{"id":18382,"date":"2018-03-13T16:02:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=18382"},"modified":"2018-03-12T10:59:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T10:59:17","slug":"rtpi-journal-gets-top-academic-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18382","title":{"rendered":"RTPI journal gets top academic listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RTPI_Journal_cover130318.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-18383\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RTPI_Journal_cover130318.png\" alt=\"RTPI journal cover\" width=\"162\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a>Planning Theory and Practice (PTP), the RTPI\u2019s academic journal published jointly with Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, has been accepted by Clarivate Analytics for inclusion in the Social Sciences Citation Index\u2122.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The RTPI writes:<\/p>\n<p>This means the journal is now ranked amongst the top planning journals in the field and will be included in the next Journal Citation Reports Impact Factor releases.<\/p>\n<p>Trudi Elliott, Chief Executive of the RTPI who co-owns the journal, said; \u2018The RTPI prides itself on advancing the art and science of spatial planning and the journal does this justice. This recognition would not have happened without the enthusiasm, creativity and dedication of everybody involved.\u00a0 PTP is very much the product of a great team: contributors, Editors, our Editorial Board, staff and other supporters of the Institute.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The journal\u2019s Senior Editor Heather Campbell said: \u2018The mission of the journal has always been distinctive: to publish material that demonstrates both intellectual rigour and practical impact.\u00a0 Given the challenges facing our communities and cities, research must demonstrate how the insights gained can make a difference.\u00a0 The listing of the journal recognises the scholarly excellence of the distinctive work we publish.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Planning Theory and Practice (PTP) is an international journal which aims to challenge theory and change practice in spatial planning and is distinctive in its commitment to publishing content which combines intellectual rigour with practical impact.<\/p>\n<p>Now publishing five issues a year, PTP\u2019s content raises issues at the leading edge of planning theory and practice, draws out their wider significance, and encourages the development of a spatial dimension in other areas of public policy.<\/p>\n<p>The journal\u2019s innovative Interface section adopts an original approach to stimulating debate. Each issue of Interface is freely available and offers a series of contributions reflecting on an issue from different perspectives. This promotes dialogue between the academic and practitioner communities, encouraging analytical reflection on practice and practical engagement with theory.<\/p>\n<p>The journal\u2019s Comments and Reviews section comprises Policy &amp; Planning Briefs which provide critical insights into key policy developments and analysis of spatial plans, book reviews, comments on a current topic, and rejoinders to articles previously published.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtpi.org.uk\/briefing-room\/news-releases\/2018\/february\/rtpi-journal-gets-top-academic-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning Theory and Practice (PTP), the RTPI\u2019s academic journal published jointly with Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, has been accepted by Clarivate Analytics for inclusion in the Social Sciences Citation Index\u2122.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18384,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18382\/revisions\/18384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}