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Habitat International

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0197-3975eISSN1873-5428

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.837

H-Index

158

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.06

Total Works

4,512

Total Citations

148,097

2yr Mean Citedness

6.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements, focusing on their planning, design, production, and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense, particularly in the developing world, and it publishes in the areas of urban planning and population.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, <Vol. 10, No. 3->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,512

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0197-3975 / 1873-5428

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEnvironmental StudiesRegional & Urban PlanningUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesHousing Market and EconomicsUrban Transport and AccessibilityUrban Planning and Governance