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On the W@terfront

Universitat de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 1998

ISSN1139-7365eISSN1139-7365

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.135

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.748

Total Works

192

Total Citations

182

2yr Mean Citedness

0.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on urban studies, examining aspects of public space, urban planning, and the social and cultural dynamics of cities. Articles explore topics such as urban interventions, the role of art in public spaces, housing issues, and the impact of urban development on communities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications192

Publisher OrgUniversity of Barcelona

OA Since1997

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1139-7365 / 1139-7365

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Urban StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Latin American Urban StudiesPublic Spaces through ArtUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesArchitecture, Art, EducationHistorical Art and Architecture StudiesPhotographic and Visual ArtsUrban Design and Spatial AnalysisCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentUrban and sociocultural dynamicsMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics