Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning
ISSN 1755-0793 · eISSN 1755-0807 · ICE Publishing Ltd.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 1991 (Volume 91, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning is published by ICE Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Urban Design and Spatial Analysis and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences11.5%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering10.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.5%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences6.1%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
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
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 561 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5 | 65 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 96 |
| 2023 | 16 | 5 | 56 |
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | 162 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 82 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1755-0793
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-0807
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 91, Issue 4 (December 1991)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Urban Design and Planning is a hybrid 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: .