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International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1946-3138eISSN1946-3146

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

252

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 228d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.768

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.045

Total Worksi

362

Total Citationsi

6,467

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Development; Geography, Planning and Development; Urban Studies; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications362

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

1946-3138 / 1946-3146

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

1.3k

2019

561

2020

497

2021

216

2022

247

2023

165

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.

DevelopmentQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban Planning and GovernanceLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Transport and AccessibilityUrban Green Space and HealthUrban Agriculture and SustainabilitySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceSustainable Building Design and AssessmentHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismWater Governance and Infrastructure

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Is International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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 Sustainable Development?

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development 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 3.06.

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

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development?