Skip to Main Content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

City & Regional Planning: Scholarly Journals|Trade Magazines

Supporting the City & Regional Planning graduate program in the Department of Planning, Development and Preservation

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

See also Landscape Journals and Architecture Journals/Magazines.

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]