Journal profile · REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Journal of Planning History
ISSN 1538-5132 · eISSN 1552-6585 · SAGE
Journal of Planning History: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 161 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 72% (journal website); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Planning History is published by SAGE 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 Urbanization and City Planning, American Environmental and Regional History and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 42.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Planning History (JPH), a quarterly peer-reviewed journal from Sage Publications, provides a scholarly outlet for the growing multidisciplinary cadre of academics and practitioners in the broad field of planning history. The Journal of Planning History publishes peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, review essays, and exhibition/conference reviews in the field of planning history around the world and including transnational interactions. JPH invites scholars and practitioners of planning to submit articles and features on the full range of topics embraced by city and regional planning history, including planning history, transnational planning experiences, planning history pedagogy, planning history in planning practice, the intellectual roots of planning processes, and planning history historiography.The journal also provides professors of planning history with an effective tool for classroom instruction.Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/joph
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 22, Canada 3, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences20.8%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science13%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4%
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)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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 117 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
161 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 72%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 161 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright
- Data availability Data Sharing
At Sage, we are committed to facilitating openness, transparency, and reproducibility of research. Where relevant, The Journal encourages authors to share their research data in a suitable public repository subject to ethical considerations and where data is included, to add a data accessibility statement in their manuscript file. Authors should also follow data citation principles. For more infor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright assignment to Sage with retained reuse rights for authors. Model summary
Before publication, authors are requested to assign copyright to Sage; they retain their right to reuse material in other publications, written or edited by themselves, with first publication credit to 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1538-5132
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6585
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Planning History
What CAS zone is Journal of Planning History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Planning History 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 Journal of Planning History?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Planning History?
The publisher reports about 161 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 72%. 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 Journal of Planning History?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Journal of Planning History based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Canada (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Planning History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Planning History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Planning History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Planning History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .