European Planning Studies

Aims & Scope

European Planning Studies provides a forum for ideas and information about spatial development processes and policies in Europe.

The journal publishes articles of a theoretical, empirical and policy-relevant nature and is particularly concerned to integrate knowledge of processes with practical policy proposals, implementation and evaluation.

Articles of particular interest to the journal focus upon specific spatial development problems, as well as emerging explanations of new urban, regional, national or supranational developmental tendencies.

Country-specific, region-specific or locality-specific issues are focused upon, although comparative analysis is of especial value.

Case studies of successful spatial policies and critiques of policy failure based on in-depth study are both welcomed.

A key feature of the journal is to generalize learning about best practice analysis and policy-formulation in the field of spatial development planning.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.115

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	108

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4036

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1732

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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.

• Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Regional Policy: A Sympathetic Critique

  Citation: 1428

  Authors: Erik

• A critical review of entrepreneurial ecosystems research: towards a future research agenda

  Citation: 501

  Authors: Janna, Ron

• Building global knowledge pipelines: The role of temporary clusters

  Citation: 457

  Authors: Peter, Harald, Anders

• EUROPEAN BRIEFING: Polycentricity in European spatial planning: from an analytical tool to a normative agenda

  Citation: 397

  Authors: Simin

• Industrial districts as ‘learning regions’: A condition for prosperity

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Bj⊘rn T.

• Bringing business clusters into the mainstream of economic development

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Stuart A.

• Peripheralization: Theoretical Concepts Explaining Socio-Spatial Inequalities

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Manfred

• Impacts of urban living labs on sustainability transitions: mechanisms and strategies for systemic change through experimentation

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Timo, Lea, Niki, Lars

• How to unlock regional economies from path dependency? From learning region to learning cluster

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Robert

• Globalization and the Rise of City-regions

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Allen J.

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