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International Journal of Urban Sciences

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1226-5934eISSN2161-6779

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

222

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 192d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.949

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.487

Total Worksi

903

Total Citationsi

9,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Urban Sciences is an interdisciplinary journal for scientific research and analytical methods on urban and regional studies. It publishes urban and regional research studies on planning, transportation, economics, environment, geography, theory, and policy, particularly in the areas of computer science and population.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications903

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1226-5934 / 2161-6779

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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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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

Citations received

563

2019

1.2k

2020

765

2021

729

2022

161

2023

254

2024

165

2025

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation Planning and OptimizationHousing Market and EconomicsRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisKorean Urban and Social StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsUrban and Rural Development Challenges

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Urban Sciences

Is International Journal of Urban Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Urban Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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 Sciences?

International Journal of Urban Sciences 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 1.82.

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

International Journal of Urban Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.