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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
ISSN 0964-0568 · eISSN 1360-0559 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.78; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 257 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 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 Economic and Environmental Valuation, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (JEPM) is a leading international forum for scholarly and accessible papers on all aspects of environmental planning and management. The aim of journal of Environmental Planning and Management is to focus on the practical, technical, social and political problems in the planning and management of the environment. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management covers the following topics: Environmental policy and legislation Sustainable development Environmental planning Natural resource planning and management Environmental and strategic impact assessment Environmental management Environmental economics, valuation and natural resource accounting Regulatory and market-based instruments for environmental management Journal of Environmental Planning and Management accepts articles that encompass applied research, the application of new approaches and techniques, the evaluation of policy and practice, critical 'state-of-the-art' reviews papers, and contributions from integrated and cross-disciplinary research teams, policy makers and practitioners. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Neil PowePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
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 | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, Social Scisearch®
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.27Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 420,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,870 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 24 | 18 |
| 2025 | 88 | 39 | 172 |
| 2024 | 152 | 47 | 1,000 |
| 2023 | 165 | 60 | 2,329 |
| 2022 | 168 | 52 | 3,360 |
| 2021 | 167 | 47 | 5,579 |
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 Crossref · to
257 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 205 days – 332 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 298 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialEditor-in-Chief: Neil Powe - School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, Newcastle University, UK Managing Editor: Sarah Cherrill - School of Architecture, Pl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
gold open access option Model summary
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 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? Increas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- 0964-0568
- Electronic ISSN
- 1360-0559
- Society / sponsor
- School of Architecture
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Environmental Planning and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies / Regional & Urban Planning. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Environmental Planning and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.78; CiteScore 11.6, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Environmental Planning and Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 257 days (interquartile range 205–332 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Environmental Planning and Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Environmental Planning and Management based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Environmental Planning and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Environmental Planning and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .