Journal of the American Planning Association

As editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association I provide advice on the APA blog and reflections in editorials. To submit to the journal and for author instructions go to the Taylor and Francis web site. The types of journal articles are explained on a separate page. Key advice is marked with **.

Editorials

2023     A. Forsyth. What Tense is a Plan: Current Framework, Future Vision, or Creature of its Time? Journal of the American Planning Association 89, 1: 1.

** 2022     A. Forsyth. Essential JAPA Style. Journal of the American Planning Association 88, 4: 447-448.

** 2022     A. Forsyth. A Chance to Try Again: The Soft Rejection. Journal of the American Planning Association 88, 2: 147-148.

** 2022     A. Forsyth. What is Planning? Advice for Submitting Authors. Journal of the American Planning Association 88, 1: 1-2.

** 2021     A. Forsyth. Peer Review in a Generalist Journal. Journal of the American Planning Association 87, 4: 451-454.

** 2021     A. Forsyth. What is a Contribution in Planning Research? Journal of the American Planning Association 87, 3: 309-310.

2021     A. Forsyth. Theories and Planning Theories. Journal of the American Planning Association 87, 2: 155-158.

2021     A. Forsyth. International Content in the Journal of the American Planning Association. Journal of the American Planning Association 87, 1: 1-2.

2020     A. Forsyth. Measuring Journal Success. Journal of the American Planning Association 86, 4: 389-392.

** 2020    A. Forsyth. In Defense of the Generalist Journal: Speaking Beyond Silos. Journal of the American Planning Association 86, 2: 139-141.

2020    A. Forsyth. A Point of View in Planning. Journal of the American Planning Association 86, 1.

2019     A. Forsyth. Scholarly Publication in an Information Age. Journal of the American Planning Association 85, 4: 389-392.

** 2019 A. Forsyth. Linking Research and Practice in Planning. Journal of the American Planning Association 85, 2: 81-82.

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