Journal of Planning Literature


The Journal of Planning Literature is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes critical review articles and abstracts of recent literature in the field of urban and regional planning. The journal's editor-in-chief is Gulsah Akar. The journal was established in 1985 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with the Ohio State University.

Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Planning Literature is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 3.15, ranking it 3 out of 40 journals in the category "Urban Studies" and 6 out of 57 journals in the category "Planning & Development".