Australian Planner

Aims & Scope

Australian Planner is Australia's leading peer reviewed journal for the planning profession, and is the most read and influential planning journal in Australia and the Pacific Region.

It is published quarterly, distributed in March, June, September and December each year.

Readership includes those involved in the planning profession including government officials, university staff and students, urban designers, urban, regional, social, environmental, economic and transport planners, as well as those involved in related industries, both nationally and overseas.

Australian Planner provides a forum for planning news, opinion and research and each edition of the journal contains a component surrounding a particular theme or topic of interest.

Australian Planner has become a well respected publication and a very popular source of knowledge and information for professional planners and those involved in the built environment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.506

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11453

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	94

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Smart cities: an effective urban development and management model?

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Tan

• A GIS‐based land use and public transport accessibility indexing model

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Tan, Nell, Rick, Matt

• Harassment on public transport and its impacts on women’s travel behaviour

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Natalie, Jianqiang, Eddo

• Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Peter

• Web-based knowledge management system: linking smart metering to the future of urban water planning

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Rodney A., Rachelle, Damien, Kriengsak, Guillermo

• Resilient cities: Responsing to peak oil and climate change

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Peter, Timothy, Heather

• Augmenting public participation: enhancing planning outcomes through the use of social media and web 2.0

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Joel, Marcus

• Green around the gills? The challenge of density for urban greenspace planning in SEQ

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Jason, Neil, Glen

• The art of city making

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Charles

• Can urban greenspace combat climate change? Towards a subtropical cities research agenda

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Jason, Yang

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