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Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space
ISSN 2399-6544 · eISSN 2399-6552 · SAGE
Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Water Governance and Infrastructure, together about 33.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences15.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences10.1%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences7.9%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science6%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences3.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 1.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 421OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 948 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 56 | 16 |
| 2025 | 79 | 56 | 109 |
| 2024 | 101 | 65 | 351 |
| 2023 | 102 | 73 | 594 |
| 2022 | 94 | 52 | 1,057 |
| 2021 | 70 | 41 | 1,368 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2399-6544
- Electronic ISSN
- 2399-6552
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space
What CAS zone is Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Geography / Public Administration / Regional & Urban Planning. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 56.
Which databases index Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space open access, and what is the APC?
Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .