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Cidades

Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - DINAMIA CET-IUL · Portugal · Est. 2000

ISSN2182-3030

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.192

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.191

Total Worksi

761

Total Citationsi

674

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cidades. Comunidades e territórios is a scientific journal published quarterly in the field of Urban Studies, created in 2000. The journal's orientation is based on a plurality of theoretical perspectives and disciplinary approaches to the analysis of the city. The journal seeks to contribute to knowledge about urban problems and policies in order to intervene in the processes of transformation of cities, communities and territories.

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

1st Year Published2000

Frequencyquadrimestral

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications761

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~52 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - DINAMIA CET-IUL

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2182-3030

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2022

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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.

ArchitectureQ3

Urban StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Development and Societal IssuesUrban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial and Economic SolidarityEnvironmental Sustainability and EducationCultural, Media, and Literary StudiesFrench Urban and Social StudiesLatin American Urban StudiesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesMigration, Racism, and Human RightsCultural Industries and Urban Development

Frequently asked questions about Cidades

Is Cidades a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cidades: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cidades?

Cidades is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.192.

Is Cidades indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cidades is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cidades?

How much does it cost to publish in Cidades?

Cidades is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.