Since 1958, Australian Planner has provided a forum for dialogue between scholars, students, policy makers and practitioners across the built environment professions. The journal aspires to inform planning practice, broadly defined, to give voice to diverse perspectives, and to engage readers with the highest quality research and commentary on cutting edge developments.
Australian Planner focuses on Australian concerns, but welcomes manuscripts examining international developments with relevance for Australian cities and regions. Manuscripts should:
strengthen the link between planning research and practice;
develop empirical and other methods used in planning practice and research;
advance theoretical and conceptual understanding;
report on current developments in policy and practice; or
examine significant consequences of planning approaches, processes and contexts.
Australian Planner prefers compelling and direct writing in the active voice. We particularly seek timely papers that bridge the link between research and practice.
Australian Planner publishes four main types of paper. For more information on each of these, see the Instructions for Authors.
Research Article (6,000–10,000 words): scholarly research, subject to double-anonymized peer review, commencing with a brief summary of key practice insights. Usually six months from submission to publication.
Viewpoint (2,000–3,000 words): commentary on current issues in planning. Expedited double-anonymized peer review, usually 3 months from submission to publication.
Practice Review (1,000–2,000 words): case studies of best practice in Australia and internationally, strengthening dialogue across the planning profession. Reviewed by practice editor, usually 2-3 months from submission to publication.
Book Review (1,000–2,000 words): Reviewed by book reviews editor, usually 2-3 months from submission to publication. If you are interested in reviewing a book or having a book reviewed for Australian Planner, please contact the book reviews editor.
Special Issues The editors welcome suggestions for guest-edited thematic issues, which may be drawn from conferences and other events, or may be specially commissioned.
Australian Planner is the publication of record for the Planning Institute of Australia.
Australian Planner and the Planning Institute of Australia are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. The editorial team strongly encourages submissions from scholars and groups who are under-represented in research and planning discourse. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our authors and our readership.
Peer Review Statement All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous reviewers. Viewpoints have undergone expedited review by two anonymous peer reviewers. Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.
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Journal metrics
Usage
78K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.505 (2023) SNIP
0.415 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Associate Professor Amelia Thorpe, University of New South Wales
Laura Crommelin, University of New South Wales
Editorial Board:
Dr Courtney Babb, Curtin University
Professor Jason Byrne, University of Tasmania
Ms Elle Davidson, University of Sydney
Dr Louise Dorignon, RMIT
Professor Rob Freestone, University of New South Wales
Professor Brendan Gleeson, University of Melbourne
Ms Paula Grant, University of Southern Queensland
Professor Carl Grodach, Monash University
Associate Professor Tod Jones, Curtin University
Dr Nick Osbaldiston, James Cook University
Associate Professor Awais Piracha, Western Sydney University
Dr Dorina Pojani, University of Queensland
Professor Wendy Steele, RMIT
Associate Professor Akshay Vij, University of South Australia
Abstracting and indexing
Australian Planner is currently noted in Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Association for Asian Studies, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), CSA, P A I S International, EBSCOhost, Art & Architecture Complete,Art & Architecture Index, GeoRef, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Informit, A P A I S: Australian Public Affairs Information Service, OCLC and Swets Information Services.
Open access
Australian Planner is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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