International Planning Studies

Aims & Scope

Planning, at the urban, regional, and national and international levels, faces new challenges, notably those related to the growth of globalisation as both an objective socio-economic process and a shift in policy-maker perceptions and modes of analysis.

International Planning Studies ( IPS ) addresses these issues by publishing quality research in a variety of specific fields and from a range of theoretical and normative perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the actual and potential role of planning and planners in this context.

Specific policy areas covered include: -urban design- economic development- environmental policy- spatial planning- housing- transport- social inclusion.

IPS fills a gap between the more specialist theoretical and empirical journals in planning and urban-regional studies.

In so doing it throws new light on the influences on, and effects of, the evolution of planning around the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8345

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	201

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.683

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

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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.

• On Places Lost and Places Regained: Reflections on the Alternative Food Geography and Sustainable Regional Development

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Johannes S.C.

• Feeding the City: The Challenge of Urban Food Planning

  Citation: 238

  Authors: Kevin

• Errors Expected — Aligning Urban Strategy with Demographic Uncertainty in Shrinking Cities^â€

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Thorsten

• Feeding the City: Towards a New Research and Planning Agenda

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Roberta

• Making neo-liberal governance: the disempowering work of empowerment

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Faranak

• Brand Dubai: The Instant City; or the Instantly Recognizable City

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Samer

• East European Cities — Patterns of Growth and Decline, 1960–2005

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Vlad, Ivan

• Bulldozer Neo-liberalism in Istanbul: The State-led Construction of Property Markets, and the Displacement of the Urban Poor

  Citation: 118

  Authors: John, Hade

• Municipal Food Strategies and Integrated Approaches to Urban Agriculture: Exploring Three Cases from the Global North

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Brent, Wendy

• An integrated remote sensing and GIS approach in the monitoring and evaluation of rapid urban growth for sustainable development in the Pearl River Delta, China

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Anthony Gar‐on, Xia

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