Journal of Planning History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Planning History publishes peer-reviewed articles, book, conference and exhibition reviews, commissioned essays, and updates on new publications on the history of city and regional planning, with particular emphasis on the Americas.

JPH invites scholars and practitioners of planning to submit articles and features on the full range of topics embraced by city and regional planning history, including planning history in the Americas, transnational planning experiences, planning history pedagogy, planning history in planning practice, the intellectual roots of the planning processes, and planning history historiography.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18471

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.253

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

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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.

• Form and Meaning in the Earliest Cities: A New Approach to Ancient Urban Planning

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Michael E.

• Do-it-Yourself Urbanism

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Emily

• The Planner in the Garden: A Historical View into the Relationship between Planning and Community Gardens

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Laura

• The Neighborhood Unit: Physical Design or Physical Determinism?

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Larry

• Frederick Law Olmsted, Green Infrastructure, and the Evolving City

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Theodore S.

• The Hidden History of Food System Planning

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Domenic, Catherine

• How the City Survey’s Redlining Maps Were Made: A Closer Look at HOLC’s Mortgagee Rehabilitation Division

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Todd M.

• City Planning and Infrastructure: Once and Future Partners

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Michael, Sheri

• Who Received Loans? Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Lending and Discrimination in Philadelphia in the 1930s

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Amy E.

• From Farm to Nuisance

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Catherine, Domenic

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