Journal profile
Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning
ISSN 2559-4141 · eISSN 2501-5591 · Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning · Romania
Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning is published by Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Urban Planning and Governance and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Addressed to professionals having a strong interest in planning matters, the journal aims to cover the following fields: Spatial and Urban Planning, Landscape and Environmental Planning, Planning History and Regional Science. All articles are published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 13, Italy 3, Netherlands 2, Türkiye 2, Finland 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences14.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.4%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities6.4%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering5.3%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences5.3%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Sustainable Urban and Rural DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 47 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission or processing charges Model summary
There are no charges or fees for publishing, submission and processing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access journal Model summary
This is an Open Access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review The Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Once submitted, your manuscript enters the peer review process. The Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning — JULP uses a double-blind review, which means that the identities of both the author(s) and the reviewers are concealed throughout the peer review process.
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
- Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2559-4141
- Electronic ISSN
- 2501-5591
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Urban and Landscape Planning based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (13), Italy (3) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .