Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning
ISSN 2069-3419 · eISSN 2248-2199 · Cluj University Press
Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning is published by Cluj University Press 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 Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences7.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.9%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.7%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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 | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 45 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 156 |
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
- Cluj University Press
- ISSN
- 2069-3419
- Electronic ISSN
- 2248-2199
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning
What CAS zone is Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .