Research and Course Guides: City and Regional Planning Research Guide: Scholarly Journals|Trade Magazines

What are Scholarly Journals?

Characteristics of scholarly journals:

written by and for researchers and professionals
contain research projects, methodology, and/or theory
generally subject to peer review
generally have extensive bibliographies

Scholarly Journals

Berkeley Planning Journal (Open Access)
Online, 1995 -
Canadian Journal of Urban Research
Online, 2000 -
Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning
Online, 1995 -
City
Online, 1997 -
Environment & Behavior
Online, 1997-
and in print
Environment & Planning. A : Economy & Space
Environment and Planning. B, Urban Analytics & City Science
Continuation of "Environment & Planning B: Planning & Design," inclusive.
Environment & Planning. C, Government & Policy
Online, 1983 - , Continuation of "Environment & Planning. C, Government & Policy," inclusive
Environment & Planning. D, Society and Space
Online, 1983 -
Environment & Planning E: Nature & Space
Online, 2018 -
Environments
Online (1993-2012) and print (1982-1983)
European Planning Studies
Online 1994 -
European Urban and Regional Studies
Online 1999 -
Housing, Theory and Society
Online 1999 -
International Development Planning Review
Online 2002 -
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Online 1978 -

International Journal of Urban Planning & Smart Cities
Peer reviewed

International Journal of Urban Sciences
Online 1998 -
International Planning Studies
Online 1997 -
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
Online 1984 - 2016 and print (1985-present)
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Online 1997 -
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Online 1981 -
Journal of Planning History
Online 2002 -
Journal of Planning Literature
Online 1986 -
Print, 1986 - 2006
Journal of the American Planning Association
Online 1979 - and print (1979-2008)
Journal of the American Institute of Planners : print 1944-1978
Planners' Journal : print 1935-1943
Journal of Urban Affairs
Online 1995 -
print (1996-2008)
Journal of Urban Design
Online 1996 -
print (1996-2005)

Journal of Urban Design & Mental Health
Peer reviewed

Journal of Urban History
Online 1997 -
print 1974-2007
Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Online 1983 -
Print, 1964-1982
Landscape and Urban Planning
Library access: online (1986-present) and print (1986-2001)
New Geographies
Library access: print only (2008-2013)
A monographic series
Open Urban Studies Journal
Open access: online (2008-2013)
Discontinued 2014
Places
Library access: print (1986-2009)
Planning: for the Natural and Built Environment
Library access: online (2007-present)
Planning Perspectives
Library access: online (1996-present)
Planning Theory
Library access: online (2002-present)
Planning Theory and Practice
Library access: online (2000-present) and in print, 2001-2005
Progress in Planning
Online, 1973 -
Regional Science Policy and Practice
Online, 2008 -
Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies
Online. 1999 - one year ago
Spaces & Flows: An International Journal of Urban and Extraurban Studies
Online, 2011 -
Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment
Online, 1996 -
Town Planning Review
Online, 1910-present, and in print, 1966-2018
Urban Habitats
Open access, electronic only: online, 2003-2012
Urban Policy and Research
Online, 1997 -
Urban Studies
Online, 1993 - 2007, and in print (1972-2005)

What are Trade Magazines?

Published for, and read by, members of a particular trade or profession.
Provide news and information about projects, fresh ideas, and changing circumstances in the profession.
Contain advertisements -- and job ads!
Many available online.

Trade Magazines for Planners

[Based on a LibGuide by Leanne Hindmarch, formerly of CalPoly University]

CITIES Online
Published by the Cities Foundation (Amsterdam)

Library access: none

Free online, no subscription required. You can also follow @citiesonline on Twitter or CITIES on Facebook
Planning
Published by the American Planning Association (APA)
Library access: online (2007-present) and in print (1969-present)

Once you graduate: APA members receive this publication in print and receive a login to read it online via the APA website.
Progressive Planning
Published by the Planner's Network.

Library access: none

Once you graduate: Select articles are freely available online, and these archives are searchable. Planner's Network members receive the publication in print and can download full issues online.
Urban Land
Published by the Urban Land Institute.

Library access: print only. Indexed in Avery.

Once you graduate: One article is made freely available online with each new issue, along with news that does not appear in the print edition. Otherwise, this magazine is a benefit of ULI membership.
American City & County
Library access: online and in print (1975-2011)

Once you graduate: Most, if not all, of this magazine is freely available online. Why not subscribe to their RSS feed and get the latest news in your feed reader?
Journal of Housing and Community Development
Published by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).

Library access: online and in print (1995-2010).

Once you graduate: This magazine is a membership benefit from this organization.
Metropolis
Library access: online and in print

Access: This magazine is available for free online. You can also subscribe to the print version or the free weekly e-newsletter.
Green Places
Published by the GreenSpace Forum, UK.

Library access: online (2008-2009) and in print (2003-present)

Once you graduate: For ongoing access, you'll need to subscribe to the print version, or get a Clemson alumni card.
Shelterforce: The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building
Published by National Housing Institute

Access: Free online or subscribe to the print version.
Next American City
Library access:print (2003-2009)

Once you graduate: No longer a print publication. Some content is free online, but NAC has moved to a new subscription model for in-depth articles like those that formerly appeared in the print version. Subscribe to their RSS feed to get notified when new articles are available, or subscribe to have them 'delivered' to your mobile device.