Journal profile · GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
ISSN 2187-3666 · Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development is published by Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Urban Green Space and Health, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences13.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering6.7%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 41.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 576 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 4 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 76 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 191 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 335 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 376 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 269 |
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
- Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
- ISSN
- 2187-3666
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
What CAS zone is International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 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: .