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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0309-1317eISSN1468-2427

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.104

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

1.785

Total Worksi

4,107

Total Citationsi

152,681

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; Regional & Urban Planning; Urban Studies; Development; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly , <, Mar. 1980->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,107

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0309-1317 / 1468-2427

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

146

2.5k

2019

131

2.2k

2020

113

1.1k

2021

110

818

2022

106

420

2023

360

2024

155

284

2025

103

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DevelopmentQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeographyRegional & Urban PlanningUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismUrbanization and City PlanningUrban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Is International Journal of Urban and Regional Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Urban and Regional Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Urban and Regional Research?

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.32.

Is International Journal of Urban and Regional Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Urban and Regional Research?