Journal profile · REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Town and Regional Planning
ISSN 1012-280X · eISSN 2415-0495 · University of the Free State · South Africa
Town and Regional Planning: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Town and Regional Planning is published by University of the Free State 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 and Rural Development Challenges, Legal Issues in South Africa and Local Economic Development and Planning, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences21.8%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences18.8%
- Local Economic Development and PlanningSocial Sciences15%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science2.7%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science2.7%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering2.5%
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 | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 183 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 76 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 148 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | — |
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
- University of the Free State
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1012-280X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2415-0495
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Town and Regional Planning
What CAS zone is Town and Regional Planning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Town and Regional Planning is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Regional & Urban Planning. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Town and Regional Planning?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Town and Regional Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Town and Regional Planning is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Town and Regional Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Town and Regional 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; 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: .