Journal profile · Multiple
Planning Perspectives
ISSN 0266-5433 · eISSN 1466-4518 · Taylor & Francis
Planning Perspectives: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.09; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 63 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Planning Perspectives is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanization and City Planning, Urban Planning and Governance and Urban and Rural Development Challenges, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Planning Perspectives welcomes papers that increase understanding of the institutions, documents, processes, practices and practitioners that have shaped the historical development of urban and regional planning. It features original research in manuscripts of up to 10,000 words. Papers of a comparative or thematic nature are welcomed. No historical period is excluded. Planning Perspectives facilitates interdisciplinary networking among planning historians worldwide. To raise awareness of current and emerging work in the field, the peer-reviewed section Connexions publishes short contributions of no more than 4,000 words. These may include manuscripts on research in progress and historiographical essays, as well as personal reminiscences, accounts of archival sources or datasets, reports of conferences, symposia and seminars and announcements of relevance to scholars and practitioners in the field. Peer Review Statement All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Florian UrbanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United Kingdom 8, Mainland China 2, United States 2, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences19%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.6%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science4%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Geo Abstracts, Journal of Planning Literature, University of West England Library Services, America: History & Life, Architectural Publications Index, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Current Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, EbscoHost, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 448OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,008Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 214,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,008 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 39 | 17 |
| 2025 | 120 | 48 | 85 |
| 2024 | 99 | 36 | 175 |
| 2023 | 86 | 23 | 143 |
| 2022 | 97 | 38 | 549 |
| 2021 | 80 | 19 | 310 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
63 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- connexionsthe peer-reviewed section Connexions publishes short contributions of no more than 4,000 words.main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original researchrban and regional planning. It features original research in manuscripts of up to 10,000 words. Papers of a comparative or thematic nature are welcomed. Nmain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal; open access publishing is optional. Model summary
Planning Perspectives is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymized peer review by at least two referees, with initial editor screening. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0266-5433
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4518
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Planning Perspectives
What CAS zone is Planning Perspectives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Planning Perspectives is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Architecture / History / History of Social Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Planning Perspectives?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.09; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Planning Perspectives?
The publisher reports about 63 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Planning Perspectives in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of Planning Perspectives based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), Mainland China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Planning Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Planning Perspectives is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Planning Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Planning Perspectives is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .