Journal profile
People Place and Policy Online
ISSN 1753-8041 · Sheffield Hallam University · United Kingdom
People Place and Policy Online: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
People Place and Policy Online is published by Sheffield Hallam University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 28.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open access: People, Place and Policy is a public platform for high quality, current policy debate. Inclusive: The journal provides a supportive publication process for Early Career Researchers. Impact: We have an international authorship and readership. Quality: People, Place and Policy articles are fully REF-compliant. We welcome submissions from academics at all stages of their career as well as practitioners and policy makers from local government or third sector organisations. Submissions are subject to peer review and more information about the review process can be found in the ‘Submit an article’ section, along with information relating to how you can submit your article and the various submission types accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences15.7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences5.6%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences4.8%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
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
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 134 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 233 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 292 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 278 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 257 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 283 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book review1 Key information Word limits: Standard book reviews should be 1,000-1,500 words (excluding the list of references). Review articles shouldmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- review articlerds (excluding the list of references). Review articles should be 2,000-3,000 words (excluding the list of references). References: These shoulmain text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI Policy
PPP recognises the value of artificial intelligence (AI), when used responsibly, to help authors in the research and writing process. Despite the potential of AI and AI-assisted technologies, these tools must never be used as a substitute for human thinking and expertise. Authors are ultimately responsible for the content of their work. Understanding the different tools Assistive AI: These tools r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests Policy
A competing interest is anything that interferes with the presentation, peer review, editorial decision-making, or publication of articles submitted to PPP. Competing interests can be financial or non-financial, professional, or personal. Competing interests can arise in relationship to an organisation or another person. It is a requirement of PPP that all potential competing interests are declare…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Reproducibility Statement
Authors are encouraged to make research data, materials, code, and methods available where appropriate and legally permissible to support transparency, verification, and reproducibility of research findings. Authors should include a data availability statement within their manuscript, indicating where supporting data can be accessed or explaining any restrictions on access. Where data cannot be sh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct and Ethics Statement
Papers submitted to PPP may report on research findings and should have received appropriate ethical approval from their institution. If you have any queries in relation to your paper, please contact the PPP Team prior to submission. For information relating to individual areas of misconduct, see below: Plagiarism: Any reports of plagiarism in PPP articles are taken very seriously. Not only do we …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Statement
As an open access journal, authors retain the copyright in their articles and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. License/copyright information is clearly indicated in published PDFs. Download the PPP Copyright Sta…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access statement
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. Please also read the Journal’s Copyright stateme…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 4. Peer Review Process
Peer review is the process where experts from a specific field or discipline evaluate the article to check the validity, quality and originality of articles for publication. It is the foundation for ensuring the quality and integrity of scholarly research. Upon receiving your submission, your article will undergo an initial evaluation by the Editorial Team and if suitable will be moved through the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
The journal takes issues of copyright infringement or plagiarism very seriously, and we will investigate any claims of malpractice to protect authors and the reputation of the journal. We reserve the right to use plagiarism detecting software and take action if duplication of material without permission or acknowledgement is found. While papers may be based on PhD work or conference papers, we exp…
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
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1753-8041
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about People Place and Policy Online
How long does peer review take at People Place and Policy Online?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index People Place and Policy Online?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, People Place and Policy Online is indexed in DOAJ.
Is People Place and Policy Online open access, and what is the APC?
People Place and Policy Online 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .