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Urban Affairs Review

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1078-0874eISSN1552-8332

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.071

H-Index

102

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.747

Total Works

1,686

Total Citations

48,972

2yr Mean Citedness

1.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on urban governance, policy, and development, examining topics such as gentrification, housing, public services, and the political and economic dynamics of cities. Articles explore how local governments and communities respond to challenges like economic austerity, migration, and crime, and analyze the effectiveness of various urban planning and policy interventions.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,686

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1078-0874 / 1552-8332

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesUrban Planning and GovernanceElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPublic Policy and Administration ResearchHousing Market and Economics