Planning Theory (PT)

Planning Theory is an international, peer‑reviewed academic journal that provides a forum for rigorous theoretical inquiry into spatial planning and the intellectual foundations of planning as a scholarly discipline. The journal was launched in 2002 and is widely respected for advancing critical debates about the nature, purposes, and implications of planning ideas, concepts, and practices across global contexts. It publishes original research articles, theoretical essays, critical dialogues, and review pieces that explore diverse perspectives on planning — including normative, analytical, interpretive, and post‑structural approaches. The scope extends to issues of power, knowledge, ethics, sustainability, social justice, governance, and cultural and political influences on planning paradigms, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue with fields such as human geography, sociology, architecture, public policy, and environmental studies. The journal is known for shaping the intellectual landscape of planning scholarship by encouraging contributions that challenge conventional assumptions and expand theoretical horizons. Authors engage with both historical and contemporary theories, interrogating how planning thought addresses complex urban challenges — from equity and participation to climate change and neoliberal governance. Planning Theory serves as an essential resource for scholars, advanced students, and practitioners interested in the conceptual underpinnings and evolving debates within the planning academy.

Planning Theory (PT) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Geography, Planning and Development, philosophical, and critical debates about planning knowledge, practice, ethics, power, sustainability, governance , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1473-0952, E-ISSN: 1741-3052, Established: 2002, Impact Factor: 2.5
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

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