About the Journal
International Journal of Town Planning and Management [2456-5253(e)]is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2015. Town planning is the planning and design of all new buildings, roads, and parks in a location to make them more appealing and convenient for the people who live there. The goal of town planning is to meet the needs of future generations while preventing the haphazard growth of the city. Urban planning, also known as regional planning, town planning, city planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that focuses on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure that passes through and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, as well as their accessibility. Town planning is an interdisciplinary field that integrates planning, architecture, surveying, landscape architecture, and construction engineering to address the global challenge of land resource management. Town planning also includes strategy planning, which is required to manage future land requirements.
Focus & Scope
The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:
- Urban & Town Planning: settlement design, land-use planning, new town development, decentralization strategies, comprehensive master planning, and orderly urban growth management
- Planning Process & Governance: planning policy, regulatory frameworks, stakeholder engagement, decision-making systems, and strategic planning alignment across organizational and city scales
- Spatial Analysis & Geographic Information Systems (GIS): spatial modeling, visualization, data management, spatial analysis tools, and geospatial applications for urban environments
- Smart Cities & Digital Technology: smart city infrastructure, sensor networks, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence applications, and technology-enabled urban management
- Sustainable Urban Design: resource efficiency, climate-responsive planning, green infrastructure, stormwater management, permeable surfaces, and environmentally-sensitive urban development
- Coastal & Marine Planning: marine spatial planning, coastal resilience, sea-level rise adaptation, erosion control, and sustainable coastal design in climate-vulnerable regions
- Landscape & Open Space Design: urban parks, recreational spaces, aesthetic design, public realm planning, and community gathering spaces in urban and rural contexts
- Construction Logistics & Supply Chain: material flow optimization, site logistics coordination, prefabrication frameworks, construction sequencing, and on-site delivery management in urban and remote contexts
- Risk Management & Resilience: predictive analytics, failure analysis in construction, supply chain disruption mitigation, and resilience strategies for external shocks including climate change and pandemics
Open Access Statement
International Journal of Town Planning and Management is an open-access publication which provides immediate open access to its content, supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge. All published works are freely available to a worldwide audience upon publication. Publication is subject to an article processing charge (APC), ensuring articles remain freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.
Publication Ethics Statement
International Journal of Town Planning and Management fully adheres to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and its Best Practice Guidelines. The editorial team enforces a rigorous peer-review process with strict ethical policies to ensure the addition of high-quality scientific studies to scholarly publication.
Content Disclaimer
All information, opinions, and views mentioned in International Journal of Town Planning and Management represent the authors and the contributions of the articles. Publication of articles, advertisements, or product information does not constitute endorsement or approval by the journal. The data and opinions appearing in the articles are the responsibility of the contributors concerned.