''Planning Theory'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

that covers the field of

city planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

and land development. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is Michael Gunder (

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

) . The journal was established in 2002 and is published by Sage Publications.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''

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'', its 2013

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is 1.333, ranking it 20th out of 55 journals in the category "Planning and Development".

References

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* SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Publications established in 2002 Quarterly journals Urban studies and planning journals {{Planning-journal-stub