Progress in Planning

Aims & Scope

Progress in Planning is a multidisciplinary journal of research monographs with a global readership.

It offers an outlet for extended papers in the field of planning.

Each issue comprises a single monograph of between 20,000 and 35,000 words.

The journal website also offers the opportunity to upload additional material including videos and graphical illustrations.

We welcome papers on any aspect of spatial and environmental planning that make a contribution to planning scholarship.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.963

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

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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.

• GIS-based land-use suitability analysis: a critical overview

  Citation: 1106

  Authors: Jacek

• The dimensions of global urban expansion: Estimates and projections for all countries, 2000–2050

  Citation: 980

  Authors: Shlomo, Jason, Daniel L., Alexander, David

• Remote sensing technology for mapping and monitoring land-cover and land-use change

  Citation: 574

  Authors: John, DongMei

• Climate change and the city: Building capacity for urban adaptation

  Citation: 551

  Authors: Jeremy G., Gina, Angela, Simon, John, Aleksandra

• ‘The planned city sweeps the poor away…’: Urban planning and 21st century urbanisation

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Vanessa

• Sustainable community development: integrating environmental, economic, and social objectives

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Mark

• The key to sustainable urban development in UK cities? The influence of density on social sustainability

  Citation: 266

  Authors: N., C., G.

• Shrinking cities in Australia, Japan, Europe and the USA: From a global process to local policy responses

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Cristina, Tamara, Sylvie, Ivonne, Emmanuèle, Thorsten, Hiroshi

• Uneven land reform and urban sprawl in China: the case of Beijing

  Citation: 237

  Authors: F, Youqin

• Thirty years of urban regeneration in Britain, Germany and France: The importance of context and path dependency

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Chris, Olivier, Wolfgang

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