Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Town Planning Review
ISSN 0041-0020 · eISSN 1478-341X · Liverpool University Press
Town Planning Review: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Town Planning Review is published by Liverpool University Press and is in Zone 3 of Economics 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 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences23.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.9%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | 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
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 778OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 55 | 18 | 49 |
| 2024 | 63 | 55 | 139 |
| 2023 | 34 | 32 | 85 |
| 2022 | 49 | 36 | 202 |
| 2021 | 106 | 28 | 860 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- newsNews Technology Business Entertainment Science / Health Partner ContentLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement, Diversity in Our Team Model summary
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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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 0041-0020
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-341X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Town Planning Review
What CAS zone is Town Planning Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Town Planning Review is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. 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.
Which databases index Town Planning Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Town Planning Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Town Planning Review open access, and what is the APC?
Town Planning Review 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, 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: .