The ''Journal of Planning Literature'' is a

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that publishes critical review articles and abstracts of recent literature in the field of urban and regional

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. The journal's

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is Rachel Kleit (

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). The journal was established in 1985 and is currently published by

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in association with the

Abstracting and indexing

The ''Journal of Planning Literature'' is abstracted and indexed in

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and the

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. According to the ''

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'', its 2017

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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".

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* SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Quarterly journals Academic journals established in 1986 Business and management journals Urban studies and planning journals {{Planning-journal-stub