Planning Theory and Practice

Aims & Scope

Planning Theory & Practice provides an international focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning and a forum to promote the policy dimensions of space and place.

Planning Theory & Practice aims to challenge theory and change practice and is distinctive in its commitment to publishing content which combines intellectual rigour with practical impact.

The Editors invite theoretically informed and robustly researched papers which raise issues at the leading edge of planning theory and practice.

Papers on controversial subjects are welcomed and supported.

Authors are requested to draw out the wider significance of their particular contribution and to write for a broad disciplinary and international audience.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.890

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5791

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	289

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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.

• Resilience: A Bridging Concept or a Dead End? “Reframing” Resilience: Challenges for Planning Theory and Practice Interacting Traps: Resilience Assessment of a Pasture Management System in Northern Afghanistan Urban Resilience: What Does it Mean in Planning Practice? Resilience as a Useful Concept for Climate Change Adaptation? The Politics of Resilience for Planning: A Cautionary Note

  Citation: 1304

  Authors: Simin, Keith, L. Jamila, Allyson E., Garry D., Cathy, Hartmut, Darryn, Libby, Simin

• Reframing public participation: strategies for the 21st century

  Citation: 989

  Authors: Judith E., David E.

• Rethinking Informality: Politics, Crisis, and the City

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Colin

• Phronetic planning research: theoretical and methodological reflections

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Bent

• Place and Place-Making in Cities: A Global Perspective

  Citation: 290

  Authors: John

• Out of the Closet: The Importance of Stories and Storytelling in Planning Practice

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Leonie

• Co-production and collaboration in planning – The difference

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Vanessa

• Conflicting rationalities: implications for planning theory and ethics

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Vanessa

• Spatial Planning and Policy Integration: Concepts, Facilitators and Inhibitors

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Dominic, Evert

• Indicators for Sustainable Communities: A Strategy Building on Complexity Theory and Distributed Intelligence

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Judith, David E.

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