Journal profile · LAW
Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law
ISSN 2514-9407 · eISSN 2514-9415 · Emerald
Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 28 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 25.3% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Housing Market and Economics and Environmental law and policy, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law is a CIB-encouraged journal that provides a vehicle for the publication of high quality legal scholarship in the related areas of property, planning, and environmental law. Previously published as International Journal of Law in the Built Environment until 2017, previous ISSN 2514-9407. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 27, Spain 2, Australia 2, Netherlands 2, Ireland 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences8.5%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Property Rights and Legal DoctrineSocial Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | 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) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 24 | 8 | 59 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 50 |
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)
- 25.3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28.3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 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 accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewArticle — up to 8000 words Guest Editorial — up to 2000 words Book Review — up to 1000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Please see the article types and word …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialArticle — up to 8000 words Guest Editorial — up to 2000 words Book Review — up to 1000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Please see the article types and word …main text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2514-9407
- Electronic ISSN
- 2514-9415
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (February 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law
What CAS zone is Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law?
The publisher reports about 28 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25.3%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (27), Spain (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law 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: .