Journal profile · REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Journal of Regional and City Planning
ISSN 2502-6429 · ITB Journal Publisher
Journal of Regional and City Planning: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: JRCP was first published by Lembaga Penelitian Planologi (LPP) ITB, Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Wilayah dan Kota (P3WK), and then the Department of Regional and City Planning, ITB. JRCP is now published by the Institute for Research and Community Services ITB. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Regional and City Planning is published by ITB Journal Publisher 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 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability, Coastal Management and Development and Urban and Rural Development Challenges, together about 25.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Regional and City Planning or JRCP is an open access journal mainly focusing on urban and regional studies and planning in transitional, developing and emerging economies. JRCP covers topics related to the analysis, sciences, development, intervention, and design of communities, cities, and regions including their physical, spatial, technological, economic, social and political environments. The journal is committed to create a multidisciplinary forum in the field by seeking original paper submissions from planners, architects, geographers, economists, sociologists, humanists, political scientists, environmentalists, engineers and other who are interested in the history, transformation and future of cities and regions in transitional, developing and emerging economies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Editor-in-chief Fikri Zul FahmiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8, United States 2, Australia 2, Canada 1, Netherlands 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences9.3%
- Coastal Management and DevelopmentEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Economic Growth and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences5.2%
- Local Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.2%
- Urban Transport Systems AnalysisEngineering4.6%
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)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 41 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 114 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 59 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 125 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
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
- ITB Journal Publisher
- ISSN
- 2502-6429
- Print ISSN
- 0853-9847
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Regional and City Planning
What CAS zone is Journal of Regional and City Planning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Regional and City Planning 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 Regional and City Planning?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 20.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Regional and City Planning?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Regional and City Planning based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8), United States (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Regional and City Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Regional and City Planning is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Regional and City Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Regional and City Planning is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .