regional planning Housing planning, transportation planning, tourism planning, urban and regional economic planning, environmental planning, rural planning, urban and regional resilience, metropolitan planning, planning of areas with spatial loss, planning areas of historical value, planning for informal settlements, etc. Approaches and methods of urban and regional management and governance Quantitative methods and modeling in urban and regional planning, qualitative methods in urban and regional planning, research methods in urban and regional planning, methods of teaching urban and regional planning, etc. Urban and regional planning methods Quantitative methods and modeling in urban and regional planning, qualitative methods in urban and regional planning, research methods in urban and regional planning, methods of teaching urban and regional planning, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ali Khaksari UrbanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Canada 1, Switzerland 1, Iran 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SIDPublisher website
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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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 11Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 226,968Publisher website ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 51%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 216 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IRR 6,000,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | IRR 6,000,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access to articles for individual researchers and libraries Model summary
To let individual researchers and libraries have access to the most recent research findings in the field, the journal allows open-access to its articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Distributed archiving via Magiran and Noormags preservation systems Model summary
This journal utilizes the Magiran and Noormags preservation systems to create a distributed archiving system for individual and libraries and to permit libraries stakeholders to create permanent archives of the journal.
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy
- 1ScopeCompare your paper with the Aims & Scope.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Cover letter: Required.Author guidelines ↗
- 3FeesIRR 6,000,000 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 4Expected review timeabout 9 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian
- ISSN
- 2476-6402
- Electronic ISSN
- 2476-5864
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 37 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy
How long does peer review take at brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 51%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy 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 United Kingdom (1), Japan (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy open access, and what is the APC?
brnmhryzy tws`h shhry w mnTqhy is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .