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Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Institute of Urban Studies · Canada · Est. 1993

ISSN1188-3774

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.145

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

235

Total Citationsi

1,541

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Urban Research (CJUR) is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary, scholarly journal dedicated to publishing articles that address a wide range of issues relevant to the field of Canadian urban studies. CJUR welcomes papers focussing on urban theory and methodology, empirical research, problem and policy-oriented analyses, and cross-national comparative studies.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications235

Publisher OrgUniversity of Winnipeg

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Urban Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1188-3774

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer reviewed

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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?

English, French

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

184

2018

136

2019

120

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Urban StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismUrban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences and GovernanceFrench Urban and Social StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesCanadian Identity and HistoryUrbanization and City PlanningUrban Agriculture and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Is Canadian Journal of Urban Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Urban Research: it is indexed in 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 Canadian Journal of Urban Research?

Canadian Journal of Urban Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.145.

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

Canadian Journal of Urban Research is indexed in Scopus.