About the Journal

Journal of Placemaking and Streetscape Design (JPSTD) is a leading peer-reviewed and open-access journal, published by Institute for Advanced Social, Science, and Sustainable Future (IASSSF), Jakarta, Indonesia, with e-ISSN: 3025-5449. JPSTD is published twice a year (January and July), and all articles published are available online with open access.

Aims

JPSTD aims to advance the field of urban design by exploring innovative strategies for creating vibrant, functional, and sustainable public spaces. The journal seeks to bridge the gap between placemaking theories and practical streetscape design, emphasizing how design interventions can enhance community well-being and urban resilience.

Focus

The journal focuses on integrating aesthetic, functional, and ecological aspects of urban spaces to foster dynamic and inclusive public environments. It emphasizes research that combines design theory with practical applications to improve streetscapes, promote community engagement, and address environmental challenges. JPSTD is dedicated to showcasing how thoughtful design can transform public spaces into places of social interaction, cultural expression, and ecological balance.

Scope

This journal seeks to publish a broad range of scholarly articles, including:

  1. Community-Driven Placemaking: Explores participatory design processes and community engagement strategies that empower local residents to shape their streetscapes and public spaces through collaborative planning and implementation.
  2. Sustainable Streetscape Systems: Investigates green infrastructure, stormwater management, urban heat reduction, and ecological connectivity within street corridors to enhance environmental performance and climate resilience.
  3. Human-Centered Public Space Design: Analyzes accessibility features, social interaction spaces, and human-scale design elements that prioritize community needs and inclusive public environments.
  4. Cultural Placemaking and Identity: Examines how public spaces can reflect and celebrate local culture, history, and community identity through public art, cultural programming, and heritage-sensitive design approaches.
  5. Public Space Activation and Programming: Highlights strategies for animating public spaces through markets, festivals, outdoor activities, performance areas, and flexible programming that encourages diverse community uses.
  6. Integrated Public Space Systems: Investigates holistic design approaches that connect parks, plazas, courtyards, and streetscapes to create cohesive and functional public realm networks.
  7. Placemaking Evaluation and Impact Assessment: Examines methods for measuring the success of placemaking interventions, including social, economic, and environmental impacts on communities and urban systems.

Announcements

Policy on Generative AI Use in Manuscript Preparation

2025-09-08

Starting from Volume 2, No. 2, all submitted articles are required to include a Declaration of Generative AI Use. Authors must disclose any use of AI tools in the acknowledgments section, specifying the tool used, its purpose, and confirming their full responsibility for the final content. The declaration should be written as follows: “During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [tool name] to assist in [specific function]. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and took full responsibility for the content of the publication.” For example: “During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used Grammarly to assist in improving grammar, clarity, and academic tone of the manuscript. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and took full responsibility for the content of the publication.”

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Vol. 3 No. 1: (July) 2025
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Published: 2025-07-31

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