Journal profile · REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
disP
ISSN 0251-3625 · eISSN 2166-8604 · Taylor & Francis
disP: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 30 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
disP is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Urbanization and City Planning and Environmental Science and Technology, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
disP - The Planning Review is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal for planning scholarship. We publish high quality and original research on important planning issues. This includes topics in the areas of urban development, city and town planning, urban policy and governance, urban studies, landscape and environmental planning, regional development as well as transportation planning. The journal is open to qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research in planning and urban studies and to contributions from different geographical regions. We are committed to combine theoretical discussion with empirical research to address pressing issues in planning theory, policy, and practice. Typically, two disP issues per year are devoted to a specific theme. Articles are mainly published in English, but may also be published in German, French or Italian.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Editor-in-chief David KaufmannPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 2, Switzerland 1, Singapore 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesEnvironmental Science21.4%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences12.9%
- Environmental Science and TechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences8.6%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 86,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 86,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,057 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 30 | 24 |
| 2024 | 44 | 23 | 29 |
| 2023 | 44 | 13 | 79 |
| 2022 | 42 | 9 | 75 |
| 2021 | 44 | 21 | 141 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
disP - The Planning Review 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 …
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
- 0251-3625
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-8604
- Society / sponsor
- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about disP
What CAS zone is disP in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, disP is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Regional & Urban Planning. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of disP?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at disP?
The publisher reports about 30 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (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 disP based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2), Switzerland (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index disP?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, disP is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is disP open access, and what is the APC?
disP 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .