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Journal of Urban Design

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1469-9664

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.739

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.358

Total Worksi

1,256

Total Citationsi

30,675

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Urban Studies; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencySix Times A Year, 2016-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,256

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-9664

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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?

English

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

997

2019

2020

460

2021

1.7k

2022

234

2023

260

2024

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Urban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisUrban Planning and GovernanceUrban Transport and AccessibilityUrban Green Space and HealthUrbanization and City PlanningPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Planning and Landscape DesignPublic Spaces through Art

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban Design

Is Journal of Urban Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Urban Design: 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 Journal of Urban Design?

Journal of Urban Design 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 1.94.

Is Journal of Urban Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Urban Design is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Urban Design?