Planning Theory

Aims & Scope

Planning Theory is an international ISI-indexed, peer-reviewed forum for exploring ideas concerned with a broad conception of spatial planning.

The Editors welcome intellectually diverse contributions that advance planning theory understanding and debate.

There exists a broad range of views about what planning theory is and could, or should, be.

This reflects an equally diverse range of views about the processes and products of planning as practised in different parts of the world.

One of the roles of Planning Theory as a journal is to work through the agreements and tensions between views by publishing quality papers presenting, for instance, strong theoretical arguments, innovative ways of thinking, new ways of applying theory and so on.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	3.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.428

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2603

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	252

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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.

• Why India Cannot Plan Its Cities: Informality, Insurgence and the Idiom of Urbanization

  Citation: 951

  Authors: Ananya

• Collaborative Planning in Perspective

  Citation: 628

  Authors: Patsy

• Insurgent Planning: Situating Radical Planning in the Global South

  Citation: 550

  Authors: Faranak

• Crowdsourcing the Public Participation Process for Planning Projects

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Daren C.

• Theoretical Notes On `Gray Cities': the Coming of Urban Apartheid?

  Citation: 380

  Authors: Oren

• Resisting Neoliberalization: Communicative Planning or Counter-Hegemonic Movements?

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Mark

• Consensus Building: Clarifications for the Critics

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Judith E.

• Using southern theory: Decolonizing social thought in theory, research and application

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Raewyn

• `Agon'izing Over Consensus: Why Habermasian Ideals cannot be `Real'

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Jean

• Social-ecological resilience: Insights and issues for planning theory

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Cathy

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