Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Journal of Urban Planning and Development
ISSN 0733-9488 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES
Journal of Urban Planning and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; subscription journal; median 250 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 183 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban Planning and Development is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Urban Planning and Development covers the application of civil engineering to such aspects of urban planning as area-wide transportation, the coordination of planning and programming of public works and utilities, and the development and redevelopment of urban areas. Subjects include environmental assessment, esthetic considerations, land use planning, underground utilities, infrastructure management, renewal legislation, transportation planning, and evaluation of the economic value of state parks.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences18.9%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences12.2%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering4.6%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences3.5%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 854OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 150LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,935 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 17 | 21 |
| 2025 | 183 | 37 | 245 |
| 2024 | 144 | 29 | 770 |
| 2023 | 121 | 10 | 920 |
| 2022 | 117 | 10 | 1,033 |
| 2021 | 146 | 14 | 1,887 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
250 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 208 days – 313 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 203 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 473 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (345 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0733-9488
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban Planning and Development
What CAS zone is Journal of Urban Planning and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Urban Planning and Development is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Regional & Urban Planning / Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Urban Planning and Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urban Planning and Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 250 days (interquartile range 208–313 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Urban Planning and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban Planning and Development is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Urban Planning and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban Planning and Development is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .