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Journal of Urbanism

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1754-9175

SJR Q2✓ 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

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.399

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.228

Total Worksi

594

Total Citationsi

8,114

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Urbanism is a multi-disciplinary journal that focuses on human settlements and their relationship to sustainability, social justice, and cultural understanding. It examines the impact of design on environmental perception, urban livability, and the experience of space, aiming to create an attitude of sustainability toward urban form.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2008

Frequency3 Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications594

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

5/11 · 45%

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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?

1754-9175

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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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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?

N/A

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

354

2019

509

2020

453

2021

300

2022

111

2023

129

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Urban StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Transport and AccessibilityUrban Planning and GovernanceUrban Design and Spatial AnalysisUrban Green Space and HealthPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban and Rural Development ChallengesUrbanization and City PlanningUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesUrban Agriculture and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urbanism

Is Journal of Urbanism a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Urbanism is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.399.

Is Journal of Urbanism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Urbanism is indexed in Scopus.