Journal of Planning History (JPH)

The Journal of Planning History (JPH) is a respected, quarterly peer‑reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge about the historical foundations and evolution of urban and regional planning. Launched in 2002, it serves as the flagship academic outlet for research that explores the intellectual roots, institutional development, cultural forces, and policy trajectories that have shaped planning practices across time and space. Published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH), JPH offers a global platform for original research articles, review essays, archival studies, and critical reflections by scholars in history, planning, geography, and related disciplines. The journal’s content highlights how past planning decisions—whether in transportation, housing, zoning, environmental design, or governance—continue to influence contemporary urban challenges. Through rigorous methodologies and interdisciplinary insights, JPH fosters a deeper understanding of planning’s historical significance and its implications for future practice and policy. Each issue features peer‑reviewed scholarship that enriches the historiography of planning, making it an essential resource for academics, historians, planning practitioners, and graduate students. Its quarterly publication ensures a steady flow of cutting‑edge research that connects historical inquiry with broader debates in urban and regional planning.

Journal of Planning History (JPH) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Geography, Planning and Development, local and transnational planning histories, planning pedagogy, archival studies, and interdisciplinary perspectives that connect planning history with geography, sociology, The journal is intended for historians, planning scholars, urban researchers , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1538-5132, E-ISSN: 1552-6585, Established: 2002, Impact Factor: 0.4
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE